Obama's economic plan makes more 'cents' Sep 5, 2008
The sole focus is on outlawing abortion, while funding continues to be cut for teen parenting programs, Medicaid, housing and child-care assistance as well as supplemental food programs. In addition to ending abortion, pro-lifers need to hold politicians accountable for supporting women and the babies they didn't abort. (NJ.com -- Times)
Five Parenting Pointers to Help Provide Your Baby with a Head Start in Life Sep 5, 2008
While a safe and loving home is one of the most valuable things we can provide for our children, five other parenting pointers come from Dr. Laura Jana, pediatrician and co-author of "Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality." Dr. Jana's recommendations to parents are given to help babies grow up to be "healthy, wealthy and wise." These pointers don't involve great sacrifices, going to extremes, or even spending a lot of money ... While high-quality, educational television designed... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Teen Q&A: Parents need to listen to teens ... and themselves Sep 5, 2008
Keep doing the good parenting you have been which means having expectations, limits, setting goals and loving him with quality time as a family ... It would be great if each child came with a manual; It would make this parenting thing easier. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Abstaining from change Sep 4, 2008
So yesterday I called Anne Teschner, who runs The Care Center, an alternative school for pregnant and parenting teens in Holyoke, the great old mill town where I got my first newspaper job. Anne and her staff deal in a real world, not a fantasy. (Boston Globe)
Oh Baby! The Spears-Palin Connection Sep 4, 2008
Not for parenting tips but rather to see how they perform under pressure. Now why do I think he picked Palin. (Washington Post)
Fedsquestion plastic bottle's safety Sep 4, 2008
Government questions plastic bottles' safety - Kids and parenting- msnbc ... Kids and parenting videos ... MORE FROM KIDS AND PARENTING. (MSNBC -- Health)
Following the money Sep 4, 2008
The program is also geared to teach moms and dad more about parenting. Darling is the general counsel for Palo Alto-based Danger software firm, recently acquired by Microsoft. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
OPINION: Palin and the Double Standard Sep 4, 2008
In interviews, he says as much, expressing his gratitude to his mother-in-law, who has taken over many parenting responsibilities during the campaign, given that his wife has been away a great deal of the time as well, making appearances and raising money. Does this make him a bad father"? Should it undercut his claim to the presidency? Of course not. Why should Sarah Palin be different? I remember a few years ago, a woman candidate used mother in her ballot line description, as one of her... (Fox News)
Calm a child's fear of school with key tips Sep 4, 2008
The right parenting moves can ease a child s apprehension on the first day of school. Does the mention of school bring your child to crocodile tears. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Is Palin victim of media conspiracy? Sep 4, 2008
What s galling is this: When the subject is a pregnancy to an unwed, minority teenage mother growing up in some (presumably Democratic) urban area, that pregnancy becomes fodder for lectures from conservatives about bad parenting, the perils of welfare spending and so on. But when the subject is a pregnancy to an unwed, white teenager from some small town in a Republican state, that pregnancy is a celebration of the wonders of God s magnificence and choosing life. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Marketers Fight for Your Teeth Sep 4, 2008
Crest Weekly Clean hits store shelves this month, but Pady has built buzz for it by sending samples to bloggers and magazine editors who cover topics such as beauty, health and parenting. It's been written about in more than 50 blogs and featured in beauty magazine Allure. (ABC News -- Business)
First U.S. Uterus Transplant Planned Sep 4, 2008
"Why is that the sine qua non of being a parent? The real work of parenting is in the time after a child is born and is in someone's home.". But Del Priore and others defend the effort, saying the procedure will be attempted only after careful vetting by independent experts. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Judge hands down stacked sentence to convicted killer for drug possession Sep 4, 2008
not in the wind wrote on Sep 3, 2008 3:40 PM:" I hope you call the police when you see meth deals going down? That is a very scary drug, and I know many of teens are on it these days. I would suggest however, a few things that contrribute to anti-social and self-destructive behaviors. And no matter what society wants to hear it starts with parenting, and teaching self worth, and responsibility as very young children. If a child sees Family Violence, Divorce, Abuse, neglect, and a young child is... (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Health And Nourishment From Your Own Backyard Sep 4, 2008
She has been a parenting coach and is the mother of two grown daughters. GT Reader Comments. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
142 comment(s) Sep 4, 2008
proud football mom wrote on Sep 4, 2008 7:27 AM:" Good Morning, Miss Perfect Unable to Read JBMy son came out with a clean urine test. Maybe your sons did not and maybe you should be quiet. Hopefully I dont find out who you are because we will have face to face words. I do not suck up to any child. Nor do I talk crap about a child/children in print or to their face. Austin made a bad choice. The other children made bad choices. I have made bad choices. Live and learn from them. Punish them but... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Fire retardant chemicals found in toddlers' blood Sep 4, 2008
PARENTING & KIDS' HEALTH NEWS: ONLY ON USA TODAY. Chemicals. (USA Today -- News)
Parenting: Help kids remember good schoolyear habits Sep 4, 2008
Summer break is coming to an end. What took it so long. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Program aims to help parents be better moms, dads (5) Sep 4, 2008
VanWey is helping Johnson learn good parenting skills ... She realized that besides having someone to help her with parenting skills her mother died six years ago she would have a real friend to talk to ... A lot of our parents have more than parenting issues, VanWey said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Weighting the pros and cons Sep 4, 2008
Lodian wrote on Sep 3, 2008 7:32 PM:" Rhodie (re: Sep 3rd post @ 2:43pm): If you would like to swap parenting tips and strategies just ask. Don't use this Wal-Mart issue as your backdrop. It's simply ridiculous. ". Lodian wrote on Sep 3, 2008 7:28 PM:" Bob Loblaw wrote on Sep 3, 2008 3:38 PM:" Rhodie needs to call Nanny 911 "Yes, maybe she can help. ;-) ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males Sep 4, 2008
A series of studies on vole populations, begun at the NIMH Intramural Research Program in the mid 1980s, showed that, in male rodents, variations in a section of the gene avpr1a affect social bonding behaviors, such as choosing a mate and parenting. The animal studies suggested a possible connection between a seemingly useless piece of DNA and bonding behavior. (EurekAlert!)
Teen suicide rate still disturbingly high Sep 3, 2008
Teen suicides dip, but rate remains high - Kids and parenting- msnbc ... Kids and parenting videos ... MORE FROM KIDS AND PARENTING. (MSNBC -- Health)
Game 2: #20/19 Illinois (0-1) vs. Eastern Illinois (0-1) Sep 3, 2008
While some college athletes become parents during their college years, Williams has taken parenting one step further. He and his high school girlfriend, Chez, have decided to continue their full-time student schedules at Illinois while raising LaChez. (Fightingillini.com)
Some Strong Thinkin (193) Sep 3, 2008
There are extremes in parenting methods in both directions. and both can be extremely harmful. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Palin says daughter is pregnant Sep 3, 2008
50674 wrote on Sep 2, 2008 10:10 AM:" Where are all you GOP supporters now? You know, the ones who are so quick to condemn parents for not parenting? Where are those comments about knowing where your children are, being there, parenting, blah blah blah! It appears that her job was more important than instilling the values she claims to have on her own family. " ... DoesAnyoneCare wrote on Sep 2, 2008 2:00 PM:" Palin does not have the millions that McCain, Biden or Obama have, to hire help to... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Male Monogamy Gene? Not So Fast Sep 3, 2008
This reminds me a lot of A.D.D, which is a made up condition to give parents and excuse for bad parenting ... It is a lack of social parenting to foster the child's attention in one direction or another. (Wired News)
For many, Palin pregnancy a private matter Sep 3, 2008
Yet some of these same people wondered whether Palin could be an effective vice president and deal with the obligations of parenting both her own and her children's children. Back when teen star Jamie Lynn Spears revealed she was pregnant at 16, chatter centered on her mother - more famous for her older daughter, Britney - and whether she was somehow to blame. (AZCentral -- News)
Can mothers balance high-powered jobs and kids? Sep 3, 2008
i have yet to meet a man that is as detailed in parenting as a woman ... Srah Palin has some people scared, they have no real vested interest in her parenting abilities ... Good parenting is much more important. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Aging Parents Bring Joy To Some Boomers Sep 3, 2008
Parenting A Parent An Honor For Some - Health News Story - KPRC Houston ... Parenting A Parent An Honor For Some ... Parenting the parent -- a common phrase used to describe what happens when parents depend on their children to care for them -- implies that parents have regressed back to childhood. (Click2Houston, TX)
SOUND OFF: PALIN FOR VP Sep 3, 2008
Pro-Family Voter wrote on Sep 2, 2008 11:01 AM:" Who is parenting the Palin children? Sarah is clearly too busy. Her children are being shuttled around from place to place. The first Dude was not about to give up his slope job. Track was shipped off to boarding school before the army. Bristol spent her junior year of high school with various family members. Willow has had her own struggles as lots of people in the Valley know. Piper should be in school but she has no stability. Trig's father or... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
'Gang spotter guide' for parents Sep 2, 2008
The guide has been produced by the Home Office in conjunction with police, local authorities, parenting organisations and community groups including Mothers Against Violence. Slang words. (BBC News)
Let's help parents help their babies Sep 2, 2008
When parents are in prolonged employment during their children's early years of life, the opportunities to learn these parenting skills can be affected. We need to find better ways to allow parents to stay at home during the first year of their child's life, to provide these continuous one-on-one interactions that infants need with their parents for healthy brain development. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
BACK OFF: Obama: 'I Am Offended' By Palin Rumors... Sep 2, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog: Obama on Palin - Politico. " "I have said before and I will repeat again: People's families are off limits," Obama said. "And people's children are especially off-limits. (The Drudge Report)
Stigma Prevents Military Members from Seeking Mental Health Care Sep 2, 2008
The majority of spouses also reported stress from handling domestic issues alone (60 percent) and single parenting (54 percent). "It's important to remember that the mental health trials that service members experience can have a ripple effect throughout their immediate family while they are serving and upon their return home," Robinowitz says. (Pekin Times, IL)
Palin candidacy takes another turn Sep 2, 2008
Feminists for Life has spearheaded efforts to make sure pregnant and parenting college students, who have the highest abortion rates in the nation, get tangible help like medical referrals, child-care and assistance in completing their education. Palin, a mother of five, recognized the need to do more than say she opposes abortion and joined the organization. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
You treat your kids differently. So what? Sep 2, 2008
Conscientious parenting is what matters ... And having a parent who really cares about you - parenting flaws and all - is far better than having a parent who is not involved ... What matters is the overall quality of the parenting, not treating your kids equally all the time. (Globe and Mail)
Gov. Palin says daughter is pregnant Sep 2, 2008
Try looking at your own parenting and ask yourself whether you thought your kids' poor decisions were yours. We can only teach them best we can and let them make their own decisions. (Longview Daily News, WA)
District opens first Family Resource Center today Sep 2, 2008
In addition to connecting families with community resources, the centers will hold parenting classes and monthly seminars. September's seminar is about online safety for families and students. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Help-wanted ad for nanny: 'My kids are a pain' Sep 2, 2008
This being the age of instant communications, the ad took on a life of its own, making the rounds of parenting blogs and e-mail inboxes and inspiring an article in Thursday's New York Times. Soodak, a 40-year-old painter whose husband owns a wine store, eventually hired Christina Wynn, a 25-year-old University of Virginia graduate, to take care of Rubin, 12; Ellis, 9; and Shay and Cassie, both 6. (USA Today -- News)
How Children Stop Failing Sep 2, 2008
Thanks to the Zone, these families have enjoyed everything from better health care and parenting classes to summer programs and quality preschool. The elementary school's superb principal and capable staff also help, but the clear implication of Tough's portrait is that neither the school nor the social programs would entirely succeed without the other. (Slate)
Walking a thin line: Researchers seek best anorexia treatment Sep 1, 2008
ST. LOUIS Twenty years ago, when Cheryl Bergin was a teenager and in the throes of anorexia nervosa, she weighed a mere 54 pounds (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Help Your Teen Stay Safe During Summer Months Sep 1, 2008
It's important for parents to exercise their positive parenting influence and help their teens make responsible decisions ... com/positiveparenting. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
A year later, two high schools feel, react to the impact of teens deaths Sep 1, 2008
Eileen Coulston to also a mama wrote on Aug 27, 2008 9:42 PM:" I think your story should be printed, and SVH would do it at the drop of a hat. People should learn the signs of babies in distress. This article was showing how teens decisions impact others. It has a positive motive. None of these families were looking for sympathy. Sympathy won't change the past and neither will anyone's advice about parenting. Yet, this article was showing what good came of all this pain. I hope one day, you'll... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
High praise for public education Sep 1, 2008
Swarms of stay-at-home parents bring their preschoolers to the parenting centre, where they enjoy unstructured runaround time, referrals to outside services, adult conversation. There's a child-care facility, too, providing a one-stop destination (including after-school care) for kids from 3 to 13. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
CongressNow: Candidate Could Face Conservative Backlash Sep 1, 2008
The platform states that the Democratic Party strongly supports a woman s decision to have a child by ensuring access to and availability of programs for pre- and post-natal health care, parenting skills, income support, and caring adoption programs. More symbolically, Democrats gave anti-abortion Sen. (Roll Call)
Dad Gets Jail Time For Killing Family Cat Aug 31, 2008
Under the plea agreement, Collins also must receive counseling and attend parenting classes and substance abuse treatment. The judge also prohibited Collins from owning a pet. (CBS News)
New faces in a familiar ZIP code Aug 31, 2008
"We also have the POV that a lot of this generation of parenting has been throwing money at kids, and if they give them a car or they give them clothes that's parenting. We don't believe that's parenting.". "I think [original show producer] Darren Star is brilliant, but we won't be perhaps as one-dimensional as those characters," says Loughlin of the ever-understanding Jim and Cindy from the original. (Boston Globe)
Man under fire Aug 31, 2008
Mr. McCain, who works out every day, has said he sleeps very well and worries more about parenting his five children than the pressures of business. That was before the current crisis left him haggard and strained. (Globe and Mail)
Five Parenting Pointers to Help Provide Your Baby with a Head Start in Life Aug 31, 2008
While a safe and loving home is one of the most valuable things we can provide for our children, five other parenting pointers come from Dr. Laura Jana, pediatrician and co-author of "Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality." Dr. Jana's recommendations to parents are given to help babies grow up to be "healthy, wealthy and wise." These pointers don't involve great sacrifices, going to extremes, or even spending a lot of money ... While high-quality, educational television designed... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Teen Q&A: Parents need to listen to teens ... and themselves Aug 31, 2008
Keep doing the good parenting you have been which means having expectations, limits, setting goals and loving him with quality time as a family ... It would be great if each child came with a manual; It would make this parenting thing easier. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Exercise caution when using public restrooms Aug 31, 2008
Parenting is the toughest job in the world, and you need to be a team. You have to follow your heart in this matter. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Here's to summer, Laura-style Aug 31, 2008
My friends' parenting style inspired me for when my time comes; I suspect their techniques will ensure their kid develops a taste for non-nuggeted food. He'll reach for the Asiago over the Chuck E. Cheese in life. (Florida Times-Union)
Vacationing parents find it is better to outnumber the offspring Aug 30, 2008
This wouldn't be our typical few hours at the playground, and there would be no preschool teachers, no grandparents, no episodes of "Bob the Builder" to save us from the rigors of extreme parenting. I saw the trip as a test of how well we could function in the world as a family unit - for better or worse - the way marriage had felt in the early years. (Boston Globe)
Calm a child's fear of school with key tips Aug 30, 2008
The right parenting moves can ease a child s apprehension on the first day of school. Does the mention of school bring your child to crocodile tears. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
A dream come true Aug 30, 2008
He also talked of self-reliance and responsibility and the need for parents to take over parenting from the television. He didn't say exactly how he would make all those investments and tax cuts with the federal government already hundreds of billions in the red each year. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rude Customer Service Aug 30, 2008
Maybe you skipped that chapter in your parenting handbook. I feel sorry for the kid through all this, not the mom who had to *gasp* clean up HER OWN CHILD'S puke. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
First U.S. Uterus Transplant Planned Aug 30, 2008
"Why is that the sine qua non of being a parent? The real work of parenting is in the time after a child is born and is in someone's home.". But Del Priore and others defend the effort, saying the procedure will be attempted only after careful vetting by independent experts. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
I'm difficult, kids are a pain -- be our nanny? Aug 30, 2008
This being the age of instant communications, the ad took on a life of its own, making the rounds of parenting blogs and e-mail inboxes and inspiring an article in Thursday's New York Times. Soodak, a 40-year-old painter whose husband owns a wine store, eventually hired Christina Wynn, a 25-year-old University of Virginia graduate, to take care of Rubin, 12; Ellis, 9; and Shay and Cassie, both 6. (CNN)
McCain's VP choice is historic, hardly known Aug 30, 2008
uncletom wrote on Aug 29, 2008 2:37 PM:" titan sentinel, my point is the media is making it sound like parenting a child with downs syndrome, or any other birth defect is a walk in the park. I do know what it is like to take care of a child with down syndrome...because my first job was in a group home setting caring for such children. I also know that not everyone has the flexibility to show boat around the country while someone else is caring for the child. It's nice to have access to multiple... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Canada's mental health crisis Aug 30, 2008
But for long spells, he can't muster the energy for parenting. He sleeps on the couch. (Globe and Mail)
Camp Meeting of the Euro-Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Aug 30, 2008
Participants were taken through series of lectures and workshops on marriage, parenting, child delinquency, health, and womens role in developing contemporary society as well as spiritual growth. Ghanas Ambassador to Italy, Mr. Charles Agyei-Amoama, urged Christians not only to pray fervently for peaceful election, but more importantly to work towards what they pray for. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ways to work together Aug 30, 2008
It also will help fund parenting classes and science and computer classes ... And with parenting classes and family-oriented efforts, it helps to build the foundation of our communities, hopefully creating a healthier and more supportive environment for some of our community s youth. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Young girls arrested for plotting stabbing Aug 30, 2008
Valley Girl wrote on Aug 29, 2008 1:32 AM:" To: JayBug, Whats the problem, and Clunk,AM on a Wed was making reference to another article in which the majority of people felt that closing the campus of High Schools would solve the problem of fighting. Being sarcastic, I gather. Now for my comment. There is no one else to blame but the guardians of these girls. Yes, hold the girls accountable also. Heck, throw the book at all of them. To the full extent of the law! I love judges who impose... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Health And Nourishment From Your Own Backyard Aug 30, 2008
She has been a parenting coach and is the mother of two grown daughters. GT Reader Comments. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
State to charge more for marriage license if couples don't get counseling Aug 30, 2008
"We're striving hard to get the word out as fast as we can," said Cindy Stumph, with the Parenting Center. Stumph manages the program for 11 counties across North Texas. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mother Who Left Child Alone Going to Jail Aug 30, 2008
Officials say she will also have to undergo mental health counseling and parenting education. Click here for recent web links from The Channel 3 News. (WCAX.com, VT)
