Parenting

How To Piss Off A Parent

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Us Weekly, Nicole Kidman, Cookie Magazine, Homeschooling, Breast Feeding, Pregnancy, Amanda Peet, Parenting, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Babies, Cosleeping, Vaccines, Sids, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Amanda Peet's real mistake? Daring to give other parents advice. She should know by now that the only answer is a wistful smile and a silly anecdote.

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The Bliss Myth: Cut the Crap, Mommies

Galt Niederhoffer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Moms, Parenting Tips, Newborns, Parenting Advice, Working Moms, Living News
Galt Niederhoffer

After four years of motherhood, I finally know the truth: mothers of young children are not in a state of bliss

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Believing in Our Families

Terrance Heath | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Parenting, Gay Adoption, Gay Marriage, Adoption, Politics News
Terrance Heath

Tuesday is the day we're finalizing my son Dylan's adoption. Unlike the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny, I don't need John McCain to "believe in" our family.

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Five (New) Rules for Driving Green

Starre Vartan | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Driving, Parenting, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Transportation, Green News
Starre Vartan

For whatever reason, you can't quite give that fossil fuel fiend sitting in the garage up completely.

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First Online Community for (Savvy) Aunts Launches

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Family Online, Aunts, Savvy Auntie, Children, Websites, Parenting, Children Gifts, Family, Savvyauntie, Melanie Notkin, SavvyAuntie.Com, Media News, Living News
Eric Kuhn

SavvyAuntie.com is the first online community for cool aunts, great aunts, godmothers and all women who love kids. It's like a parenting community for non-parents.

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Peaceful Revolution: Joint Parenting, Joint Retirement Accounts?

Elizabeth Cox | Posted 07.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Social Security, Retirement, A Peaceful Revolution, Parenting, Retirement Plans, Parenting Advice, Parents, Marriage, Living News
Elizabeth Cox

Under our current system it is not possible to have retirement savings in joint name. So for better or worse, richer or poorer, in retirement planning the maxim "he who earns it, owns it" holds true.

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The Mommy Wars and Picky Eaters

Donna Fish | Posted 07.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, Worries, Childhood Nutrition, Healthy Thriving Kids, Parenting, Nutrition, Living News
Donna Fish

Is it possible that we need to look at our own anxiety and really see the needs of our kids as separate from our needs?

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Why Having Kids Might Not Make You Happy

Newsweek | Lorraine Ali | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Happiness Children, Children, Parenting Advice, Study Happiness Children, Living News

According to this week's Newsweek article, having kids might not be all it's cracked up to be. The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional ...

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Sisterhood of the Maternity Pants

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jamie Lynn Spears, Teen Pregnancy, Parenting, Sex Education, Adolescent Pregnancy, Glouster, Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant, Gloucester High Pregnancy Pact, Gloucester High School Pregnancy, Jamie Lynn Pregnant, Gloucester High School, Gloucester Mass, Jamie Lynn Birth, Politics News
Rev. Debra Haffner

The research on this is clear -- when parents talk explicitly about sexuality, teenagers either delay sexual activity altogether, or they use contraception when they do become sexually active.

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Men Who 'Halve' It All

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Childcare, Breadwinning, Audacity of Hope, Dual Income Couples, New York Times, Men, Housework, Parenting, Feminism, Core Competency Moms, Equally Shared Parenting, Barack Obama, Living News
Laura Vanderkam

In journalism we have a saying: Dog bites man is not a story. Man bites dog is. Which is why it says something about our society that reporter Lisa Belkin chose to profile Marc and Amy Vachon for her recent New York Times magazine cover story on "When Mom and Dad Share it All."

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Father's Day Special: What Legacy Are You Passing On To Your Children?

Terry Real | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Terry Real, Dad, Mental Health, Fathers Day, Children, Women's Health, REAL Advice Blog, Men's Health, Health, Parenting, Legacy, Pledge, Fathers, Living News
Terry Real

In a family, the roles we pass from generation to generation can be like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person has the courage to stand and face the fire.

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Morphing the Daditude: Father's Day 2008

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Daditude, Mother's Day, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Father's Day, Stay at Home Dads, Flexible Work Schedules, Breaking Living News, Fathers, Working Moms, Living News
Elizabeth Gregory

The dads celebrated today have come a big distance from the dads of a hundred years back, a trip they've made in concert with today's moms.

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Eco Parenting: 7 Great Reads

TheDailyGreen.com | Annie Bell Muzaurieta | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Eco Parenting Eco-Parenting, Green Parenting, Books, Green, Baby Safety, Baby Health, Green Living, Parenting, Green News

Get A Jump-Start On Summer Reading With These New Books for Green Parents, Shopaholics, Kids - Even Eco Babies! This book comes from Christopher Ga...

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Father's Day: Desperate Housewife or Daddy Dearest?

Thelma Adams | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Kids, Holiday, Cooking, Marriage, Battle of the Sexes, Working Mothers, Fatherhood, Parenting, Food Issues, Desperate Housewives, Father's Day, Living News
Thelma Adams

I can tell you the last straw: I stuffed my 12-year-old son's portion of chicken pot pie in the garbage disposal when my husband wasn't looking.

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Greening Hollywood: Green Books & Recycling Art for Kids and Tots

Paige Donner | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green

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Paige Donner

Dr. Seuss spoke through the Lorax to warn us against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty. And this was long before saving the earth became a global concern.

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No Child Left Undrugged

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Adhd, Parenting, Children's Health, Bipolar Disorder, Living News
John W. Whitehead

By the time 4-year-old Rebecca Riley died from an overdose of psychiatric drugs on Dec. 13, 2006, she was taking Clonidine, as well as the anti-convulsant Depakote and the anti-psychotic Seroquel.

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The World's Worst Mom?

Times Of London | Lenore Skenazy | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: How to Raise Children, Parenting, Parenting Tips, World's Worst Mom, Children in New York City, Living News

Out of the blue, I've become a lightning rod in the parenting wars. Mention my story and millions of people not only know about it, they have a very s...

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You Can Take the Sperm Out of the Man, But Can You Take the Man Out of the Sperm?

Louise Sloan | Posted 06.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Single Moms, Single Mothers by Choice, Sperm Donors, Knock Yourself Up, Choice Moms, Alternative Families, Pacific Reproductive Services, Single Mothers, Sperm Banks, Sperm Bank of California, Wendy Kramer, Parenting, Sperm, Clay Aiken, Louise Sloan, Living News
Louise Sloan

Sperm bank customers pretend that what they're buying is a "gamete," which came from the gamete factory, not from a living man whose traits and looks they may find duplicated in their child.

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Green Gripes: Dirty Diaper Dilemmas

Gay Browne | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Diapers, Green Mom, Ecomom, Landfill, Babies, Disposable, Parenting, Green News
Gay Browne

From our vantage point the choice between cloth and disposable diapers doesn't feel like much of a choice at all. But the facts on disposables will turn your stomach faster than the scent of a freshly filled Huggie.

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LGBT Families Day: Rights or No Rights, We're Still Parents

Sara Whitman | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: LGBT Issues, Parenting Tips, Kids, Alternative Families, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Parenting, Lesbian Parenting, Lesbian Moms, LGBT Families, Second Parent Adoption, Living News
Sara Whitman

Today is the third annual blogging for LGBT families day. It's a day when we all write stories about our lives, our experiences and celebrate our very existence.

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When the Jumbotron says, "Read," You Read!

Gary Stager | Posted 05.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Education, Parenting, Morning Shows, Reading, Books, Living News
Gary Stager

Driving past the local "cash-strapped" high school's humongous color jumbotron the other day (the one in violation of zoning laws and with a larger ca...

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Beyond Politics -- Something We Can All Agree On

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychiatry, Politics, Drugs, Schools, Families, Children, Consensus, Parenting, Politics News
Dr. Peter Breggin

From the political left or right, we should be able to come together around the idea that it's bad to use psychiatric drugs to control children. There are better ways.

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Who Says the Boy Crisis Is Over?

Peg Tyre | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Education, Learning Disorders, Achievement Gap, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Parenting, Living News
Peg Tyre

A new report alleging the boy crisis is over fails to mention is that when you compare the achievement of boys and girls from similar backgrounds, girls outperform boys by a wide margin.

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Put Some Clothes On!

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Girls, Dance, Education, Stripping, Feminism, Sex, Sexuality, Parenting, Living News
Danielle Cavallucci

It's time we put our girls back in decent clothing, quit teaching them beauty is everything, and trained them to take responsibility for their bodies.

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Can You "Have It All" -- Sleep Included?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Sleep Deprivation, Health, Exercise, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

My gut feeling is that having it all, including sleep, is a tall order. And recent research proves it.

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