Handling Death with Kid Gloves
"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.
"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.
Connie Bennett | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
Even if parents develop clever schemes to limit the number of candies their children eat, kids -- and many adults -- will often overdose on sweets, in secret if need be.
Juliet Linley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology
I bet you'd already discovered it. Well, I only got there now: using Skype as a babysitter. Or rather, using the grandparents - who live outside of It...
Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
Education, to most Americans, is not the stuff of nightly news. Or, perhaps, it isn't news because the media is unsure of the critical importance of education reporting.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
Sometimes you don't have to go very far or do much research to get advice on how to be happier. Here are some excellent tips for living my parents gave me.
Liz Welch | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books
I had been trying to write my story for several years, haunted by one friend's comment. "Great," he had said to me, drinking a cup of coffee in my kitchen, "another memoir about a mother who dies from cancer."
nytimes.com | RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your lover mistreats you. But what can you do if the source of your misery is your own par...
Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology
As Curriki now explores creative ways to sustain itself and find the right product/market fit, we again need the input of the education community.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living
It's parent-teacher conference time and you arranged your schedule three weeks in advance to attend. If you are like most parents, you feel a certain ...
Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact
The Fourth Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week was held October 4-10, sponsored by the PACER Center, to encourage communities nationwid...
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
Even a couple hours spent exploring the past with a parent could provide new and deeper appreciation and understanding.
Juliet Linley | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
"He knows I need to get rid of him. I can't stand him anymore," my colleague retorted. Then she added, equally angrily, "And he can't stand me."
Tamar Abrams | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
Like a reformed smoker who is overly sensitive -- and obnoxious -- to those still smoking, I am suddenly hyperaware of the dangers lurking behind the wheel of all the cars around me.
Kennewick woman, 78, meets family for first time | Sara Schilling | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living
Howell didn't know anything about her birth mother, not even the woman's name. She tried over the years to find out more but came up empty until recen...
Christine Hassler | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living
No matter how old you are the divorce of your parents is difficult, so allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. You may chronologically be an adult but this may trigger very childlike feelings and memories.
realsimple.com | Teri Cettina | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
Your child can't sleep? Put bedtime bugaboos--and your kids--to rest with these expert solutions....
Jenifer Fox | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living
5. Listen to children. They know their strengths better than anyone. But in order to listen effectively, you must ask a lot of questions.
Diana Aldridge | Posted 09.15.2009 | Denver
Colorado has become a reliable epicenter of breaking news; often serious, sometimes silly, and occasionally too salacious for even a TMZ teen.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living
Most of the labels we ascribe to children overlook what is right about children. We prefer to concentrate on labeling weaknesses.
Mark Shriver | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
When disasters like the 9/11 attacks or Hurricane Katrina strike, it's crucial to protect the 67 million children who are in school and child care facilities on any given day.
Randi Reitan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
I know that there are other parents out there who are afraid for their own gay children, as I once was. If you come to D.C. in October, you will find the National Equality March an unforgettable experience.
Bill Jackson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
Thanks, President Obama, for carrying this message to America's schoolchildren. We parents are listening, too.
The Washington Post | Donna St. George | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living
As school starts again, there's so much more for a parent to nag about. Homework. Bedtime. Lost hours on Facebook and Xbox. The chores that need to be...
Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living