Raising Children

Healthy, Budget-Friendly Menu Options for Kids

Women & Co | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Children, Kids, Restaurants, Health, Raising Children, Parenting, Children's Health, Parents, Budget Menu, Parents News

What resources do you use to make healthy, budget-friendly choices?

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Attention Kids: Grades Are NOT Everything

Jim Higley | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Raising Children, School, Grades, Bobblehead Dad, Children, Homework, Parents-Dads, Gpa, Kids and Stress, Kids and Pressure, Parents News

I think kids should work hard, use their talents and take school seriously. But more than anything, I want my kids to learn how to learn.

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Age 5 Is Not too Early to Learn Your Child Might Be Transgender

Wayne Maines | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Transparency, Parenting, Transgender Issues, Transgender, Children's Health, Children, Parents News

My 4-year-old son looked up at me and said, "Daddy I hate my boy parts. When do they go away?" The look in his eyes was one of sincere, innocent pain.

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Help! My Daughter And I Are Always Fighting Over Our Differences

The Huffington Post | Susan Stiffelman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Parent Coach, Parent-Child Relationships, Susan Stiffelman, Parenting Tips, Parent-Coach, Raising Children, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Children's Hobbies, Parenting Advice, Parents News

Dear Susan, We are an older couple with only one child, after trying for many years to have a family. I love my daughter very much, but we are extr...

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A Toast to Imperfect Mother's Days

Beth Jones | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Relationships, Happy Mother's Day, Marriage Advice, Raising Children, Motherhood, Raising Kids, Steampunk, Mothers, Friendship, Marriage, Mother's Day 2012, Female Friendship, Kids, Sons, Girlfriend, Girlfriends, Parents News

The only photo I have from this year's Mother's Day is of my son standing between a barrel of swords and a heavy-set Steampunk in a Revolutionary War costume.

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Is It True That Becoming A Parent Changes You?

Dan Bucatinsky | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Dads, Kids, Raising Children, Beverly Hills, Parenting, Gay, Los Angeles, Gay Marriage, Swearing, Parenting Wisdom, Parents News

Is there a natural shift that occurs when we realize we're responsible for more than just ourselves?

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My Open Letter to My Mother

Catherine Okafor | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Women, Motherhood, Gifts, Appreciation, Mother's Day, Working Moms, Mother's Day Letter, College News

I want to take the time out to personally show my appreciation and gratitude for all of the mothers around the world. You all inspire me in so many ways.

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The Title of Mom

Kristen Houghton | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Motherhood, Mothers Day, Stepmother, Queen Mum, Love, Adoption, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Parents-Moms, Women News

Like the title of "Queen," mother is a name you have for life.

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Circumcision: The Movie

Michael Solomon | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Comedy, Circumcision, Moses, Parenting Tips, Movie Pitches, Satire, Raising Children, Ten Commandments, Comedy News

I suppose we'll never know exactly how the first circumcision pitch went, though it's outcome may partially explain why all these millennia later, so many of us are drawn to the movie business.

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A Mother's Scorecard

Sherri Edwards | Posted 05.10.2012

Year 7: Nothing will be more endearing than coming home to find your husband with his hair in barrettes having a tea party with your daughters.

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Like It or Not, Your Kids Will Turn into You

Laurie Gerber | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parenting Advice, Emotional Baggage, Following Your Dreams, Work-Life Balance, Family Baggage, Forgiveness, Parents News

You'd think it tragic if your kid didn't get to fulfill his or her full potential, but what about you? Have you taken the time to think about and discuss what you really want to do with your life?

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Flying The (Still) Friendly Skies. With Kids!

Corinne McDermott | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Toddlers, Flying-With-a-Toddler, Flying With a Baby, Travel News, Raising Children, Travel Blogs, Family Travel, Moms-on-the-Go, Parents News, Travel News

Regardless of what Internet commenters would have you believe, people are polite, courteous, even, when you're traveling with small children.

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Advice for My Child (Not to Be Opened Before Your 25th Birthday)

Ross Hyzer | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Humor, Satire, Raising Children, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Comedy, Parenting Comedy, Comedy News

I'm sorry the world is so weird. Your mother and I tried to make things better, with our flash mobs and our yoga parties and retweets, but nothing seemed to work. At least we had a kid.

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Child Rearing and the American Future: Let the Hunger Games Begin

James Block | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Cultural Crisis, Raising Children, Academic Pressure, Child Rearing, Parental Anxiety, Parents News

Unaware that the novel problem of raising modern children for a post-traditional society was the foremost concern of the early republic, Americans are now embracing fashionable new solutions that happen to be nearly as old as the nation itself.

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Turning Boys Into Men: 4 Ways to Expand Your Son's "Boy Power"

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Biological Roots, Homosexual, Nuture, Raising Children, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Girlish, Two-Mother Families, Guns, Gender-Based Expectations, Dad, Single Mothers, Femailes, Mo Superheros, Feminity, Feminine, Masculinity, Single-Mother Families, Moms, Families, Single Mo, Daughter, Dads, Men, Woman, Gay, Boys, Masculine, Gender-Correct, Mothers, Girls, Sports, Mother, Nature, Man, Father, Males, Fathers, Parents News

We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy?

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Why Do Some Humans Not Want Children?

Quora | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Evolutionary Psychology, Children, Natural Selection, Raising Children, Psychology, Parenting, Evolutionary Biology, Parents, Parenthood, Mindful Living News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Jonathan Brill, VP Sales at Software Start-up I'm going to talk you out of having kids. Before...

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Goodbye, My Child -- Hello Alien?

Darryl Sollerh | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Dad, Teenager, Girl, Parental Challenges, Children, Child, Middle School, Parent, Raising Children, Mom, Teen, High School, Boy, Parenting, Middle Schooler, Parents News

With a little judicious self-understanding, awareness, patience and support, your Middle Schooler may not seem quite so alien after all, and you likely won't seem quite so alienated from them.

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Motherhood and 'Self-Identity Theft'

Kristen Houghton | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Motherhood and Work, Good Parenting, Hilary Rosen Ann Romney, Stay-at-Home-Moms, Working Moms, Parents News

Motherhood should never be a case of "self-identity" theft. You need to make the right choices that will ensure a normal and respectful relationship between you and your children.

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Don't Worry, Grandma's Got It Covered

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Baby Boomers, Boomer Grandparents, Paying for College, Reuters, Raising Children, Spoiled Kids, Spoiling Kids, Roth IRA, Grandparents Spoiling Kids, Grandparents, Helicopter Parents, Fifty News

By Linda Stern WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The generation that invented "helicopter parenting" is moving into its grandparenting y...

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All You Need is Love

Tammy Gold | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Positive Parenting, Parent Advice, Parental Involvement, Successful Children, Cuddling, Five Pillars of Positive Parenting, Happy Children, Parenting Advice, Parents News

A parent's love, affection, and attention is by far the most influential tool in childhood advancement.

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Inspiring Creativity in Young Children

Dr. Rebecca Palacios | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Preschool Curriculum, Elementary School Curriculum, Children's Art, Children's Toys, Preschool Art Programs, Children's Books, Preschool Programs, Parents News

Too often we give children toys and manipulatives that are designed to "do" something interesting, but not to require the child to "do" very much at all!

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The Pancake Ballet: Spring, Beethoven and Honoring Grandma

Alysia Reiner | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Children, Raising Children, Ballet, Spring, Pancakes, Memories, Classical Music, Change, Mindfulness, Loss and Grief, Beethoven, Dealing With Grief, Renewal, Piano, Family, Healthy Living News

Spring has sprung. And with the shift in the weather, the daffodil blossoms, the window box we planted yesterday, comes magical renewed hope. And memories.

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Vive La France? Revolutions in Parenting

Sam Chaltain | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Bringing Up Bebe, Pamela Druckerman, Good Parenting, Parenting Tips, Children, France, Sam Chaltain, Raising Children, Parenting, Harvard Business School, Chris Argyris, Parenting Advice, Learning, Parents News

Our well-intended quest for ever-higher achievement has bred a nation of helicopter parents and a generation of children with plenty of love and precious few limits.

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Closing the App Gap

Lesli Rotenberg | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Pbs, Digital Media, App Gap, Apple Ipad, Apps, Kids, Common Sense Media, Raising Children, iPhone Apps, Digital Divide, Kids and Technology, Head Start, Parents News

Some will continue to debate whether apps are appropriate for kids at all -- regardless of income. But we've found that not only are touch screen apps intuitive and age-appropriate for young children, they also have powerful learning potential.

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Ode To Adolescence

Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Growing Up, Change, Teens, Raising Children, Motherhood, Parenting, Family, Parents-Teens, Parents-Moms, Parents News

We are crossing over. You are my baby. But I cannot carry you now. You walk alone into a new world. I want you to linger here, but you constantly push. You will change.

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