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- Mayim Bialik: Enough with the attachment parenting criticism
Mayim Bialik, the 'Big Bang Theory' co-star, is tired of critics picking fights over her choice of raising her two kids by attachment parenting. From nutrition to breastfeeding to educational practices to sleep schedules, no aspect of a child's escapes comment, argument, and sometimes vicious debate.
- Best books for children: a word cloud merges best-of lists
Books for children are easy to find, but hard to choose. Googling books for children will bring back hundreds of hard-to-read vertical lists. See the best of in one glance with this word cloud design.
- Kids Count: Parents finding themselves increasingly without jobs
The number of kids whose parents cannot find secure employment is rising, a study released today says. New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada ranked last in child well-being, which they hope will turn around after investing in education.
- Woman off a cliff video: Infidelity has a price
Woman off a cliff: A married woman throws her husband's "other woman" off a small cliff, a ravine really, in a jealous rage. And the whole incident is captured on video.
- First day of summer 2013 has nothing on northern Norway's 60 days of sun
The first day of summer 2013 in the United States, the longest day of the year, still has less sunlight than northern Norway right now. Territories in the arctic circle have, effectively, 60 first days of summer.
- Louis was right: when your kids start to 'know much more than I'll ever know'
That bittersweet moment when parents realize their kids, graduating into adulthood, are starting to do life all by themselves.
- Instagram video: Parents need not change their approach with the new feature
Instagram now has video (15 seconds compared to Vine's six). Parents need not develop a new approach to Instagram's new video feature, though, and ConnectSafely's guide to Instagram still holds up.
- Kate Middleton: 10 royal baby facts After two years of marriage Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child. What can the world expect with the untraditional couple's parenting style?
- The Summer Solstice is tomorrow. Celebrate with these themed cupcakes
Summer solstice is tomorrow, June 21, and that means you have 24 hours to plan a summer solstice meal. For desert, we recommend these summer solstice cupcakes.
- Summer activities for kids: Nix the planner, it's time to play pretend
Think you need to schedule activity after activity to enrich your child's summer? Think again. Free time and even being bored can stimulate your child's imagination.
- Twins rubber bands video: Two babies have the best time ever
Twins rubber bands: This video will go down in Internet history as the cutest video to go viral since the last cutest video. Sure, we may forget all about the twins and their rubber bands by tomorrow, but lets enjoy it today.
- Joe Torre's daughter catches falling baby
Joe Torre: Daughter of the ex-manager of Yankees caught a baby as it tumbled off a second-floor fire escape in New York City.
- Starbucks to display drink calories and it might shock you awake
Starbucks will begin displaying the amount of calories in its drinks on menu boards across the country starting next week. A caramel Frappuccino? 300 calories, and that's just the small size.
- Sesame Street's new muppet: Facts you may not know about parents in jail
Sesame Street jail: The newest muppet, Alex, is representative of a growing problem — 1 in 28 children in the US have a parent locked up. Here's a list of facts you may not know about parents in jail.
- Watermelon Oreos: The public weighs in on social media
Watermelon Oreos, the dunkable cookie's newest makeover, went on sale June 10, but the typically social media savvy company hasn't marketed the limited edition cookie as they have others.
- Parenting the littlest media users: A study shows what concerns new parents
Are parents concerned about their wee ones becoming addicted to new media? Meh, not really. Nor are they saying media use is a source of conflict, a new study says.
- National Pollinator week: How to get your family involved
From June 17-23 is National Pollinator week, a chance to get outside and learn about the animals responsible for supporting our ecosystem. Here's how to get your family involved.
- Ground control to undergrad: Prepping your college student for home reentry
Your college student is coming home. Reentering the atmosphere of their childhood will be bumpy, but a few preparations can ensure as safe a landing as possible.
- Allen Iverson abducted his children, says mom, a rising trend
Allen Iverson abducted his five children, says his ex-wife in a court filing. The FBI says the Allen Iverson case is not an isolated one: Parental abductions have risen sharply in the past two years.
- Shark attacks at Surfside: Teen punches, kicks himself loose
Shark attacks at Surfside Beach, Texas, leaving a teenager injured, but OK. The teen freed himself during the shark attack by punching the shark.