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YouTube introduces face blurring option, enhanced privacy settingYouTube has introduced a new tool that allows users to blur faces in videos, enabling a new setting for identity protection and privacy, though it is still impossible to keep digital data completely private.
Colorado shooting: children and gun fatalitiesIn the wake of the Colorado shooting, a recent report from the Children's Defense Fund about child gun-related deaths and injuries seems particularly pertinent. Here are the facts.
Attachment parenting: It may cause more stress, less happinessA new study shows that attachment parenting can lead to moms reporting more stress and lower levels of happiness. Why might this parenting style be bad for mom?
‘Brave’: new Disney Princess Merida gets girly Mattel makeover'Brave,' Pixar's latest animated movie, stars its first female lead. Princess Merida is a strong, independent female character, who, like Katniss Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games,' is not concerned with her looks. So, why is Mattel marketing her as a stereotypical Disney princess?
Social media: Kids leverage online networks for civic engagementSocial media is a tool that enables kids to engage in issues they care about and bring about real change. Just ask Seventeen magazine and Universal Studios.
With rescued dog Albie, family learns to hold on to the leashAfter a couple of weeks with the Zheutlin family, Albie, a Yellow Lab-Golden Retriever mix, teaches them that they need to hold onto his leash – and how to deal with other dog owners at the dog pond.
Spanking: For ostrich parents, the issue is black and whiteSome parents see spanking as a traditional punishment and think that parents who don't do it are pushovers. They are missing the balance of nurturing, yet structured parenting.
Marissa Mayer: Take longer maternity leave – for yourself and usAn open letter to Marissa Mayer: Congrats on the job as Yahoo's new CEO. But maybe reconsider your plan to take only a couple of weeks of maternity leave.
Alcohol and drugs: why parents should talk to their teenagersAlcohol and drugs pervade teen culture, so it's up to parents to set the right example and talk to their teenagers about its risks and consequences.
Child abuse tied to housing crisis? New study finds linksA new study in the journal Pediatrics found that when an area's foreclosure rate increased, so did the rate of children admitted to hospitals with abuse-related injuries. Is the housing crisis to blame for a rise in severe child abuse?
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo's new CEO takes 'having it all' to new levelYahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, takes over the company after years of unsuccessful leaders. Hours after Yahoo announced her position, Mayer announced that she is pregnant with a baby boy due in October. 'Having it all' has taken on a new meaning.
Kids well-being report: improved health, but many live in povertyNational indicators for American children's well-being were released in a new report by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Progress was made in health areas, but children living in poverty is at its highest since 1994.
China adoption diary: Homeward where yours versus mine becomes oursPart 14 – China adoption diary: Homeward bound, Mom contemplates how parenting angst has turned slowly but surely to expectation for a future as an interracial, multi-lingual family in America.
Mission happiness: Go on a mission, find happiness in the journeyGoing on a mission – collecting sea glass at the beach, visiting every baseball stadium, or trying every flavor of ice cream at the local store – creates an 'atmosphere for growth' for achieving goals and feeling happy.
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise: Time to give them a break?Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise have been in the public eye ever since the actress filed divorce papers against Tom Cruise. We've been fascinated. But ... isn't it about time to give the family a break?
China adoption diary: Madeleine becomes a US citizen in minutesPart 13 – China adoption diary: Her parents raise their right hands, take an oath for her and Madeliene becomes a US citizen. Now thoughts can turn realistically homeward.
China adoption diary: Siblings in sync, even in snoresPart 12 – China adoption diary: As US citizenship moves closer, the siblings are showing signs of being in sync like "hand and foot" – even in their snores.
China adoption diary: East-West diplomacy, and family normalizingPart 11 – China adoption diary: Goldfish for a tantrum, passing medical muster, and a needed laundering add up to a good family day of East-West diplomacy.
Culture of clutter taking over American families, says new bookA mulit-year study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Connecticut College sheds new light on the culture of clutter taking over America. It's not pretty. The results are coming out in a book, complete with photos, called 'Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century.'
'Fifty Shades of Grey:' Another series that is not for this momFifty Shades of Grey, a recent best-selling trilogy, doesn't impress this mom – the book's target audience.
