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A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography.
A sheriff in southwestern Colorado says he expects a 14-year-old boy to be charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after their bodies were discovered at their home.
Richard Heene was more than the alleged perpetuator of a hoax when he paraded his son Falcon on television after claiming the boy had floated off in a helium balloon. By pushing his child into the national spotlight, allegedly to benefit himself, the former reality television contestant joins a long line of “stage parents” so prevalent in the media lately.
All parents want to keep their children safe. In the wake of the death of Somer Thompson, the 7-year-old Florida girl who vanished Monday on her mile-long walk home from school, many moms and dads are feeling more anxious than ever about how to protect their kids.
Small children and airplane flights: The mere mention of those two concepts in the same sentence is enough to make many parents — and many airline passengers — cringe. It’s common for moms and dads of babies and toddlers to approach flights with extreme humility and trepidation. After all, so many things can go wrong while trapped way up there in the sky with absolutely no escape.
Parents have been told over and over not to let kids watch TV alone. But now a new study shows that advice can backfire: Researchers found that children who watched television with their folks were almost four times as likely to be frightened by scary programs as those who viewed alone.
I am close to my cousin Ellie, who just got married. It is a first-time wedding for both her and her husband, who are in their early 50s.
Want to have Ben Affleck’s baby? While that appears to be the exclusive domain of Jennifer Garner, women can now at least give themselves a fighting chance of having a child who looks like a movie star, sports hero or world leader.
Without pay, Lisa Snyder has been watching the children of friends until their school bus comes — but the Michigan Department of Human Services says she is running unlicensed day care. “I thought it was ridiculous,” Snyder said. “This is just a friend helping a friend.”
Reader's Digest interviewed educators across the country to get the scoop on what your child's teacher isn't telling you. These insider secrets will go a long way toward helping you and your child survive the school year.
Kids who ride down slides on a parent's lap have a higher risk of a broken leg than those who ride solo, a new study says. The added weight of an adult makes it hard to stop if a child's foot gets wedged against the side of the slide, resulting in a fracture.
Driven by childhood obesity worries or other food anxieties, more parents are turning into food cops, monitoring every morsel their children eat. But forbidding foods can backfire.
No need to worry about frazzled kids cramming lessons and sports into their school year schedules. Turns out, most busy kids are fine. It’s their parents who are on overload.
Each year, 1.8 million incoming freshmen head off to college. Many, like Alexa Sieracki of Elkhart, Ind., are energized by the new start. But for their parents, it can be a time of loss and sadness.
A Connecticut man put his parents up for sale on Craigslist as a joke to pass the time on a rainy weekend.
Two prominent attorneys are under police scrutiny after their son, arrested on charges he was dealing marijuana from home, told investigators his parents knew what he was doing. Police found a small smoking pipe, scale and baggies in their bedroom.
Today, some parents have begun signing up their 5-year-olds for summer classes or even tutoring to boost thei
The government is urging parents to have a backup plan for caring for their kids in case they are hit by swine flu once the new school year begins.
Most kids who want to get out of going to church claim a stomachache or a fever — but not Preston Scarbrough. Like a modern-day Huckleberry Finn taking a joyride down the Mississippi on a raft, the 7-year-old Utah boy took a jaunt down the streets around his home.
One by one, the women told the court a similar story. They were "married" to evangelist Tony Alamo as children or teens, pushed into the unions with the blessings of parents who believed it was the highest honor before God.
I have recently gotten back in touch with a former boyfriend. We dated briefly in high school. Since then, I married and had children, divorced and remarried. He is in Europe and has been with his girlfriend for 20 years and is getting married soon.
A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents.
Kids on a plane.No four words incite more acrimonious debate among air travelers. Not “your flight is delayed.” Not “here’s a new fee.” Not even “snakes on a plane.”On one side, you have childless customers who just want a little civility while they’re locked inside a pressurized aluminum tube. And on the other, parents who believe airlines should accommodate anyone, anytime — particularly their beloved offspring.Talk about oil and water. Or maybe, nitroglycerin.Children and planes can be a combustible mix. Consider:
The case of Daniel Hauser, the 13-year-old boy who has a highly fatal form of cancer, took a sad turn this week. Hauser’s mother, Colleen, took the boy and fled the family’s Sleepy Eye, Minn., home after a court-ordered X-ray on Monday showed a nasty tumor growing in Daniel’s chest. Running away with Daniel to avoid medical treatment for him is a terribly dangerous and irresponsible thing to do.
BBC News - Charity EveryChild issues warning on separated childrenThe number of children around the world living without any parents or separated from their families has increased to 24 million with a third of them placed in orphanages, a leading British charity dealing with children's rights has warned.
Canadian parents win legal battle against homeworkLawyer-Parents fight for their Children. The basic story is that these parents saw no correlation between grades and homework, so they pressed charges against the school to stop the school from assigning and grading "useless" homework.
The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.
Teen calls 911 after parents take away XboxA Buffalo Grove teen was having fun, fun, fun until his parents took his video game system away.
More homework rebels speak out A Calgary couple who fought their children's school to stop homework is just the tip of the iceberg. Parents across the country are weighing growing evidence that homework may hinder more than help
Teachers, parents meet after controversial lessonTeachers and Parents met in Sandwich, MA, after a science teacher gave a lesson to fifth graders showing them pictures of the lung, brain, tissue, heart, and spleen. He also showed them pictures of the female's egg and a fertilized embryo.
Lowell city councilor returns lost boy to his motherLOWELL, Mass. -- A city councilor in Lowell is responsible for a little boy's safe return to his mother. Lowell city councilor Rita Mercier was driving with her daughter when they saw a little boy, lost and alone, on a busy street.
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.
"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.
We have all met them: people who seem pretty enthusiastic in what they are doing. They usually start something new (like DIY builders) but somehow never finish, before quickly moving on to something else, or they take ages to do it in order to have everything 'perfect' first.
Balloon Boy Parents Plead GuiltyWow! that was quick. Seems like just yesterday the dad was calling everyone in the media "pathetic."
Attorney: Parents in balloon hoax will plead guiltyDENVER — The attorney for the Colorado father who reported his son floated away in a helium balloon says his client and the boy's mother will both plead guilty to charges in the case.
Parents have to pay son to talk to himParents of a 20-something man in Tianjin municipality have to pay their son 100 yuan ($15) every time they want to speak to him.
When did "polite" become something one must defend as a character trait?
Tough love 'is good for children'Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study.
Parents charged with starving baby to death Two people are under arrest after they allegedly starved their baby to death.
Kids 'absolutely' feel parents' stress, 30% worry about financesAmericans young and old appear resigned to the stress in their lives: 75% of adults feel moderate to high stress, yet fewer report it's getting worse, a survey reports today. And, children and teens are plenty stressed, too, even though their parents may not realize it.
Father fights mother over baby's life A baby born with a severe birth defect put its parents on opposing sides in a British court Monday over whether to switch off the child's life support.
Dependent Adults: Victims or Spoiled Brats? - Room for Debate Blog Last week, Room for Debate published a discussion on "The 40-Something Dependent Child." Readers responded with their own thoughts on why it has been increasingly difficult for younger generations to support themselves without family help.
Keep in mind- Halloween is for children of all agesHalloween is an exciting and festive holiday. Traditionally a young child's holiday, it can also be a time to enjoy the beauty of fall and the changing of the season. Even if there are no children at home, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had.
The NEWEST childhood "mental disorder"- Parental AlienationThe concept of parental alienation, which is highly controversial, is being described as one in which children strongly attach to one parent and reject the other in the false belief that he or she is bad or dangerous
The Pregnancy Book - 2009 edition : Department of Health - PublicationsThe Pregnancy Book has been revised and will be given free to expectant mothers and parents in England. The book is extremely popular and a trusted authority on all aspects of maternity.
In my daughter's Kinder-garden class there is a student, whom everyone knew since the first day because in the whole school he was the only one to get an "x" on his first day behavior chart. I will call him Art, this way I do not give away his name.
51,566 Registered Sex Offenders in One StateIs there anywhere left where kids can play outside or walk to school without being hunted by predators?
16 Halloween safety rules for you and your children Halloween just around the spooky corner, and our favorite little princesses, superheros, and monsters are ready for their yearly candy collecting.
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