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Travel with toddlers: Six tips for avoiding airplane meltdownsTravel with toddlers, especially on an airplane, can be a disconcerting experience for parents. There are no foolproof plans for avoiding meltdowns, but here are six tips for getting toddlers through a long (or short) flight.
Ponytail punishment: Utah mom upset over judge's hair-cut rulingA Utah mother is upset that a judge told her to cut off her 13-year-old daughter's ponytail in order to reduce the girl's sentence. The girl and her friend were in juvenile court for cutting off a 3-year-old's hair in March.
Tropical Storm Debby reminds mom of her Haiti ‘hurricane box’Tropical Storm Debby reminds a mother of preparing for hurricanes in Haiti and Miami with you two children and filling their 'hurricane box' with extra water, food, batteries – and some musical improvisation.
Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' gets off to a shaky startAaron Sorkin's new series has the expected great dialogue, but needs more than that.
- Legendary director Martin Scorsese discusses 'The Age of Innocence'
Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's classic novel was inspired by other period films that had an emphasis on narrative power.
Strawberry mint lemonadeA refreshing beverage perfect for keeping cool in summer heat.
Snooki and Miley Cyrus: helping teens evaluate pop star behaviorSnooki and Miley Cyrus, regulars in the celebrity news cycle, probably don't model ideal behavior for teens. Parents can help teens evaluate pop star behavior by discussing how their family values relate to what they see in the media.
- Summer jobs: Four tips for beating teen unemployment and boredom
Summer jobs can be hard for teens to find. Record high unemployment rates for teenagers means they should be creative in making their own jobs or volunteer opportunities by looking around the neighborhood. These four tips will give them a jump start.
Top Picks: a Whole Foods summer initiative, a 1980s miniseries, and moreA new app brings a Chinese folk tale to glowing life, PBS's four-part series 'Queen & Country' explores the British monarchy, and more top picks.
Meatless Monday: Asian purple cabbage salad with a creamy cilantro vinaigretteA fresh and healthy salad with a zesty cilantro vinaigrette
Family dinner with the Gallegoses: Tortillas and togethernessThe great American family dinner tradition, Census data show, is perhaps greatest among Latino households in the US. Four generations of the Gallegos family – of San Ysidro, Calif. – have regular dinners together. And gorditas – small, stuffed tortilla pouches – are a dinner mainstay.
Cover StoryThe family dinner is back – not haute, but the right thing to doThe family dinner – bolstered by science and popular buzz – is back: From Hollywood to the White House and out there at the dinner tables of America, the family ritual is increasingly considered the right thing to do. The food may not be haute, but the gathering is believed to to be connected to lower rates of drug use, obesity, and pregancy among teens.
- The family dinner is the Dalmass household's main dish
Family dinner is the one constant at the Dalmass house: Kelly and Chris st down with their four children even if soccer practice – or other activity - delays it till 9:15. They see it as a way to teach the kids "to love life."
Family dinner: Can you teach a tradition?The family dinner may be associated with lower rates of underage substance abuse, teen pregnancy, depression, and problems in school. The Family Dinner Project aims to promote and teach the tradition – from setting the table to having a family conversation – at schools and among families that may have difficulty starting a dinner tradition of their own.
Family dinner for 17: How many meatloaves did Mom make?The family dinner was a daily ritual for the Walsh family's 15 kids, with "Mommy Barbara" Walsh at the kitchen sink helm, soaking up "the together thing."
'Sing-Off' a cappella winners Pentatonix release their first EPThe five-person a cappella group Pentatonix, who beat countless other groups to win season 3 of NBC's 'The Sing-Off' last November, are set to release their EP 'PTX Vol.1' on June 26th.
Review: 'Brave' is not Pixar's best, but better than 'Cars''Brave' is more Disney-like than Pixar's best work, but the best thing about the film is heroine Merida.
Bus monitor Karen Klein: Publicity punishment enough for bullies?Karen Klein, the bullied bus monitor, doesn't want her taunters prosecuted. Is the negative publicity about the bullies punishment enough? What would you do if it were your kid?
'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' is surprisingly enjoyableDespite one-note characters, 'Lincoln' is entertaining for those willing to buy into the premise.
Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein: Donations mount to $400k-plusBullied bus monitor Karen Klein, who was nastily bullied by middle schoolers earlier this week, has received more that $443,000 in donations from around the world. Three of the students have issued written apologies as of Thursday night.
