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Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics like saying "please" and "thank you."
Teens and texting is a subject that's often discussed in pathological terms. They're texting in class! They're sexting! They're running up $5,000 bills! They need thumb therapy!
Mark Sims and Nicole Collier watched their son become nervous during eight years of custody battles. Isaac, now 10, seemed fearful and took to biting his nails.
It's no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?
Alma Schneider's 8-year-old daughter loves fashion. Her neighbor owns a wedding couture business. It was a match made in DIY heaven and an answer to a problem faced by other cash-strapped families trying to make it through summer without pricey kid classes and camps.
Father's Day has come and gone, and with it the annual flurry of dad-friendly gifts, heartwarming newscasts and the highest-ranking father in the land — President Barack Obama — taking time to urge his fellow fathers to step up when it comes to their kids.
Like the Great Depression, this economic downturn is wrenching lives out of shape.
When Annamarie Saarinen needed to soothe her ailing daughter, she used a rattle — downloaded to her iPhone.
Bedtime stories and beloved teddy bears? Snack-time silliness and bath-time hijinks? For "mommy bloggers" across the country, the rules are clear: If it relates to your kid, go ahead and blog about it.
If you're the parent of a 'tween or teen, chances are you've been asked to leave the room during your child's visit to the doctor so they can have a private chat.
Yes, you have to clean your room. No, you can't go to the party. Yes, you have to ride the school bus. GET UP!
For 11-year-old Nicole Stevens, the Olympics in Beijing are more than a showcase of the world's best athletes. They're a portal to her birth country and a chance to learn more about modern day China.
When Amy Morris' twin boys, then 11, went on an academic trip to Washington last year, she agreed to give them cell phones at the program's request. But this summer she was dismayed to learn that girls at her 8-year-old daughter's day camp were using cell phones they'd taken along in their backpacks.
By the end of 2007, more than 50 percent of American households owned a digital television, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
When Jessica Kellen was 12 years old, she met a boy on MySpace who said he was 17.
It was a rarity for a working mother of two — a meal enjoyed in peace and quiet.
Bisphenol A is a manmade chemical used to make many hard plastic products: reusable food containers, DVDs, helmets and goggles. It's also in the protective linings in food cans and dental sealants.
Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles.
At Fairport High School in upstate New York, the class of 2008 has been buzzing for months about SAT scores, college apps and the rapidly approaching acceptance letters. But senior Paul Marchioni, 18, is planning to take the road less traveled: Instead of college, he wants to enroll in a local martial arts school to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter.
In tough times, a parent’s best bet for passing on their genes could be to reduce the care they give to their children, according to a provocative theory. Now new research seems to suggest this actually happens.
"Clean your plate or else!" and other authoritarian approaches to parenting can lead to overweight children, a new study finds.
Twice now, one central Minnesota mother has given birth in an unexpected spot. Jessica Reed, a nurse at the VA Medical Center, gave birth to her daughter Faith Reed last Sunday in the middle of her shift.
Working mothers perpetuating myth of 'the useless man' to feel more feminine A scientific paper called The Female Breadwinner, to be published in the journal Sex Roles this week, details the feelings of 15,000 female career women.
Helicopter ParentsThe insanity crept up on us slowly; we just wanted what was best for our kids.
Father Kills Son for Molesting SisterA 15-year-old boy who was killed by his father in an execution style killing spent the last moments of his life pleading, "No, Daddy! No!" Thanks, Loretta and others for more info about the story. Readers, search out there comments for more details.
New "Don't Label Me" Billboard Campaign in the UKThe groups that brought you the "classlc" atheist bus ads are back with a billboard message that is sure to spark some great discussions:
Torture (i.e. Tasering) for TantrumsI am very much against tasering, but I honestly believe that any mother who tells a policeman to taser her child should be tasered first, just so she knows what she's asking them to do.
McDonalds scoops Shame AwardsFast food giant McDonald's has received three servings of shame from parents in the annual children's food marketing awards.
The science of how families get, and stay, happyHappy families practice common habits that help inoculate them against setbacks large and small. The good news for the rest of us? Copying those might make us happier, too.
Lesbians make 'better parents', says senior parenting officialLesbians are better at raising children than conventional couples, a senior member of the Government's parenting academy has said.
Twenty things to be thankful for at ThanksgivingThanksgiving should be much more than a day when families gather together to eat and watch football. Thanksgiving is an important opportunity and a chance for all Americans to take an inventory of the things each family should be thankful for, as individuals and as a nation.
Lesbians 'are best mums'TRADITIONAL family supporters raised the alarm yesterday after Government research claimed that lesbians made the best parents.
"Is my baby weird?"An interesting article about your young child's quirks and behaviors- and how to deal with inappropriate behavior at home or in public.
Pass the remote! It's dinnertime in AmericaBetween the blare of the TV, the ring of the phone and Junior texting his buddies under the table or from the couch, the modern dinner comes with a heaping helping of distracting bells and whistles.
Neglected girl cuts off parents' computer cableA teenage girl in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, cut off the cable of her parents' computer because she felt neglected. The girl said her parents were addicted to an online game called "Happy Farm", and were always on the computer whenever they were home.
Today is Sesame Street's fortieth anniversary. Forty wonderful years of Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and the rest of the gang. In our homes and in our children's lives.
ThinkGeek :: Game Dr. Game TimerBack in the day, our parents tried to keep us away from our beloved consoles. They hid our controllers, took our favorite game cartridges to work with them, left us with the Duck Hunt gun but no Duck Hunt... it was awful, it was.
Boarding School Founder Discusses iCulture in Boarding SchoolsJoe Gauld discusses how technology is influencing today's youth.
Tough love 'is good for children'Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study.
Helicopter Parenting Wrong for All Cultures Parenting is an incredibly rewarding albeit frequently challenging experience. Unfortunately issues from 'over-parenting' — where parents dominate their children's life with the meddling often extending into adolescence and continuing until college entry — transcend ge …
Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of USA Kids, Study SaysCHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
Your Kids And Oxycontin; It Could Be A Deadly CombinationOxycontin is the newest opiate high and kids from all walks of life are using it. athletes, honor role students, band geeks,popular kids, shy kids, you name it . This is deadly behavior and kids are dying. we have to get a handle on this before more kids die.
When my kids were younger, I took them out trick-or-treating one dark Halloween evening in our suburban neighborhood.
Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids EasyThe device, known as the Little Buddy Child Tracker (available here) is a small portable GPS tracker that can be stored (or snuck) into a backpack, lunchbox, or pencil case.
The Death of Baby EinsteinThe New York Times reported Thursday that Disney is offering a refund to buyers of its ubiquitous "Baby Einstein" videos, which did not, as promised, turn babies into wunderkinds.
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