All Modern Parenthood
Heather Lochlear, Richie Sambora: Preserving family time post-divorceActress Heather Lochlear and Bon Jovi band member Richie Sambora divorced in 2007, but still get together regularly to make sure their daughter doesn't miss out on family time. A salute to the real-life families who achieve amicable divorce.
Babies: To bathe (frequently) or not to bathe (frequently)?Between dirty diapers, splattered baby food, and runny noses, caring for babies is a messy proposition, but given the near constant wipe downs, how often to babies really need a bath?
Breaking in the new school year, preserving that new car smellSchool is in full swing with homework assignments flying and fall sports teams hitting the field, but it still feels like a new school year. How do you preserve that 'new car smell'?
Malala Yousafzai: Parents, this is a teen bedtime story opportunityMalala Yousafzai's US book tour drives home the power of education and in doing so reveals just how privileged Western children really are. Maybe we need to reinstitute bedtime stories for our teens and talk about this one tonight, together.
Forced sexual contact among teens common, says studyA disturbing new study reveals that 9 percent of youths aged 14 to 21 have coerced or forced someone into sexual contact and spells out a more complicated problem than 'no means no' rhetoric can address.
Muslim head scarf controversy: When does curiosity become discrimination?A Hampton University student claims school staff told her she would need 'proof' of her religion to wear her traditional head scarf in her ID photo. Why, in a nation founded on religious freedom, are Muslim women being asked to provide documentation to practice their faith?
Parenting: Most exhausting job ever? Time for a raise?Parents agree, child care is exhausting, despite the rewards, found a Pew Research Service study released this week. So why do we pay our child care workers so little?
Chicken nuggets: You won't believe what's in them, againChicken nuggets are a kid staple, but a new study reveals that only half of each nugget contains actual meat. Will kids care?
Athletes peddling junk food: The beginning of the end?Celebrities like Peyton Manning rake in big bucks for commercial endorsements, but recently Manning and other athletes have garnered criticism for pushing junk food. Could push-back from the public change the celebrity endorsement game?
Yom Kippur War: An American remembers being 17 in a kibbutz bunkerYom Kippur War: 40 years ago, an American teen kibbutz volunteer in Israel dived into a bunker as the three-week war erupted around her. Dizzy with fear but thrilled, in a voyeuristic way, to be at the center of world events, she didn't know that war would become a dominant theme of her future.
Read aloud to your kids; forge bonds, promote literacyReading aloud to kids helps children strengthen vocabulary and unpack complex issues while enhancing parent-child bonds. And while they may never admit it, even middle schoolers secretly like to be read to.
Jennifer Lawrence teaches about male privilegeJennifer Lawrence: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence was once told that she'd be fired if she didn't lose weight. While girls and women have grown accustomed to being judged by their weight, men tend to be immune from such scrutiny.
Philadelphia Orchestra plays on, despite Carnegie cancellationUnfazed by the cancellation of the Philadelphia Orchestra's scheduled season opener at Carnegie Hall, the symphony throws open its doors for a free concert at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Teaching tolerance: 'My dad told me not to play with black kids'Teaching tolerance: Raising tolerant children requires a willingness to assess one's own internalized stereotypes about race and the time to explore the riches of diversity.
Can Pope Francis heal the Catholic Church's wounds?Pope Francis inherited a Catholic church fraught with scandal and internal squabbles. Can a new rhetoric of compassion and acceptance reignite the faithful's devotion to the papacy?
Bigfoot footage: Time for a lesson in skepticismBigfoot footage: The Sasqatch Genome Project has released a video and DNA evidence that supposedly proves the existence of Bigfoot. The Bigfoot footage more probably confirms that junk science is a lot like junk food inasmuch as it’s overpriced, addictive, makes your mind sluggish.
Don't cry for libraries: young people have their backsWhile doomsayers have been predicting that the Internet will render libraries obsolete for over a decade, young people aren't ready to give them up just yet, says a Pew Research Center report.
Real-life 'Gullah Gullah Island' in dangerThe real life residents of former Nickelodeon television series, 'Gullah Gullah Island' are in danger of losing their island to developers, presenting a rare opportunity for families to connect childhood memories with current events.
Building blocks: High-level learning comes with low-tech toys
Government shutdown is no game: Congress 'rage quits'Government shutdown: The federal government shutdown is the political equivalent of a 'rage quit,' leaving kids and families to suffer as collateral damage.
