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Disney Princesses Pose as Cover Girls

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Apr 29th 2009 11:00AM

When it comes to Disney Princesses, I've got an "if you can't beat 'em, join em" attitude. And it's really hard to beat 'em when you've got two small girls in the house. But as much as I've come to accept sharing my home with Princess Aurora and her ...
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Boys Do Better in English When Girls Aren't Around

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Apr 28th 2009 9:00AM

It's almost report card time again. If you've got a boy who's struggling in English classes, you might want to find out who his classmates are. That's the news out of Bristol University, where a research student found that girls in a classroom can ...
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Twin Saves Sister Through Telepathy

by Brett Singer, Posted Mar 30th 2009 3:00PM

Upon receiving an email with the subject line "Fwd: Twin Saves Sister With Telepathy - For Realz!" our first reaction was "HOAX". In this case, though, the story is true. At least according to London's "Daily Mirror." Here's the scoop: 15-year-old ...
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Too Young for Romance

by Brett Singer, Posted Feb 11th 2009 11:00AM

Valentine's Day is almost upon us. Children of all ages will exchange cards, hugs and candy hearts. It starts as young as kindergarten, and continues until the kids discover that sometimes "love" is more fun in private. I know this will make some ...
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California Woman Gives Birth to Octuplets!

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jan 27th 2009 9:00AM

An as-yet-unnamed woman in Belleflower, California became mom to eight -- yes, eight -- babies on Monday. The octuplets, six boys and two girls, were born via C-section at Kaiser Permanente hospital, and all are doing well. The newbies weigh anywhere ...
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Playground News - Girls are Less Active Than Boys

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jan 8th 2009 2:00PM

Visiting my daughter's kindergarten class at recess, it's hard to tell exactly who is playing with who. Boys and girls are everywhere, climbing, crawling, and chasing. But according a recent study, by age 10, boys are more likely to be the ones ...
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Parents Fear Pink Plague

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 3rd 2009 1:00PM

Are today's little girls being brainwashed by marketers trying to sell toys? After a study of young girls' speech patterns revealed that many of them refer to the color pink as "Barbie", some parents are convinced that their daughters are suffering ...
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The White House - Are Boys Too Rowdy?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:00PM

I'm a mom (who was once a girl) who is raising daughters (more girls), so I really don't know much about what it means to parent a boy. I do have nephews, however, and though they often have different interests than my girls, they don't seem like ...
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Holidays - What a Tween Girl Wants

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Dec 9th 2008 10:00AM

Ever wish you could look into your tween daughter's heart and see what she's really thinking and feeling? Right, good luck with that. But we can tell you what she wants for a holiday gift ... if she's anything like her peers, that is. AlphaMom ...
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Do Shy Kids Ruin Nativity Plays?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 8th 2008 1:00PM

My response to that is, well, what's NOT to be ruined about nativity plays? I can't stand them, myself, and I was raised Catholic (so you'd think I'd be all about them). I probably feel this way because as a child in Catholic school I was relegated ...
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Teacher Binds Girls' Hands and Feet to Teach About Slavery

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Dec 8th 2008 10:00AM

I'm all for a hands-on teaching experience. I think kids can get so much more from touching, experimenting, and doing than they can from books and lectures. But when a hands-on moment humiliates a child, it's taking things way too far. A ...
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"Free to Be You and Me" turns 35

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 23rd 2008 4:00PM

My girls have a handful of toys left over from my old childhood -- a plastic strawberry filled with Strawberry Shortcake dolls, a family of squeak-able squirrels who live in a log, and a set of homemade Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. But something I ...
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Amy Poehler invites "Smart Girls" to her party

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 17th 2008 1:00PM

Expectant mom Amy Poehler is leaving SNL, a development that definitely disappoints her fans. But her new project Smart Girls at the Party might be pretty exciting in its own right. Amy teamed up with pals Meredith Walker, who's produced for Nick ...
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We need girls to be good at math

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 11th 2008 4:00PM

In this country, sadly, we don't encourage advanced studies anywhere near as much as we should. In fact, it seems almost the opposite -- those who are passionate about hard science are the target of ridicule at best and victims of institutionalized ...
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Steve Doocy thinks coaching girls is like "herding cats"

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 11th 2008 1:00PM

Not every child is an athlete. But those who do enjoy sports come in every age, shape, and yes, even gender. It might come as no surprise to you and me that girls can actually, oh, enjoy sports and maybe even be good at them. But according to Fox and ...
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