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St. Patrick's Day Parade Family-Friendly Zone at South Boston Action Center, Sun, Mar 18 12:30p Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with pride, respect, and dignity. St. Patrick's Day is not only a celebr...more St. Patrick's Day Kids' Meet and Greet at Julie's Family Learning Program, Sat, Mar 17 10:00a Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Weekend with pride, respect, and dignity. With Dora the Explorer, Dr. El...more Geckos: Tails to Toepads at Museum of Science, Sat, Mar 17 9:00a ...more Walking Tour: Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the Downtown Freedom Trail at Boston Public Library - Central Branch, Fri, Mar 16 12:30p Begin in the elegant Back Bay, find out how the Back Bay was filled, check out the great 19th centur...more Ameriville at Paramount Mainstage, Sun, Mar 18 2:00p ArtsEmerson:The World on Stage presents Ameriville, a collision of storytelling, spoken word and the...more How parents can fill the void when schools cut arts and music programs One day, when Barbara Martin was 11 years old and lounging around her Tennessee home with her three siblings, their mother returned from a backyard foray with some unexpected marching orders. Patients from across US take part in study of galactosemia at Children’s Hospital Boston For three decades, Dr. Gerard T. Berry has studied a rare, potentially lethal genetic disease that makes milk poison to an infant. Still, it’s difficult for him to know exactly what life will be like for 1-year-old Oliver Siminoff, a ferocious crawler with a penchant for high-fives. Carolyn Rubenstein pledges perseverance Few people’s careers are set into motion at age 6. But that’s what happened for Carolyn Rubenstein, whose family spent a week at a camp in Maine, owned by friends, for children with cancer. Rubenstein later volunteered at Camp Sunshine and, while new in high school, started a nonprofit corporation to benefit teens with cancer. Now 24 and a Harvard ... Mari-Jane Williams Talking about money and sex Study finds genes play a role in intelligence Baby delivered in car on Cambridge street Bring the Family Day trip to Spectacle Island Nutrition camp for kids Yvonne Abraham Putting anger aside Surfing the Net With Kids: First aid Storm heroine’s love buoys kin Swimmers: reopened pools seem clean Schools’ lunch bid process criticized Globe Editorial Why so many C-sections at some hospitals? Globe Editorial UMass must take steps to slow rise of tuition Cameras to measure what students eat Child nutrition program faces cuts DES concerns: the next generation Surfing the Net with kids: Zoology be well Movement games use more energy than walking Miss Conduct Baby battle brews and a worrying mom stews