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Season five of TLC's hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" promises to give more insight into the bizarre celebrity turn the Gosselin's lives have taken. Finally, the cameras are turned around so the viewers can see the world as Jon, Kate and ...
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Recession Brings Back Modest Kid Fashion
With the end of the school year looming, moms are shopping for summer clothes for the kids. But here's something I'll bet you didn't think about when you were picking out sundresses and t-shirts: According to a report in Time magazine, $1.6 million ...Food, Sex, and the American Teen
My oldest daughter is nine years old and like so many other moms of nine year olds, I spend a lot of my time trying to protect her from a culture that beckons her to prematurely abandon her American Girl dolls for a preternatural sexiness. In my ...Hired Help - How Much is Too Much?
One of my closest friends lives in Dubai, the Middle East city famous for being a playground for the rich and famous. On any given weekend, America's A-list stars and athletes can be found partying on the man-made palm-shaped islands for which Dubai ...Slumdog Child Star for Sale!
A recent expose involving the child star, Rubina Ali, of the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" is bringing to light the plight of our world's poorest children, the victims of parents who are willing to sell them, like cattle, for profit or ...
The Morning After Pill - Should Your Teen Need Your Permission?
Do you think your 17-year-old daughter should be able to take the morning after pill without your knowledge or consent? How about without a doctor's visit or even a prescription? Well, last week, a New York District Judge ordered the FDA to ...
Government Lunchbox Inspections?
"This is a primary school, not Guantanamo Bay!" That is how one mom responded when she found out that her daughter's school lunch box was being inspected by government officials intent on enforcing healthy food standards in British schools. ...
Looking for Kid-Friendly Television? Tivo Some Retro Shows!
In the summer, my kids have a lot of freedom to play outside and generate their own fun. In the winter, however, the bitter cold (it's almost zero degrees today in northern Wisconsin!) means a lot of time spent indoors. To entertain themselves, ...
Abstinence, Family, and Values - Lessons from Bristol Palin
As soon as Bristol Palin's interview with Greta Van Susteren aired last week on FOXNews, cable news channels and blogs began burning up with the juicy revelation that Sarah Palin's teenage daughter believes that abstinence is "not realistic at ...
Alfie Patten and Baby Maisie - Two Kids in Need of Good Parenting
If seeing baby-faced Alfie Patten, 13, and 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman posing with their newborn baby for a celebrity-style photo spread in the British tabloids were not depressing enough, now as many as eight other boys in their neighborhood ...
More Work, Fewer Perks for Moms This Year
When the economy stinks, moms pay the price! A recent article in the Washington Times examined why the recession disproportionately impacts moms: during hard times, families "tend to fall back on traditional roles." Why? Because the first things ...
Michael Phelps Should Face Consequences of Smoking Pot
Michael Phelps, the Olympic gold medal record holder and all around wunderkind, may have disqualified himself for the 2012 games after photos surfaced this weekend of him smoking a bong at a South Carolina college house party last November. With ...
The Upside of This Week's Cold Front
As an Arizona native, it's taken some time to appreciate the cozy hibernation that a mid-western winter provides for moms and their kids. To be sure, it was a gradual transformation. First it started with my love for Christmas and the glorious ...
Explaining Obama-mania to Your Kids
Since the election, I have tried very hard to help my kids understand that as Americans, we must respect the office of the President and that even though mom and dad didn't vote for him, Barack Obama, is "our" President and Michelle is "our" ...
Does Free School Breakfast Enable Parents to Fail?
Last week a teacher I know told me that over the years she has seen more and more children arriving at school without their teeth brushed, hair combed, and lacking appropriate clothing for the weather. Curious, I asked her why she thought this ...
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