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- Hunger Games and Olympics spawn new generation of archery fans
The Hunger Games heroine, Katniss – and the coming Olympics – have created a boom in the archery business, as all across the country a new generation of young archery enthusiasts polish their prowess with the bow and arrow.
- Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: No spa day for me, please
Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: Give me a fun day over a spa day, anytime.
- Giuliana Rancic expecting, joins celeb surrogate trend
Giuliana Rancic, the E! News host, says she and husband, Bill Rancic, are expecting their first child, via gestational surrogate, this summer.
- Silence, inner sanctimommy! I’m trying to find a parenting style
Don't put your baby on my dinner table, please, my inner sanctimommy said as I was on the way to finding a parenting style.
- Iowa teen's suicide prompts strong anti-bullying statement
In a rare act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bulling editorial in the wake of a gay teen's suicide earlier this month. The editorial called on the community to end such abuse.
- Disney Princess flowers: coming soon to a garden near you
The Disney marketing machine is branching out, literally, with Disney Princess brand flower seeds. Princess parents hoping for a vegetable garden may be out of luck. Belle and co. adorn flowers only, with Mickey and friends promoting veggies.
- Etan Patz and the helicopter parent fear of stranger danger
Etan Patz disappeared 33 years ago; the case is not good cause for today's continued anxiety and helicopter parent fears of stranger danger.
- Etan Patz: His disappearance started the era of parent anxiety
Etan Patz disappeared in 1979 and so did a nation's innocence. He vanished in broad daylight in Manhattan, sparking an era of parent anxiety – Amber alerts, milk carton photos – and sheltered American children.
- Molly Sims: Pregnant supermodel speaks honestly about cravings
Molly Sims, the pregnant supermodel and actress, shows refreshing openness as she speaks honestly about her cravings:. She says she's making no effort to reign in her sweet tooth, and is loving not having to worry about her figure.
- Earth Day 2012: How to talk to kids about climate change
Earth Day 2012 is a time parents might wonder how to talk to kids about climate change and global warming. An interview with the man who wrote the book on it.
- Earth Day 2012: Tips to help your family go green this year
Earth Day 2012: A handy list of tips and tricks to help your family go green this year, from gardening to recycling.
- Earth Day and every day gardening with children
Earth Day – or any day – is the peak time to be gardening with children, sowing the seeds of a lifelong habit.
- Mel Gibson: What I’ll tell my Jewish son about anti-semitic remarks
Mel Gibson is involved in another dustup over alleged anti-semitic remarks, and a Jewish mom contemplates how she'll talk to her son about hatred.
- Young women want high-paying jobs – moreso than young men
Young women, more often than young men, prioritize high-paying jobs as "very important," a new study shows. Both value being a good parent even more.
- How to pick a summer camp for a good first time away from home
Maximize your child's first time away from home: How to pick a summer camp and avoid the stress for parents and kids.
- Fenway Park turns 100. Go Orioles!
Our daughter, we know, will one day revel in the story of the day Fenway Park turned 100. It will be hard for us. But maybe baseball, like parenthood, is bigger than team rivalry. Maybe. Meanwhile, go Orioles!
- Peer pressure is part of texting and driving – teens can’t say no
But teens should say no. Peer pressure, not wanting to ignore friends, leads to texting and driving. And a new study shows that 75 percent of young adults think there's nothing wrong with that.
- Madonna's daughter smoking: Photo sparks parenting discussion
Madonna's daughter smoking? Admitting she's not "tough enough" on her 15-year-old Lourdes, the superstar talks bout parenting strategies as a single mother of four.
- Gisele Bundchen is model for her 5-year-old designer-model niece
Gisele Bundchen is one of several supermodels with relatives too young to vote who are hitting the runway. Her 5-year-old designer-model niece, Duda Bundchen, is the face of a Brazilian children's clothing line and was just signed to design clothes for the company.
- Does having children make you happy? For real?
Recent studies question whether – really, truly – having children makes you happy. Even though it isn't all playgrounds and valedictorian addresses – taking the bad with the good can actually add up to happiness.