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Explaining The Royal Family To Kids

Posted 12.07.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: There was big news from the UK this week: Kate Middleton, the wife ...

LOOK: 7-Year-Old's Hilarious Letter To Santa

Posted 12.10.2012 | Parents

This cute kid note is an early holiday present for us all. Take a look, then follow the instructions below to share your children's adorable wish-list...

Financial Planning For the Future of Your Special Children

Dafna Maor | Posted 02.04.2013 | Parents
Dafna Maor

This is a lesson for any person, any parent, but especially for parents with special children: Take good care of your health, not just the physical one, but the financial one.

Dad Builds Drone To Follow Son To Bus Stop

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.05.2012 | Parents

Paul Wallich's ingenuity is no joke, but feel free to insert your own helicopter-parent joke here: The Vermont dad built a camera-mounted drone helico...

LOOK: 5-Year-Old's Message For The Queen

Posted 12.04.2012 | Parents

This cute kid note is a royal flush. Title: "Dear Your Majesty..." Author: Jasmine Age: 5 Does it conform to official advice on contacting...

Talking To Your Family About Screen Time

Posted 11.30.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Not so long ago, we lived in a world of very few screens. Yes, home...

Incredible Video Of Twins Fighting In Womb

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.04.2012 | Parents

"It's my womb!" "No, it's my womb!" Siblings apparently are never too young to be rivals, a video taken from a new high-clarity MRI scan shows. ...

Players Won't Rat, So School Cancels Season

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.29.2012 | Home

A middle school principal in New Rochelle, N.Y., quickly tackled the problem when the football team refused to rat out the leaders of a hazing inciden...

LOOK: 8-Year-Old's Rules For Spying

Posted 11.28.2012 | Parents

Today's cute kid note is top secret! Title: Spy Rules Author: Jenna Age: 8 Possible influences: "Homeland," "Skyfall" Probable influenc...

Unbelievable Family Secret Revealed

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.28.2012 | Parents

A Brazilian girl was placed with a foster family when it was discovered her mother raised her as a boy for two years before an aunt discovered the tru...

Has Your Kid Ever Been Victim to Money Bullying?

Neale Godfrey | Posted 01.28.2013 | Parents
Neale Godfrey

We all know about kids being teased if they don't have the latest clothes or if they don't live in the most desirable part of town, but there is another side that goes mostly unnoticed.

Grieving Mom Warns Of Avoidable Infant Death

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.26.2012 | Parents

Niki Cunningham of Devon, England, hadn't worried about vasa previa, a condition that can make the umbilical cord rupture during labor. She had no ...

Don't Let Black Friday Put You In The Red

Neale Godfrey | Posted 01.21.2013 | Parents
Neale Godfrey

Doing your homework can save you some hard-earned cash as well as prove to be a fun experience for you and your loved ones this Black Friday.

Why 13-Year-Old's School Told Him To Shave

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.15.2012 | Parents

A 13-year-old student who wanted to grow a mustache for charity was told by his school to buzz his fuzz, the Mirror reported. Gus Hooker, a student...

So, You Think Your Child Is Normal?

Dafna Maor | Posted 01.14.2013 | Parents
Dafna Maor

What I would really like to tell you about is not my son's progress, but of the lessons I've learned from his experience.

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week

Posted 11.11.2012 | Parents

Approximately 31 million tweets were posted on Election Day. We think some of the best of those must have come from parents. Rebecca Traister said tha...

Do Your Kids Understand The Voting Process?

Posted 11.09.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Election Day takes place in the U.S. every November, but this past ...

Woman In Labor Killed By Drunk Driver

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.09.2012 | Parents

Tiffany Ann Woodham called her mother Sunday night to tell her the contractions had started, meaning the baby girl she had named Novalee might arrive ...

Despite Partisan Differences in America, the Job of Raising Children Rises Above

Michael Zacka | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Michael Zacka

In the final days of the election, it's easy to forget that Americans unite around some very common themes. Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, given the positive media response to their speeches, hit at the heart of one of America's most important 'jobs,' namely raising children.

PHOTOS: Baby's Astounding Comeback Captured In Amazing Pictures

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.30.2012 | Parents

Bodie Gannaway's fight for life is the stuff of storybooks. At 6 months old, the Lubbock, Tex., boy had surgery to treat a heart defect called Tetralo...

Excerpt: Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story

Victoria Jackson | Posted 12.29.2012 | Books
Victoria Jackson

I'm the Victoria Jackson of infomercial fame who challenged the status quo of the makeup world by honoring the natural beauty of all women. My foundation for the "no-makeup makeup" look became the crown jewel of my cosmetics company that today has sales of more than a half-billion dollars.

#ParentsVsSandy: How Are You Spending YOUR Hurricane?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 10.29.2012 | Parents

Hurricane Sandy means extra stress for anyone in the affected areas, but for parents waiting out the storm with little kids at home, the concerns can ...

How the Boy Scouts Can Restore Their Reputation in this Eagle Scout's Eyes

John McCormick | Posted 12.29.2012 | Parents
John McCormick

To restore its good name, the Boy Scouts must place the interests and needs of abuse victims before the protection of their own organization.

LOOK: 7-Year-Old's Hilarious Drawing About Facebook

Posted 10.23.2012 | Parents

Title: "Allergic To Facebook" Author: Victoria Age: 7 Assignment: "The teacher had the kids create their 'memory books' for the end of the sc...

McDonald's Endangered Kids' Privacy?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.23.2012 | Parents

Months after McDonald's was accused of violating child online privacy laws in a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the fast food giant...