Overscheduled Kids = Parental Stress
September 13, 2009
Overscheduled Kids = Parental Stress
Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger
Yesterday at 11:48 PM
Forget about emotionally scarring your kids by enrolling them in a litany of extra-curricular activities. According to a new study, the endless stream of piano lessons, soccer practices, Cub Scout meetings and ballet recitals, is more stressful on parents than anyone [...]
Not So Bad Dad
September 12, 2009
Not So Bad Dad
Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger
Yesterday at 07:40 AM
With guys like Jon Gosselin, Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson and the jerk who poisoned his kids for cash, still living and breathing, it’s easy to see why dads get dissed a lot in the media.http://parenting.families.com*
But, not all dads are bad.
In fact, some are [...]
Early Day Care Will Not Reduce Illness Later
September 9, 2009
Horsing Around at School
September 9, 2009
Still, I think it goes without saying that the horse-riding mom proved her point.
Can you imagine having to wait an hour or two after school to pick up your kids?
Another Real Bad Dad
September 7, 2009
In 2005, the 40-year-old father pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges in federal court. Perkins was sentenced to jail and remained there until last year when his young son became deathly ill and needed a kidney transplant to survive. Perkins begged a judge to release him on bond so he could donate [...]
Warning: Grandma’s on Facebook
September 5, 2009
Warning: Grandma’s on Facebook
Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger
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And her grandkids are not happy about it.
Getting friend requests from your grandmother isn’t exactly “cool” in the world of social media obsessed teens.
In fact, a new survey says that large numbers of teens are abandoning their Facebook pages because they no longer [...]
Warning: Grandma’s on Facebook
September 5, 2009
Warning: Grandma’s on Facebook
Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger
Yesterday at 05:00 AM
And her grandkids are not happy about it.
Getting friend requests from your grandmother isn’t exactly “cool” in the world of social media obsessed teens.
In fact, a new survey says that large numbers of teens are abandoning their Facebook pages because they no [...]
Blame the Mother
September 2, 2009
According to researchers, your child’s frequent night waking is your fault now, and was your fault way back when you were still pregnant. Heck, it was likely your fault even before the kid was conceived.
Basically, the study concludes that mothers, who allow their kids cry it out, and not get involved in midnight (and [...]
Disciplining Other People’s Kids
September 2, 2009
The Ultimate Helicopter Parent
August 31, 2009
The kicker to this story is that according to the school’s principal, very few students saw the landing because it took place in a clearing far away from where most kids hang out in the morning.
Of course, now that the story has gone national, every kid in the state is aware of Joseph’s first day [...]