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 Facebook's 
 Most Annoying 
 Parents 

Enough with the sonogram pictures and toilet training status updates

Nov 18, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The latest annoying trend on Facebook isn’t people who write in all caps or insist on using “ur” instead of “your”—it’s parents. Babble runs down the five most annoying types:
  • Obsessives: If you absolutely have to post a sonogram picture, fine. But
... More »

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social networking • Facebook • parents

OPINION



 Daughters 
 Are Great, 
 But ... 

Retro preference for sons is alive and well

Nov 16, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Aaron Traister is thrilled to have a daughter—“I was just as excited about my daughter as I was about my son,” he writes. “And she's even better out of the belly.” But the nagging preference for male children in our society has him doubting his... More »

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gender • pregnancy • fatherhood • parenting • parents • baby • female • girls • daughter • gender bias • cultural preference for male children

 NY Gunman 
 Surrenders in 
 School Standoff 

SWAT and local police negotiating with hostage-taker in Pine Plains

Nov 10, 09 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A gunman holding an upstate New York school principal hostage has surrendered and is in custody, reports CNN . More than 100 police officers and a SWAT team negotiated with the gunman, who a local official said was a former student in his 40s. Pine Plains is located about 90 miles... More »

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parents • school • student • gunman • New York state • hostage • principal • police action • SWAT team • parent

KAREN HOUPPERT

 The Mommy 
 Industry Is 
 Killing Moms 

Selling advice to parents is just adding stress

Oct 27, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to offhand comments from her son ("You're a mean mom!") and underhanded comments from other parents ("Your son's very competitive!"), Karen Houppert wakes up at 2:30am every day, wrestling with self-doubt. The newest parenting trend—family coaches to perfect your child-raising skills—... More »

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motherhood • parenting • parents • mothers


 Disney Offers 
 Refunds for Failed 
 Baby Einsteins

Videos may mesmerize kids, but they don't prompt development

Oct 24, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parents disappointed that junior isn't a prodigy can get now get a refund from Disney. Threatened with a class-action lawsuit, the makers of Baby Einstein products have withdrawn claims that the ubiquitous videos are beneficial to childhood development, and offered to refund the $15.99 parents shelled out if they... More »

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parents • Baby Einstein • babies • women's issues • children's videos • educational videos

identity crisis

 Yes, I'm a Mom— 
 But That's Not My Name 


Oct 23, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest trend in nomenclature rings false to at least one person who recently realized that "Mom" has become "the now generic name for every female parent in our country." Thinking it over, Anne Albeck dates the phenomenon to the early '90s, but familiarity—and overfamiliarity—... More »

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parenting • children • parents • family • name • moms • mother

School Volunteering
Stresses Parents Out

Pressure to help out a source of anxiety for moms and dads

Oct 15, 09 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - With school budgets slashed because of the weak economy, parents are feeling more pressure than ever to volunteer. About 64% of parents surveyed by Harris Interactive say they believe it's more important than ever to pitch in, with 53%—far more than last year— saying they planned to do just... More »

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high school • parents • recession • volunteer • elementary school • teacher

Gov't to Japanese: Have Babies, We'll Pay You 

But cash alone might not be enough to raise birth rate

Oct 8, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Japan’s aging, pension-collecting population eating away at the country's coffers, its leaders have decided they need more kids who can in turn support the elderly—and they’re willing to pay for them. They’re proposing a program that would pay new parents $3,300 a year for... More »

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parenting • Japan • parents • babies

 Parents Lie to Kids 
 All the Time: 
 Study 

Nearly 80% of parents acknowledged fibbing to kids

Sep 29, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents lie to their children, even while telling them that lying is wrong, so often it surprised researchers, a new study reveals. Presented with a list of seven hypothetical lies—such as “the police will come if you don't stop crying now” or “you did a good job... More »

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parenting • children • parents • research • childhood • lies

h1n1 outbreak

 Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc 

Exposing kids to virus is a bad idea, pediatrician says

Sep 28, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who are throwing “swine flu parties” to get kids together in hopes of exposing them to the virus now, while it is in a weaker form, are on the wrong track, says a prominent pediatrician. Responding to a question from a US News and World Report reader, Thomas... More »

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parents • vaccination • immunization • immunity • pediatricians • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Facebook 'Suck Sites' Have Their Day in Court

Defamation lawsuit against angry student may set a precedent

Sep 19, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawsuit filed by administrators at an Illinois beauty school may set a precedent regarding so-called “suck sites,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Nicholas Blacconiere, a student at the Salon Professional Academy of Elgin, welcomed classmates to criticize teachers on a Facebook page. After students posted accusations of teacher... More »

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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • Internet libel • parents • web • Twitter • students

ANALYSIS

A Post-Racial Society? Your Toddler Would Beg to Differ

Kids learn racial difference early, and parents aren't helping

Sep 6, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents, if you think you’re raising color-blind children by avoiding open discussions on race, you’re wrong and could actually be doing the opposite, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman write in a lengthy Newsweek article exposing how babies really learn about racial difference. Many white parents shy away from... More »

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race • children • parents • race relations • racism • post-racial • desegregation • babies

(Newser) - Families are traveling more often, and recession-battered hotels are ramping up their kid-friendly offerings, the Boston Globe reports. Rooms occupied by families with children accounted for 27% of the total in 2008, up from 25% in 2004, and lodgings are watching the trend. Whether it's free Wii, a dog... More »

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travel • children • parents • recession • promotion • vacation • hotel • hospitality • women's issues • kids • lodging • hotel industry

 25 Car Tunes for 
 Kids and Parents 

Add some Marley, Beach Boys to the Disney playlist

Aug 22, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents, don’t let Disney's catalog of saccharine tunes ruin any more of your road trips. There are songs that can bridge the generation gap, Lindsay Armstrong writes on Babble:
  • Jackson Five’s “ABC”: School the kids on the alphabet and pop music—all at once.
  • Billy
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music • children • parents • list • Beatles • Simon and Garfunkel • Jackson Five • Beach Boys • Bob Marley • road trip

(Newser) - Visit Shanghai these days and you're likely to come across an unusual sight: More families having second children. The city—a key cog in China's economic boom—is aging fast thanks to the nation's 30-year-old one-child policy, writes Mark MacKinnon in the Toronto Globe and Mail. As a result, Shanghai... More »

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China • parents • Shanghai • one child policy

Retailers Pitch Tweens, Moms Age-Appropriate Wares

Marketers seek positive messages for their products

Jul 27, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tween girls are a $43 billion market—but they’re not the ones with the wallets. Marketers are aiming for parents concerned about kids facing a barrage of ads that may not be “age-appropriate,” the Washington Times reports. “Many products are about making them older faster, but... More »

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parenting • marketing • parents • mothers • teenager • tween

'Snake Oil' College Advisers Can Run $40K

Counselors often embellish record,
don't need licenses

Jul 19, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Independent college counselors promise to use their admissions know-how to get students into the best schools. But there’s no way to evaluate their sometimes extravagant claims, and some charge more than a year’s tuition at many colleges, the New York Times reports. Still, business is booming in the... More »

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high school • college admissions • parents • college • university • students • counseling

UK Issues Swine Flu Alert for Pregnant Women, Babies

UK docs release special precautions for most at risk

Jul 19, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid increasing concern that pregnant women and young children are most at risk from swine flu, experts in the UK are warning them to take extra precautions, the Telegraph reports. Doctors suggest avoiding unnecessary travel and crowds, particularly on trains and the London Underground. Most swine flu cases wouldn’t... More »

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United Kingdom • children • parents • infection • fetus • pregnant women • swine flu

8th Bust Made in Murder of Fla. Pair; Cartel Link Surfaces

Eighth arrest in slaying of Byrd and Melanie Billings

Jul 16, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - An eighth arrest was made yesterday in the killing of a Florida couple with 16 kids, the Pensacola News Journal reports. Pamela Long Wiggins, 47, has been charged as an accessory to the crime. She has been linked to two other suspects—she rents an apartment to the man described... More »

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Florida • FBI • murder • parents • arrest • drug cartel • home invasion • Byrd Billings • Melanie Billings • Pamela Wiggins

(Newser) - Yet another twist in the John Ensign scandal: The Nevada senator's parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 when their son's affair came to light, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The Ensigns gave the money to the Hamptons in the form of gifts under $12,000 each... More »

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parents • affair • Nevada • John Ensign • scandal • senator • Cindy Hampton • Doug Hampton

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