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  • February 2008

    • Spanked Kids May Become Sex Aggressors: Study

      Newsweek  |  Feb 29, 08 10:41 AM CST

      Spanked Kids May Become Sex Aggressors: Study

      (Newser) - Though some 90% of American parents do it, spanking remains highly controversial, and research being released today will probably fan the flames, Newsweek reports. Heavily spanking kids has a major effect on their eventual sex lives, a new study finds, making them more likely to coerce a partner into having sex, avoid protection, or indulge in sado-masochistic play. More »

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      sex  • parenting  • child abuse  • safe sex  • sexual behavior  • sado-masochism  • spanking

    • Stop Temper Tantrums Like a Caveman

      LiveScience  |  Feb 22, 08 12:28 PM CST

      Stop Temper Tantrums Like a Caveman

      (Newser) - When your kid has a temper tantrum, they’re a lot like a Neanderthal, reports LiveScience. Two-year-olds are still driven by instinct and emotion, explains one pediatrician, not the higher reasoning of mature adults. So don’t try to logic away a tantrum (“But honey you already have that action figure”), engage them with simple caveman sentences such as, “You are angry.” More »

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      parenting  • evolution  • toddler  • Neanderthals  • emotion  • temper tantrums

    • Parents Feel Negative About New New Math

      Washington Post  |  Feb 19, 08 12:40 PM CST

      Parents Feel Negative About New New Math

      (Newser) - What happens when parents can't help their first-graders with their math homework? They get upset, as parents in Virginia have over the latest "new" math, which emphasizes problem-solving and visualization over memorization and drills. Many are pressing the school district to dump its new math textbook series, the Washington Post reports, and 1,000 have signed a petition to “teach math right.” More »

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      children  • education  • parenting  • mathematics  • elementary school

    • Overseas Tours Cost Soldiers Child Custody

      NPR  |  Feb 15, 08 3:35 PM CST

      Overseas Tours Cost Soldiers Child Custody

      (Newser) - In what the Pentagon and parent-advocacy groups agree is a growing trend, troops serving overseas are unable to maintain custody of their children upon their return, NPR reports. One National Guardswoman raised her son until her unit deployed to Iraq, when his father took temporary custody. AFter she returned home, a court granted her ex-husband’s request to make the situation permanent. More »

    • Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents

      Reuters  |  Feb 14, 08 5:33 PM CST

      Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents

      (Newser) - Parents' drinking habits can influence those of their children, but perhaps not how you might think, a study suggests. While kids are apt to mimic boozing elders, more than one action speaks louder than words: The lax monitoring and harsh punishment that go hand in hand with alcohol abuse can also drive teenagers to the bottle, Reuters reports. More »

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      alcohol  • teenagers  • parenting  • scientific study  • alcohol abuse  • teen health  • teen drinking

  • January 2008

    • Britney Grilled on Parenting

      E! Online  |  Jan 22, 08 9:01 AM CST

      Britney Grilled on Parenting

      (Newser) - After skipping out on earlier court-ordered depositions, troubled pop star Britney Spears finally spent more than two hours yesterday being grilled about her fitness as a mother by attorneys for ex-hubby Kevin Federline. The 26-year-old singer was questioned at the lawyers' offices about drug use and her often erratic behavior, reports E! Online. More »

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      Britney Spears  • parenting  • Kevin Federline  • custody  • Sam Lutfi  • deposition  • visitation  • Claus Hjelmbak

    • Dude, Mom Unloaded My Car

      Des Moines Register  |  Jan 9, 08 3:26 PM CST

      Dude, Mom Unloaded My Car

      (Newser) - The "meanest mom on the planet" has unloaded her rule-breaking 19-year-old son's car in a very public Des Moines Register classified ad: "Totally uncool parents who obviously don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat." More »

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      Iowa  • alcohol  • car  • teenagers  • parenting

    • A Rose by Any Other Name: Parents 'Rebrand' Kids

      CNN  |  Jan 2, 08 4:23 PM CST

      A Rose by Any Other Name: Parents 'Rebrand' Kids

      (Newser) - Naming a baby is a big deal, and some parents can't seem to settle on one. They may have picked "Emma" at birth, but months later decide she looks more like a "Caroline" and navigate the sticky legal system to make the change official. It's a growing phenomenon that CNN calls "namer's remorse"—but its effect on kids remains unclear. More »

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      parenting  • baby  • name

    • Stop Picking on Nerds!

      Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 6:25 PM CST

      Stop Picking on Nerds!

      (Newser) - Americans mock nerds ad nauseum , and psych prof David Anderegg says it's time to lay off. In his new book, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them , Andregg breezily but thoroughly critiques a cultural prejudice that he claims dates back to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Washington Post reports.  More »

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      education  • parenting  • Bill Gates  • psychology  • intelligence  • sociology

  • December 2007

    • How to Make Kids $$$$ Savvy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 20, 07 5:06 PM CST

      How to Make Kids $$$$ Savvy

      (Newser) - It's never too early to get savvy about money. The Journal 's Jonathan Clements explains how he's put his teens on the right track. Delayed gratification: When they spend their own cash, they make better decisions. Pace yourself: The Clements kids had to make a 3-month allowance last. Family values: Stories, not lectures, get the right values going. Pile on the rich: Clements disparages opulence. Long-term compounding: Choose annuities that incentivize waiting. More »

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      list  • money  • parenting  • finances  • budgeting

    • And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh of Relief

      People  |  Dec 19, 07 5:31 PM CST

      And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh of Relief

      (Newser) - Lynne Spears might have been able to explain elder daughter Britney's head-shaving incident and even finessed the no-skivvies romp, but, People reports, news that younger daughter Jamie Lynn, 16, is pregnant appears to have derailed Lynne's book on … you guessed it, parenting. A spokeswoman for her publisher says the book, scheduled for release next spring, is "delayed, not canceled." More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • parenting  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • Lynne Spears  • raising children

    • Italian Govt. Renames Baby

      Reuters  |  Dec 18, 07 1:45 PM CST

      Italian Govt. Renames Baby

      (Newser) - He was born, registered, and baptized Friday Germano, but the Italian government is calling him Gregory. The Germanos happen to like the name Friday, but 5 months after they gave it to their baby, a court in Genoa ruled that it had to be changed. In Italy, it seems, the law forbids giving children “ridiculous or shameful” first names, Reuters reports. More »

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      Italy  • parenting  • baby  • name

    • Parents See Kids' Disorders in Themselves

      New York Times  |  Dec 9, 07 3:14 PM CST

      Parents See Kids' Disorders in Themselves

      (Newser) - Parents whose kids have psychiatric disorders will often seek, and find, signs of the same illness in themselves, the New York Times reports. Some ailments do run in the family—depression and bipolar disorder, for example—but parents at times dig up symptoms to show solidarity with kids and lessen their sense of guilt. Some families even build a deeper bond over a shared mental disorder. More »

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      parenting  • autism  • ADHD  • bipolar disorder  • psychiatric disorders

  • November 2007

    • For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 13, 07 7:07 PM CST

      For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

      (Newser) - Middle-class African Americans are much less likely to surpass their parents’ income than their white counterparts, a new study finds. Overall, two-thirds of American adults earned more than their parents, adjusted for inflation. But among the black middle class, 69% are making less. “Black children and white children do not have equal chances of moving up the income ladder,” the study’s author concludes. More »

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