All Modern Parenthood
Joan Rivers and April Fools: Teach your kids the difference between funny and hurtfulJoan Rivers has never taken it easy on Adele and recently poked at the Oscar-award winning star for her weight. For our kids, knowing the difference between a mean barb and harmless April Fools' Day joke can be difficult without guidance.
$338M Powerball win shows odds stacked against kids who need child supportNew Jersey Powerball winner Pedro Quezada owes $29,000 in child support. Though winning the lottery is a statistical rarity at 1 in 75 million, being a parent with child support back dues is not. In 2011, 12 percent of Americans were owed child support and did not receive it.
Victoria’s Secret ‘Bright Young Things’ ads make parents ask: Just how young?Victoria’s Secret is pushing spring break panties in its ‘Bright Young Things’ ad campaign. A Houston minister and lot of parents are asking how appropriate panties emblazoned with “Wild” is for girls of any age.
Cinderella fairy godmother, Victoria Clark, on how to mom-up and ‘let go’Victoria Clark — who plays the fairy godmother in the Broadway production of Cinderella — had to ‘learn to fly’ despite a fear of heights. She did it to mom-up: as a life lesson for her son who is about to leave home.
New Zealand mom vs. Norway mom: Who leaves a child unattended?A New Zealand mom left her child in the car while she shopped, but left a note on the baby to call her if things went bad. While some Scandinavian countries do leave their children outside (in frigid temps, too!), they still keep an eye on them. But this baby was left with only a note.
Sexting, parental monitoring, laissez-faire content approach: Aussie teens sound offA panel of Australian teens at the World Congress on Family Law & Children's Rights sunk their teeth into the meatiest of Internet and mobile use topics — sexting, how they (don't) interact with inappropriate content, and how parents should go about monitoring their kids' digital activities.
$338 million ticket: When parents buy and lose, their kids do tooA $338 million ticket was sold in New Jersey to someone who is probably celebrating. But within the families of losing ticket holders, a familiar sense of loss is settling in.
4,109 miles from home, expat couple in Norway role plays each other's family membersExpat couples heading abroad leave behind a support network of friends and family. To fill in those roles, expat couples become one another's action-movie obsessed brother, chatty sister, or stew-cooking mom.
Bo Obama asked out by lady Goldendoodle to Oregon dog fundraiserBo Obama, the gentlemanly dressed First Dog, was asked by a Goldendoodle named Ramona to escort her to the Portland, Ore., Doggie Dash fundraiser for the Oregon Humane Society. Ramona addressed Bo Obama in a YouTube video and wrote the FDOTUS a letter.
Facebook photo raid: Parents, show common sense in a time of uncommon anxietyThe Facebook photo raid didn't need to happen. This isn't about gun rights, it's about common sense. The Facebook photo raid is a sign of societal anxiety. Parents, don't stoke the fire.
WWE star saves mom from fire using tree, overkill? My kids loved itWWE star saves mom: When someone locked his mother into her home and set it on fire, WWE star Chris Masters didn't wait for the police to act. He uprooted a tree and smashed it through a window. My kids loved it, but a tree? one wondered. 'What's wrong with a rock?'
Pink stops concert to be a mom: Comforts crying child, scolds unruly crowdPink stops her concert to be a mom: In a parenting performance all moms would be proud of, she comforts the little girl, scolds some brawlers, and then offers a Rice Krispie treat.
'The Bible': Why the History Channel is smacked with 'Obama-Satan' accusation'Why’s Jesus and the good guys always white and the devil’s looking like Obama,” a little girl watching a rec center TV asks. History Channel's 'The Bible' suffers from the same parenting issue we do here at home, that too often the messenger’s demeanor distracts from and derails the message.
Steubenville rape trial: How can I raise my boy not to rape, nor be a bystander?The Steubenville rape trial ended Sunday with two guilty perpetrators, but that's not the whole story. Many other boys stood by, doing nothing. How can we teach our boys that the latter is also shameful?
Eastwood daughter wedding OK'd by Dad, but couples often buck the traditionEastwood daughter wedding: Clint Eastwood's daughter's wedding took place this weekend. Alison Eastwood's fiance Stacy Poitras asked Dad, the gun-slinging actor, for his permission, as is custom. Or is it?
David Hasselhoff, Katidis' 'fatherland' furor: Think global, parent localActor David Hasselhoff and Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis are making news today for actions surrounding German history. The former, noble, the latter, disastrous. David Hasselhoff and Giorgos Katidis emphasize the need to think global, parent local.
Pew mobile Internet study: Parenting changes with childhood mobile saturationPew mobile Internet study says 25 percent of teens access the Internet through mobile devices and that the mobile platform is closing the digital gap between lower- and middle-income families. Parents need to begin watching their kids' backs, not look over their shoulders.
End gang violence: Changing a violent community? Start with a barber chairTrimming levels of gang and street violence is tough, but in Virginia a group of brothers started holding gun trade-ins and Unity Walks in rough neighborhoods to give the community a new look. How do you get people to show up? Hair cuts.
Pew modern parenthood survey: Fathers caring more – at our house, tooPew survey gives new picture of the hard work modern parenthood is. Dads are helping out – and worrying – more, just like moms. Pew could be describing our house.
Jada Pinkett-Smith: She posts a mom’s-eye view of bullying young starsJada Pinkett-Smith aired her feelings on Facebook about the media's treatment of young stars like Justin Bieber and Quvenzhane Wallis. Now the media says she's an overprotective Mama Bear.
