All Modern Parenthood
Average cost to raise a child: $241,000 sounds lowThe USDA calculates it costs $241,000 to raise a child in the US, but their charts and graphs and numbers crunchers don't capture the essence of real parenting.
How to get children to read? Embrace the e-bookDespite fears digital literacy could overshadow children's reading skills, studies show that kids are delving into the literary world more than ever through eBooks, electronic readers, and audio books.
Should parents supervise kids' online activity?As kids expand their social circles online, many parents are tempted to monitor their online activities and interactions. One child advocate suggests that parents would do well to let kids hold onto some level of privacy.
A pope, Tim Tebow, Georgia hero, Michele Bachmann: Unashamedly hearing GodWhen ex-Pope Benedict says "God told me to do it," he doesn't sound that much different than Tim Tebow, Michele Bachmann, and this week's Georgia school-shooting hero who prayed as she deflected a tragedy. How to take it seriously.
A bittersweet college send-off leaves parents with an empty nestEmpty nesters sending kids to college experience a fog of nostalgia when they walk into their child's empty room after dropping them off at university. Hopefully, that fog will soon lift.
The pros and cons of online anonymityOnline anonymity brings a sense of security to some, but can also help to protect cyberbullies.
Addressing cyberbullying: Offering support may help more than taking controlWhen kids report incidents of cyberbullying, parents might do well to dig deeper into the situation and try to avoid reacting reflexively.
How to have ‘the talk’ with your teen – about tanning beds and body imageAlmost 30 percent of white American teens have used tanning beds. Here’s how to talk body image with your tan-seeking daughter.
- Keeping the Door Open: One mother's transition from work to home and back again
Many mothers who opted to stay home with their children in the late 1990s and early 2000s are now returning to the workforce. For Judy Bolton-Fasman, "making it work" has had as much to do with her relationship with her husband as her relationship with her career.
Prince William and Kate Middleton release first photos of the wee Prince GeorgePrince George's first official photographs buck tradition. They weren't taken by a professional photographer and show the couple and their new baby boy without any pomp and circumstance.
Disneyland and Legoland and beaches: Not a bad halfway point for a road tripThe Toupin family marks their halfway point with stops to Disneyland, Legoland, and the white sand beaches of Carlsbad, Calif.
Family road trip: El Malpais, white-knuckling through a storm, and old Route 66The Toupin family's RV has now rambled from the southern Midwest into the fiery red deserts of the American west.
Macklemore tells MTV he'll tell 'grandchildren' about VMAs: The family side of hip-hopMacklemore wants to tell his grandchildren he won an MTV video music award. Surprised he's already planning an extended family? Don't be. Rappers have always been fond of family.
Soda causes childhood behavior problems, reaps government subsidiesSoda consumption in young kids, a study says, can increase behavior problems. Chalk it up as another argument against drinking the stuff. Still, our government continues to subsidize its production and consumption.
Road trip: St. Louis Arch and City Museum, driving long hours takes its tollThe Toupin family's road trip continues. After climbing through the steampunky City Museum in St. Louis and heading to Kansas, the family realizes driving long hours is a lot of work.
Teens do seek online privacy help, think parents overreact to stranger-dangerA majority of teens ask for online privacy advice, a new survey from Pew Research says. But less than half of teens say they'd ask Mom and Dad. Why? Parents don't trust that their kids' life skills translate to online skills.
Horowitz bar mitzvah: So you think you can mitzvah?Horowitz's bar mitzvah entrance puts Billy Crystal, Alec Baldwin, and Hugh Jackson's opening Oscar numbers to shame. The Sam Horowitz bar mitzvah entrance tops all.
What I learned making the switch from mommy marketer to mommy consumerMoms are a marketers dream. Lane Brown would know. She once worked full-time getting baby-toting women to buy, buy, buy. But now she's a stay-at-home-mom. The hunter has become the hunted.
Back to school day coming too soon? Seven tips to extend your summerBack to school day is almost here, but that doesn't mean summer has to end quickly. Stretch your summer a little longer with a bucket list, a sunrise, and five more tips.
Baby monitor hacked: So what?Baby monitor hacked in Texas: What's the big deal? Why this dad is not concerned. A baby monitor, hacked and used to yell curse words at an infant, is the least of his worries.
