All Modern Parenthood
New Monopoly token: Cat replaces housewife's iron, good riddance!New Monopoly token: The iron, forced upon young girl Monopoly players everywhere, has been ousted by the Internet generation. Here's to that new Monopoly token, a cat, clawing away at old gender roles.
Mary Leakey 100th birthday: A son on her adventuresome parentingMary Leakey 100th birthday: Her son, Philip Leakey, who learned to walk at a dig site, discusses the scientist's adventuresome parenting style. A bio about Mary Leakey might tell modern moms as much as any parenting advice book.
Facebook after death: Should family get deceased's social media passwords?Facebook after death: A Canadian girl who committed suicide after being bullied still has an active Facebook page where those who bullied her in life continue to bully her in death. New Hampshire lawmakers are considering legislation giving social media account information to the executor of the deceased person's estate.
Super Bowl GoDaddy kiss commercial: How much did your kids squirm?This year's GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercial, a painfully uncomfortable kiss between model and nerd archetype that embarrassed some younger viewers, is either a win for the underdogs or a new urban slang term for woefully uneven couples.
Groundhog Day: Parenting odds and ends for a secondary holidayWhen is Groundhog Day? Saturday, Feb. 2. -– tomorrow. Share the quirky history of Groundhog Day with your kids, and honor Punxsutawney Phil with a shadow (puppet) of your own.
Kate Middleton's nose: Latest plastic surgery inspirationKate Middleton's nose, described by a psychologist as nearly perfect, is becoming an obsession to women in the UK. So much so that women are undergoing plastic surgery to have Kate Middleton's nose.
Kids online: Social media sites can help develop identity, study saysA new study that seeks to understand how new, kid-focused online venues effect adolescence says that social media forums can promote forms of social and identity development. Those skills, the study says, can help encourage civic involvement later in life.
Deep freeze and family safety: Watch the carbon monoxide levelsWhat I learned from a little bird about CO home safety
Immigration reform: Teaching kids about the “pathway to citizenship”As immigration reform and the pathway to citizenship are moving forward, an educator tells his idea for teaching kids about what's really American.
Rescue dog Albie: if only children could be so accommodatingRescue dog Albie is making a good impression on his owner Peter Zheutlin. Straight from the pound, the rescue dog's patience and calm is remedying Zheutlin's adoption anxiety.
China adoption diary: Newtown shooting and a holiday concert, interruptedThe moment Gretchen Belsie heard about the Newtown shooting was during adopted daughter Madeleine's first holiday concert performance.
Internet security for kids: less parental control, more communicationInternet security for kids tends to mean parental control over websites. A new study says that parental control and restricting access aren't constructive. Kids needn't be sheltered, but allowed to explore with parental support and communication.
Music and delinquency linked: Points for parental advisory stickersParental advisory stickers might be a good idea after all: "Loud," "rebellious," "deviant" music listened to at age 12 is linked to later minor teen delinquency according to a new Dutch study in the journal "Pediatrics."
Martin Luther King Day: Tap the right kind of dissatisfactionMartin Luther King Day reminds a school principal of the right kind of dissatisfaction: To recognize what's wrong and to feel that something better is possible – and you can help fix it.
Michael J. Fox to Taylor Swift: Please don't kiss and tell, the parenting roundupMichael J. Fox told Taylor Swift he didn't want his son, Sam Fox, to be inspiration for her break up songs. Michael J. Fox told Taylor Swift to "back off." Shakira is holding a virtual baby shower.
China pollution: Airpocalypse and the expat parenting dilemmaChina pollution – aka airpocalypse – creates an expat parenting a dilemma: Do the pluses (a language and cultural education) outweigh the minuses (not being able to breathe) for kids?
Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax: Parents, be wary of 'Catfish' relationshipsThe Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax is a textbook example of a "Catfish" relationship -- a relationship between a real person and an online impersonator. Kids can fall for a Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, too.
Frank Zamboni: We hardly knew youFrank Zamboni would have been proud of those northern Minnesota kids. Frank Zamboni automated ice rink cleaning for the well-off, but hockey crazed 'Iron Range' kids smoothed their town's rink themselves.
Rescue dog traded in: Gov. Rick Scott fesses up on missing LabFlorida Gov. Rick Scott's yellow Lab, featured in his pre-election family photos disappeared, was traded in for another because, said the governor, the dog “scared the living daylights” out of people.
Flying with kids: 4 tips for parenting while flying with toddlersFlying with kids is simple says our veteran of 36 flights with her two-year-old: Her for 4 tips for parenting while flying with toddlers revolve around the basic assumption that it's not about you, it's all about the kid.
