EDITORIAL

‘Bully’: A must-see for teens, now at PG-13 

- “Bully” may be better experienced as a family night out. There will be plenty to talk about afterwards.

Tooth Fairy economics

- A shiny quarter won’t cut it. Now kids average more than $2 for a baby tooth, some far more.  (ISTOCK)

Obesity rates down for infants, toddlers in Mass.

- After a three-decade tripling in childhood obesity rates, the trend has leveled off and, for the first time, appears to be on a decline among infants and preschoolers, according to a study.

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144 free things to do around Boston

The Boston area has much to offer - from museums to kayaking, doing the tango, hearing The Pointer Sisters, or walking the Freedom Trail - and it’s all free.

From one dog, comfort and joy for an entire family

- Recently there was a beautiful article, “Wonder Dog,” in The New York Times Magazine about an emotionally troubled boy who was helped by a devoted dog. I thought about this story this past week when my beloved dog, a lab-border collie mix who we adopted nine years ago at the age of 2, died rather suddenly.

(FILE: Vadim Ghirda/AP)

DAILY DOSE

Should overweight kids be put on a diet?

- With one in six children now qualifying as obese, many parents are informed by pediatricians that they have to do something about their child’s weight. (ISTOCKPHOTO)

Autism rate soars to 1 in 88 US children

- A new study by the CDC shows the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has jumped by 23 percent in two years.

(PHOTO: Kim Mimnaugh)

Prosecutor: Mother planned suicide after attack on children

- Tanicia Goodwin, 25, who is accused of slashing the throats of her two children, allegedly told police, “I am not supposed to be alive.”