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WHAT COUNTS
Hiding Periods, Slime World Record, Diaper Need, Potato Chips, Black Friday

STUDY SAYS
How to Identify and Treat the Concussions Affecting 1 In 5 Adolescents

THE PIPELINE

• Made in the Mitten in Royal Oak
• ‘100 Reasons to Live’ Book
• ‘A Detroit Herstory’ Kids Book
• Digital Mobile Gaming Invention
• Just Add Tomatoes Pizza Sauce

KIDS 101
Why Some Tweens Tell Tall Tales and How to Curb Those Fibs

METRO MOM
Holly Purdy, Mom to Teen Boys, Runs a Pair of Adult Foster Care Homes

MY WORDS
An Empty Nester Gets in Touch With Her Inner ‘Casserole Queen’

MY OBSESSION
Our November Favorites

FUN GUIDE
Calendar November 2017

LET’S GO
Explore Heaps of Titles at Three Page-Turning Bookstores

FEATURES

The Kids Holiday Menu
Six delish ’n easy apps, sides and desserts to get your crew helping in the kitchen.

Raising a Transgender Child
Navigating a scarcely charted terrain, from complex feelings to high-stakes treatments.

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