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Mom sings to baby: Emotional baby reminds parents to savor little momentsA mom sings to her baby on video and goes viral. Her emotional baby tears up and smiles, tears up and smiles – showing the power of music and those little moments that become big memories.
Swaddling babies: There's a right way and a wrong waySwaddling babies is on the rise: Add it to the long list of mixed messages new parents get about infant care. It helps fussy babies calm down, but given some health concerns, your swaddling technique (and frequency) should be checked out.
Grown-up bullies: Can bosses, politicians, spouses be bullies?Grown-up bullies: Americans have become keenly attuned to bullying among children, but can grown ups be bullies too? When does meanness and harassment cross the line into bullying?
Giraffe riddle rouses Facebook users' 'inner children'The giraffe riddle proves that the phase of insatiable love of riddles and bad jokes kids have in elementary school doesn’t die, it just lies dormant until adulthood when triggered by social media.
Classic novels as baby board books: Sophisticated or silly?Classic novels in board book form – brought to you by author Suzanne Gibbs Smith's BabyLit series of board books – probably make a bigger dent in parent-boredom than in toddler pre-pre-pre-Ivy League readiness.
Hurricane season: Five ways to get ahead of coming storms With hurricane season gathering steam, families may want to take a few steps to prep their homes before local meteorologists sound the alarm. While residents can stock up on bottled water and batteries in the hours and days before a storm is expected to hit, some preparations require more time – and investment. Here are five tips for storm-proofing your home.
Evangelical adoption movement faces criticismAmid preparations for 'Orphan Sunday,' some evangelical Christians adoption advocates are taking the critiques to heart, looking harder at practices that may unwittingly encourage or turn a blind eye to adoption-related fraud and trafficking.
Pet owners shell out big bucks for premium pet foodHealth-conscious pet owners are turning their nose up at traditional pet food and voting with their wallets for "organic" and "natural" products made from fresh, preservative-free ingredients.
Kids and pets put the 'home' in nursing homeSeveral South Dakota nursing homes have found that four-legged residents and visits from school children can make assisted living facilities feel more like home.
'Blackfish' concerns aside, animal parks still good for kids'Blackfish,' a documentary film about orcas in captivity, raises concerns about the treatment of animals in wildlife parks. While conditions, financial models, and effectiveness vary from zoo to theme park to circus, here are five reasons to keep bringing the kids.
Bitstrips offer lagging writers fun setting to explore written wordBitstrips app lets users generate – and star in – their own comic strips. One mom found that the program helped her 9-year-old son get excited about writing.
Halloween's frightful tab, how to reign in costsHalloween spending: The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend $7 billion on Halloween this year, 50 percent more than in 2005. How can families reign in costs?
Halloween Costumes: 5 DIY materials that won't break the budget Planning and executing a DIY costume can be a fun creative project for kids and parents to work on together. Check out these five materials that can make for costumes on the cheap.
Did anti-bullying video inspire Nev. middle school shooting?Police are investigating whether an anti-bullying video depicting a child boarding a school bus with a gun to scare bullies may have played a role in the Nevada middle school shooting.
Does random drug, alcohol testing turn school into prison?A Catholic High School outside Chicago is randomly testing students for evidence of drug or alcohol use. Is a reduction in substance abuse worth the big brother atmosphere?
Preschooler's improv tap routine reminds parents to let kids be kidsA viral video of a preschool girl improvising her way through a choreographed tap dance recital highlights the often understated value of sitting back and letting kids just be kids.
Cyberbullying poll: More victims of online abuse reach out to familyA cyberbullying poll conducted by Associated Press and MTV finds that a greater percentage of youth affected by online bullying are reporting abuse to parents and siblings; and they say it helps.
Prince George christening: Can it boost decline in baptism tradition?Prince George's christening ceremony today has the Archbishop of Canterbury hoping – as with other royally inspired social trends – it will revive the baptism tradition.
Chrome browser's parental controls could be a game-changerGoogle Chrome's 'Supervised Users' option could offer parents a more efficient way of monitoring children's viewing habits, eliminating the need for third-party parental control software.
Ringo Starr's 1964 photo mystery gives idol-hunting teens hopeRingo Starr wants to know the identity of six teen fans captured in a snapshot he took nearly 50 years ago, giving hope to teens everywhere that their idol may one day look for them.
