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Let go of your Lego? Pley offers rentals.Would you rent Lego pieces? Pley thinks so.
Car seats present tough choices for parentsVolvo has created a new inflatable car seat prototype, while another major car seat maker announces a recall. When will car seat shopping get easier for parents?
Adult kids at home: Time to kick the birds out of the nest?While many parents grapple with an "empty nest" once their kids leave home, some enjoy the presence of their adult children for longer than expected. It's up to each family to gauge what works, and when it's best for kids to leave for good.
Your child is giftedAll kids are gifted and talented. Whether in the classroom, or beyond school walls, in sometimes obvious ways, or possibly in more subtle ways, every kid has something to share, waiting to be unwrapped.
Family Dollar woes: Why dollar stores have valueFamily Dollar announced that it will close hundreds of stores, and one mom takes note of the value of the dollar store, celebrating finds from Christmas plates to teacher gifts.
Why I hope my children failAs parents embrace the concept of grit and preparing kids for the real world, one writer wishes failure for his children. How should parents reframe failure into a positive experience for kids?
World's Toughest Job: The impossible interview for the perfect jobCould you imagine working at a job 24 hours a day, with no breaks, no vacations, and no pay, all for the service of a ruthless associate? Who would want that position? More people than you might expect.
Parents are doing something rightWhen parents criticize themselves for making mistakes, it's helpful for them to make a list of what they think they are doing right.
Game of Thrones: When spoiled rotten spoils allGame of Thrones: Sunday's episode featured the demise of King Joffrey, known by fans of the 'Game of Thrones' series as a dangerous, spoiled king. Could the fictional king teach real parents what happens when they fail to set boundaries for their kids?
Is paternity leave for pro sports ready for an upgrade?Major League Baseball is the only major sport with a formalized paternity leave for players – three days off. Will other professional sports create their own policies?
Three new turtle and tortoise books for kids encourage adventuresThree new books released this spring – two new hardcovers and one released for the first time in paperback – feature turtles and tortoises, and offer lessons in taking time to stop and experience the world around us.
'Girl Meets World': Trailer nails 'Boy Meets World' nostalgiaThe trailer of the new Disney network show 'Girl Meets World' – the spin-off of the 1990s ABC series 'Boy Meets World' – has lit up the web, getting adults excited to re-visit their teen years as Cory and Topanga become parents.
School stabbing: Are parents desensitized to school violence?As the nation learns of a school stabbing in Pennsylvania and prepares to mark the 15th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, a question creeps into mind: Are parents and kids used to bracing for violence in schools?
Could you parent like it's 1986?Could you unplug and parent as if you lived in 1986? One family did, and it inspires another mom to make a list of what she would have to cut out to live a more connected, less plugged in, life.
On 'National Name Yourself Day,' what's in a name?April 9 marks the date for 'National Name Yourself Day,' a chance for those who don't like their name to think of a new one, and for parents to learn what kids really think of the names they were given.
The youngest babysitters: African youth aptly care for baby siblingsOne father traveling overseas realizes finding a babysitter in the US is full of decisions unknown to parents in other parts of the world, who raise their kids to help care for their siblings.
GoldieBlox latest video shows 'your brain on princesses'GoldieBlox is aiming once again to beat a path out of the princess toy aisle and get more girls building, innovating, and thinking about futures in science and math.
Stay-at-home moms on the riseThe share of US mothers with children under age 18 who do not work outside the home has risen in recent decades, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.
STEM Heroines: Math role models for girls Here's our list of female mathematicians through history who broke down barriers in their own lives to learn and live as experts in their field.
Chess grandmaster Susan Polgar is a model for kids in all sportsThe nation is wrapped up in the throes of the Final Four college basketball tournament this month. Meanwhile this weekend, another college championship – equally competitive – took place, with a female coach leading a men's team to victory.
