Children
Does Your Kid Kick-Start Their Day With Coffee?
Starbucks is a lot of parents' poison, but do you let your children indulge? Lately, I've seen school-age kids — even as young as six — shuffling through the local coffeehouse line and they aren't ordering hot cocoa. Blended beverages like Frappuccinos are what some youngsters drink to kick-start their day.
A Lesson From Obama: Give the Gift of Health
It's often pointed out how fit and healthy President Barack Obama is — he plays basketball with a passion, goes to the gym six days a week, and when on vacation chooses to bodysurf over lounging on the beach. It was even reported that during his presidential campaign he hit the gym for 48 days in a row. In light of his struggle to kick a nicotine habit — something he says he is 95 percent cured of — Obama lives a pretty fitness-focused lifestyle.
Add Your Lil Cutie to Your Community Account!
Nothing makes a mother's day like seeing her mini me's mug. Share pictures of your kiddos by adding them to your profile! And let us know what makes your tot unique from their favorite foods to their first words and what they like to do for fun.
How Do You Feel About Having Children?
Maureen Dowd asks why women seem unhappier today than ever in her New York Times column over the weekend. Are they unhappier? Women today seem way happier than the defeated and bitter Betty Draper on Mad Men.
Kids Are Blind to the Notion of a Colorblind Society
Well-intentioned parents who want their kids to grow up in a colorblind world avoid discussing race. But a new study involving white families reveals that when parents keep quiet about skin color, young children will discriminate based on race.
The findings from the Children's Research Lab at the University of Texas are featured in this week's Newsweek.
Awkward! A Stranger's Child Won't Stop Screaming
We've all been there — on a plane, at the store, trying to watch a movie, and the screeching, wailing or whining begins. I always feel for the parents of children who, in public, are causing a big ruckus. It's annoying enough, I imagine, but then having strangers either glare or silently seethe must be tough.
Sunday Confessional: He Wants Kids, She Doesn't
We're scouring the juicy (but anonymous!) secrets posted on Truu Confessions and letting you weigh in. This week a confessor tells us that she doesn't want kids, but her partner does.
"I think we are a complete family already — just the two of us.
Documentary Explores Why All Children Deserve a Chance
All they need is love? The British documentary Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go airs tonight on PBS, taking a yearlong look at the the Mulberry Bush School in Oxford, England, where 40 emotionally disturbed children board. The three-year program centers on patience and kind human interaction as a last resort for these youngsters.
What Is the Appropriate Age to Leave Kids in Car?
I ran into the grocery store for a few items over the weekend. While exiting with my kids, I noticed a baby in the backseat of a vehicle and did a double take since there were no passengers in the front of the parked car. The child looked to be about a year old and was sound asleep.
Richard Dawkins Funds Atheist Camp For Kids
Famous atheist Richard Dawkins has put his money behind a Summer camp for kids — you can think of it as the anti-Jesus Camp.
At atheist Camp Quest, kids aged 8-17 learn about rational skepticism, moral philosophy, ethics, and evolution — while enjoying traditional camp activities. According to those involved, the project is not about changing what kids think, but about changing the way they think.
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