Parenting
Does snoring make kids crazy?
Posted on March 6, 2012, at 3:05 PMA new study suggests that children with behavior problems might just need a good night's sleep
'Am I ugly?': The 'disturbing' teen YouTube trend
Posted on February 22, 2012, at 2:35 PMAs if growing up weren't hard enough already, kids are now posting their insecure inquiries online, prompting a stream of "vicious remarks" from "internet trolls"
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Babyccinos: Do kids really need espresso?
Posted on February 16, 2012, at 11:42 AMIn Brooklyn, hipster parents are ordering up foamy decaf treats... for 2-year-olds
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Are French moms better than Americans?
Posted on February 7, 2012, at 3:21 PMApparently, tiger moms aren't the only ones who are superior. Writer Pamela Druckerman insists French mothers raise better behaved youngsters, too
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'Rape tag': The 'disgusting' new schoolyard game
Posted on February 6, 2012, at 10:31 AMElementary students in Minnesota alarm parents and educators with a variation of freeze tag in which participants hump one another to be unfrozen
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Registering autistic children with the police: A strategic idea?
Posted on January 12, 2012, at 3:22 PMA new Canadian program is supposed to help officers defuse confrontations using sensitivity rather than force. But what about privacy?
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Should pregnancy be labeled a disability?
Posted on January 9, 2012, at 12:00 PMAn Ohio professor argues that expectant moms need legal protection so the strains of pregnancy don't cost them their jobs
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The 'concerning' rise in twin births
Posted on January 6, 2012, at 12:05 PMThe rate at which U.S. women are having twins has climbed dramatically, worrying some experts since twins are born earlier and smaller than solo babies
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The top 8 parenting controversies of 2011
Posted on December 29, 2011, at 9:38 AMCrotchless thongs, ADHD medication, chicken-pox lollipops, tiger moms — parents had plenty to argue about this year
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Should parents go to jail when kids miss too much school?
Posted on December 14, 2011, at 6:14 PMFlorida's Palm Beach County is cracking down on truancy by punishing parents, and it's hardly the first place in the nation to do so
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7 'hardcore' schoolyard brawls... between parents
Posted on December 9, 2011, at 11:51 AMBad students go to the principal's office. Naughty moms and dads don't get off quite so easily
A restaurant's 'outrageous' 'baby tax'
Posted on December 1, 2011, at 3:52 PMAn English eatery sparks an international debate by charging moms an extra $5 for bringing young children to the table
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Should sex educators teach kids about pleasure?
Posted on November 22, 2011, at 6:15 AMAbstinence-based sex ed has failed, argue some parents. It's high time we started being far more honest about the birds and the bees
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Crotchless thongs... for 7-year-olds?
Posted on November 17, 2011, at 6:05 PMA Colorado kids' clothing store outrages parents after a woman finds X-rated underwear for sale among stuffed animals and princess costumes
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The 'crazy' 11-11-11 birth phenomenon
Posted on November 11, 2011, at 4:00 PMAround the globe, expectant mothers are going to extremes to ensure a numerologically auspicious birthday for their babies
A 20th baby for the Duggars: Too risky?
Posted on November 9, 2011, at 10:45 AMThough her last pregnancy was fraught with dangerous complications, Michelle Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting is excited to have No. 20 on the way
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Hollywood is trying to conjure enthusiasm for a film based on Ouija, but that's not the only unlikely game-to-movie adaptation in town
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