Biggest Steve Jobs Shocker Makes Sense to Parents
Post by Jeanne SagerIt's the biggest shocker to come out about Steve Jobs in the days since his death. The uber-private former head of Apple doesn't just have a biography coming out about his life, but...
View ArticleTeen Hoodlums Risk Jail to Protect Kids From Pedophile
Post by Jeanne SagerHow's this for the weirdest sentence you'll read all day? A set of teen burglars are a California town's new heroes! Weird, yes. But they just got a pedophile off the street. Anyone...
View ArticleMom Grieves Baby's Loss By Filling Breast Milk Bank in His Honor
Post by Jeanne SagerThere's no perfect prescription for dealing with the loss of a child. Every parent will grieve differently. But Jennifer Coias has found a way to cope with saying goodbye to son...
View ArticleMeanie Administrators Force Parents to Make Their Own Kids' Lunch
Post by Jeanne SagerA whole bunch of parents are flipping their wigs because their kids' Tampa-area elementary school has just banned takeout food deliveries at lunchtime. Gasp! Can you imagine? What...
View ArticleHalloween Shouldn't Make Parents Go Broke
Post by Jeanne SagerI used to think Christmas was an expensive holiday if you were a parent. But now that my kid is old enough to choose her own Halloween costume, I'm ready to wring my hands and cry...
View ArticleDad Labeled a Terrorist for Taking Photos of Own Kid in a Mall
Post by Jeanne SagerForgive me, world, but I always thought the scariest thing lurking in a mall food court was the epically bad food prepared by pimply teenagers. That was until I heard that a dad was...
View Article9-Year-Old Who Saved Dad From Car Crash Should Change How You Treat Kids
Post by Jeanne SagerAsk a bunch of parents when their kids will be ready to go for a long walk down a desolate road alone, and you'll get answers ranging from the helicopter (never!) to the free-range...
View Article'Glee' Adoption Controversy Has Awful Timing
Post by Jeanne SagerGlee fans cheered when Ryan Murphy promised to give up on cutesy themed episodes and guest star stunts in favor of real character development in season three. But the very thing...
View ArticleScared Boys Refuse to Play Teen Girl in High School Football Game
Post by Jeanne SagerYou'd think earning a spot as the first and only girl on your high school's football team would be the hard part. But Mina Johnson just can't catch a break. She sat out the...
View ArticleBible-Thumping Group 'JesusWeen' Wants to Ruin Halloween for Kids
Post by Jeanne SagerTurns out it isn't razor blades in candy or one of the dreaded "healthy treats" houses that you need to watch out for this Halloween. Because we don't have enough religious holidays...
View ArticleTechy Parents Create Cutest Baby Intro Ever (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen it comes to ways women introduce their new babies to the world, technology has ensured that the sky is the limit. Tweets as baby's crowning. Giving birth live on the Internet....
View ArticleTeen With Autism Defeats Bullies to Take Homecoming Princess Title
Post by Jeanne SagerOh karma, how do I love thee? In the case of an autistic teenager about to become her school's homecoming princess, the answer is soooooo much. The thing is, Rachel Sampson's name...
View ArticlePublic School Puts Gay Kids First By Turning Down $55K Grant
Post by Jeanne SagerYou don't see a lot of schools turning down grants in this economy. Certainly not public schools. But it sounds perfectly natural that the Pinellas County School Board said "thanks...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Is the Worst First Lady When It Comes to THIS
Post by Jeanne SagerMichelle Obama taking an impromptu trip to Target seemed kind of cute a few weeks ago. Here's the first lady of the United States, folks, trying to be "one of us." But even this...
View ArticleSomeone Finally Makes 'Dora the Explorer' Watchable for Parents (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerThere are days that make you smile as a parent: the first tooth in, the first tooth lost, the first time your kid wipes their own butt, the first time your kid wipes their own butt...
View ArticleCharles Barkley's Using NBA Lockout to Do Good and You Can Too
Post by Jeanne SagerThe NBA lockout has broken hearts from the locker room to the White House (yes, President Barack Obama is seriously bummed), but it is time to stop moping. This could be some good...
View ArticleRestaurant's 'Flag Ban' Isn't Un-American
Post by Jeanne SagerIt's hard to think of Olive Garden as a "sympathetic" figure in America. They've got us all convinced that those cardboard breadsticks are the bomb, and it's just better not to talk...
View Article'Occupy Wall Street' Parents Are Taking Kids to Sleep in the Streets
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen Kirby Desmarais started talking about taking her daughter down to the Occupy Wall Street protests on her blog, the chatter got so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop. A...
View ArticleBoys' T-Shirts Promoting Sexual Violence Are Not 'Just Shirts'
Post by Jeanne SagerClothing designers are letting the parents of boys get in on the disgust that all us moms of girls have been dealing with lately. We've had to contend with t-shirt makers telling...
View ArticleYour Child's Booster Seat Might Not Be Safe After All
Post by Jeanne SagerSafety-conscious parents, prepare to get really angry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has come out with a new study that says HALF of the booster seats that claim to...
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