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Worrying About What Our Teens are Reading? Really?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Women, Language, Children, Books, Daughters, Teens, Sons, Tweens, Public Education, Technology, Video Games, Cursing, Mothers, Fathers, Swearing, Parents News

When I was growing up, my mom's best gift to me was to take me to the library.

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5 Lies Moms of Teens Tell

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Lies, Secrets, Mental Health, Daughters, Embarrassment, Academic Performance, Mommybloggers, Psychology, Tweens, Parenting, Grandparents, Education, Teens, Sons, Teachers, Competiyion, Anxiety, Fathers, Parents News

What an easier time we would have if we felt we had permission to be real with ourselves and each other.

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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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From Father to Son

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Sons, Men, Parenting, Love, Appreciation, Children, Fathers, Relationships, Separation, Parents-Dads, Fatherhood, Parents-Fathers, Parents News

The gift of appreciation is the greatest of all gifts, for it acknowledges and validates the other person and sometimes starts a chain reaction of love that can reach across the generations.

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Mom's Stopping by for Mother's Day -- 37 Years After Her Death

Jim Higley | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Sons, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Childhood, Moms, Ford Mustang, Family, Parents News

Mom didn't just grocery shop; she'd buy entire cows from the local farmer. She didn't just bake; she'd have mornings where she would produce chocolate chip cookies by the hundreds.

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Hey, Moms Are People Too!

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Emotions, Motherhood, Divorce, Children, Mother's Day, Daughters, Sons, Babies, Gifts, Moms, Mothers, Parents News

As mothers we're responsible for scheduling appointments, social events, and homework. What's more, we're supposed to love every second of this. I'm going to tell you a little secret: It's okay not to.

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Five Ways NOT to Raise Bullies and Mean Girls

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Single Moms, Mean Girls, Parenting Tips, Neighborhoods, Daughters, Bullies, Parenting, Mothers, Two-Mom Families, Preschools, Sons, Parents-Kids, Schools, Families, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Parents News

It's possible -- very possible -- to raise exceptional, morally-grounded children no matter what your family looks like. The development of your child's moral character depends less on whether there is a male or female figure or two parents. These values come from one place: you.

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Mom Is All Right: Redefining the Modern-Day Mom

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Sons, Boys, Babies, Working Mothers, Child-Rearing Books, Mothers, Stay-at-Home Moms, Hilary Rosen, Hilary Rosen Ann Romney, Mommy Wars, Ann Romney, Parents News

For decades, women have been told that when it comes to our children's achievements -- or shortcomings-- we hold all the cards.

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The Allure of the 'Bad Boy'

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Marriage, Mothers Sex, Daughter, Bad Boys, Divorce, Dating, Teens, Sons, Tweens, Parenting, Parents News

Young men who are kind and consistent may also be interesting, different, and edgy but may not be wearing their edginess on their proverbial sleeves.

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Teaching Our Kids to Deal With Rejection and Slights

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Education, Rejection, Bullying, Daughters, Safety, Teens, Sons, Tresilency Skills, Psychology, Parenting, School Shootings, School, Mothers, Fathers, Family, Tweens, Parents News

Some things do stay consistent over generations. Kids have been getting teased and bullied for generations but what has changed is that bullying is ha...

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Snips & Snails vs. Sugar & Spice

Kathy Buckworth | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Funny, Parenting, Kids, Funny Kids, Daughters, Mothers and Sons, Sons, Kids Say the Darndest Things, Mothers and Daughters, Parents News

Most girls have their spice-to-sugar ratio wildly out of whack when they hit the tween and teen years. And it's the little boys who know how to turn the sugar on.

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What Dads Know About Their Sons

Devon Corneal | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Sons, Raising Boys, Mother of Boys, Having a Boy, Men and Emotions, Parents-Moms, Stepson, Parents News

In my role as a mother turned amateur anthropologist, I've been shocked at what I did not know, horrified at what I can't begin to understand and terrified that I'm not up the task of raising creatures who leave laundry strewn about the house.

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Xbox 360 vs. Mom 51

Melissa T. Shultz | Posted 02.11.2012

It wasn't always like this. I welcomed you into our home, made you part of our family. Soon you were the go-to source of fun, intoxicating, always on, ready. Still, I had my doubts about your influence and your stability.

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What No One Tells You About Breast Cancer

Michele Weldon | Posted 12.13.2011

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Given all of the hoopla around Breast Cancer awareness, it's easy to think when you're diagnosed that you will immediately be enveloped in a fluffy pink cloud of support

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Big Daddy's Watching

Paul Reiser | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Fatherhood, Parenting, Fathers, Sons, Summer Camp, Fathers and Sons, Parents-Dads, Parents News

My son is away at a summer camp that has a website posting photos of what he's doing all day. Sure, when I first heard about this I was a little put off. But the minute I saw the first pictures of him laughing radiantly in the summer sun, I got over my civil liberty concerns toot-suite.

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Notes Of A Military Son

Black Voices | Mark Alexander | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: US Military, Clifford Alexander, Black Voices, Military, Aol, Military Families Week, Mark Alexander, Sons, African Americans, Military Families, Fathers, Politics News

During this week -- Military Families Week -- I am reminded of the valuable lessons I learned from my father about the humanity and importance of thos...

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Khaddafy Sons

Jeff Danziger | Posted 06.05.2011

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Khadafy and Sons

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Home, Sweetly Appraised Home"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the nearly 13 years since my wife, Sue, and I bought our house, I have come to realize that a man's home is his hassle. That's because Sue frequen...

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Top Ten Teen Comments of 2010

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sons, Parenting, Comedy, Mothers, Teenagers, Teens, Comedy News

My son is now 13. Sometimes he seems 30 and sometimes 3, which I hear is normal. I also hear our relationship is normal in that he currently lives t...

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Discovering What Unites Us All

Steven Crandell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Relationships, Heritage, Writing, Sons, Memoir, Legacy, Parenting, Stories, Wellness, Fathers, The Balanced Life, Family, Uncles, Mothers, Daughters, Aunts, Healthy Living News

We are all sons and daughters. This truth unites all people from all parts of the world. Many of us don't think about it, but our identity as a son or a daughter is a gateway.

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To My Son, Who Lost His Shirt, and Found "The Zeroes"

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greed, Randall Lane, Wall Street, Finance, Children, A Mother's Love, Sons, The Zeroes: My Misadventures in the Decade Wall Street Went Insane, Publishing a Book, Penguin, Books News

Dear Randall, That weekend I spent with you, Jen and the girls in February, 2009 you were still reeling from the loss of your business, your dream, y...

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Cement for Mother's Day

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sons, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Prom, Husband, The Good Men Project, Daughters, Healthy Living News

No the only reason I know any of my adolescent children's sexual explorations is because they choose Elena as the one adult in the world they could trust to give them each advice.

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Why I Don't Want to Live on Girl Island

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Girls and Boys, Mothering, Daughters, Sons, Motherhood, Boys, Parenting, Family, Healthy Living News

I have three sons and two daughters. Nothing against girls -- I love my daughters and cherish every minute I spend with them -- but the boys keep me sane.

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Fatherless Day: On Boys Without Dads Becoming Dads

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sons, Fatherhood, Manhood, The Good Men Project, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News

As a man, I was saved by the realization, 14 years ago now, that despite a painful divorce, I wanted to be a father to my two baby children.

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