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Hillary Clinton "au naturale" is no Kate Middleton. Is that OK?Hillary Clinton has gone "au naturale," wags Drudge. And she doesn't deny it. But her eyeglasses and lack of makeup bear a lot less on her job as a superpower broker than, say, the glamor of Kate Middleton bears on her job as ... what?
Kids want gold stars, so do adults: 7 tips for doling out praiseGold stars – and all those stickers of appreciation kids clamor for – are signs of recognition that adults want, too. Here are 7 tips for doling out praise Kids want gold stars, so do adults: 7 tips for doling out praise in front of and behind the recipient's back.
Obama same-sex marriage endorsement bolsters gay teen identityThe tough teen decision to affirm a gay sexual identity has just been made easier by the Obama same-sex marriage endorsement, say two psychologists who work with teens.
Working mom, stay-at-home mom: A debate that belittles motherhoodOur American weirdness about the working mom vs. stay-at-home mom debate, comes as much from our strange relationship with work as it does with our ambiguous, nostalgic-but-perhaps-belittling approach to motherhood.
Mother's Day: Parenting teenagers is like a personal action movieMother's Day 2012 is just around the corner, and parents of teenagers may be feeling like the parenting experience is becoming far too much like living inside an action adventure film, complete with action, romance and a lot of angst.
Five parenting tips to put a stop to your child's whiningFive parenting tips to help put a stop to your child's whining around the house. From infant to adolescent, whining is a normal stage of development, but the way you handle the situation can mean the difference between conflict resolution and misery.
Kayaking as learning: Navigating life's knowledge whitewaterKayaking as learning: learning should be more like kayaking, explains one knowledge expert, and the experience of picking information should be treated like an action sport, a whitewater rafting trip navigating the waters of knowledge and interaction.
Thank you, Gloria Steinem: Feminism, family, and the fourth waveThank you, Gloria Steinem: Feminism, family and the fourth wave of the women's movement collide for our blogger as she watches a Gloria Steinem biopic with her son and wonders, who will lead today's female activists?
Mother's Day report from a mom in Norway, the "best place" to be a momThe annual Mother's Day report from Save the Children gives the gold to Norway, for the third time, as the best place to be a mother. But from this correspondent's view it seems that Norway pushes mothers into the workplace through economic incentives and pushes kids into public day care in the name of "integrating."
Maurice Sendak: A mom's appreciation for going beyond DisneyThank you Maurice Sendak, from a mom who loved embracing the wild things beyond the Disney way.
Woman gone Wild: Will Cheryl Strayed lead moms down the hiking path?One woman gone Wild: A mom who wants to follow best-selling author Cheryl strayed down the hiking path, to be one-on-one with nature and rediscover her inner-voice and strength.
Video chat gaining in popularity among teenagers, study showsVideo chat is gaining in popularity among teenagers, a new study from the Pew Internet Project shows. Chatting via Facebook, Skype and other social network tools is becoming an important way for friends and families to stay connected.
Take your children to the park this weekend, and leave them thereTake your children to the park this weekend, and leave them there. That's the advice of our free-range parenting expert, who explains how simply taking your kids to the park can strengthen communities and instill independence.
Teenage driving deaths more likely with teenage passengers in carTeenage driving deaths are far more likely to occur with teenage passengers also in car, according to a new study by AAA's safety foundation. The risk of death decreases dramatically when a teen is driving with a passenger over the age of 35.
- Mother's Day: The unexpected best (and worst) places to be a mom
Mother's Day: Save the Children's annual State of the World's Mothers report offers the best and worst places to be a mom – the US isn't tops.
Linda Evangelista child support finalized: Joins stars A-listLinda Evangelista and her billionaire former boyfriend have finalized a settlement in the supermodel's child support suit. She's now on the Hollywood stars A-list of those receiving or paying big bucks child support.
Public radio host Krista Tippett on kids and the meaning of lifeKrista Tippett, the public radio voice on faith, talks about parent responsibility to engage the inevitable questions kids have about the meaning of life.
Mother's Day: Childhood milestones aren’t motherhood's tombstonesMother's Day: A mom with a daughter headed off to college thinks about the long days and short years of motherhood. Marking childhood milestones as new phases for everyone makes means they are not tombstones of motherhood that ends when kids go away.
Forget Mother's Day: In China they get the gift of Moon monthMother's Day is one thing -- "moon month" in China is another. The tradition keeps a new mother really, really off her feet for the first month after the baby arrives. Waited on hand-and-foot – allowed to do nothing including lift the baby or take a shower – women can see it as a gift as well as a penalty.
Refugees use Facebook to keep scattered families connectedRefugees use Facebook to keep scattered families connected, despite long distances and hostile borders. Among the Palestinian refugees living in camps along the Lebanon border, social media connects far-flung relatives and friends.
