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parenting stories: 191 news summaries

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 Chicago Suburb Tops 
 Best Family Towns 


Best spots to raise kids boast good schools, low crime

18 hours, 25 minutes ago
(Newser) - BusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state.... More »

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education • Microsoft • parenting • Chicago • Boston • list • Illinois • small towns • Portland, Maine • affordable • Tinley Park, Ill. • Arcadia, Calif. • Great Falls, Mont. • Redmond, Wash. • Malmstrom AFB • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden

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

 Balloon Parents 
 Plead Guilty 

Sentences unclear, but judge assures 'significant' monetary cost

Nov 13, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The parents of “balloon boy” Falcon Heene pleaded guilty today to charges related to the hoax that sent police and rescue personnel on a wild-goose chase. Richard Heene pleaded to a felony, Mayumi Heene—a Japanese citizen who risked deportation if she had a felony on her record—to... More »

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parenting • felony • misdemeanor • plea bargain • Colorado • Japanese • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • balloon boy hoax • Mayumi Heene

 Inside the Octo-Family Circus 

A behind-the-scenes look at Nadya Suleman as her TV special films

Nov 13, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - As the paparazzi follow Nadya Suleman around, a film crew shooting OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids films them filming her…and John Bowe records it for the New York Times Magazine. From the British film director to the children’s welfare representative ensuring labor law compliance, people who... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • single parenting • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Octomom • OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids

Drugstore Sorry After Clerk Scares Child With Flu

Employee refuses to serve boy with with mask: 'I'm not dying'

Nov 5, 09 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A New Hampshire drugstore has apologized to a customer after a pharmacy clerk enacted her own quarantine. Scott Sullivan’s 12-year-old son was told he probably had the flu by a doctor, who gave him a paper mask because he was coughing. At a local Walgreens, the clerk took one... More »

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parenting • New Hampshire • swine flu • H1N1 virus • seasonal flu • Derry, NH

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

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

parents of the year

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

Oct 23, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from... More »

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reality TV • divorce • parenting • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

Gaming Causes Joint Pain in Kids: Study

Child scientist finds 60+ minutes of daily play may cause trouble

Oct 19, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The repetitive motions involved in playing video games cause joint pain in children, according to a new study by a true expert—an 11-year-old gamer. Deniz Ince, with the help of his rheumatologist dad, studied joint pain among his fellow video game enthusiasts, aged 7 to 12. More than an... More »

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parenting • children • gaming • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors • joint pain • video games • Wii • PlayStation 2

Professional Group Expels Octomom Doc

Reproductive medicine society says Kamrava was out of line

Oct 19, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Kamrava, the fertility doctor who twice implanted six embryos into octomom Nadya Suleman (two embryos reportedly split into twins), has been kicked out of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The society recommends no more than two embryos for women under 35, to reduce the risk of multiple births;... More »

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parenting • reproduction • embryo • fertility treatment • American Society for Reproductive Medicine • Nadya Suleman • implanted embryos • fertility medicine • Michael Kamrava • Octomom • fertility doctor

family circus

Jon, Kate Will Go to Arbitration Over Cash Dispute

Mercurial couple may avoid emergency hearing over inappropriate withdrawals

Oct 12, 09 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon and Kate Gosselin may avoid an emergency hearing over disputed withdrawals from their joint bank account: The two will meet with a court-appointed arbitrator tomorrow in hopes of resolving the dispute privately. Kate filed court papers requesting the emergency hearing over Jon's $230,000 withdrawal; Jon has shot back... More »

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reality TV • divorce • parenting • TLC • checking account • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jon Kate divorce

make it stop

 Kate Wants 
 Spousal, Child 
 Support from Jon 

Kids are 'acting out' as Gosselin split turns even uglier

Oct 9, 09 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - After making nice for a day while their twins turned 9, the Gosselins are back in the ring, with Kate filing court papers demanding child support and temporary spousal support. "She needs relief in light of the draining of substantial marital assets," namely Jon's withdrawal of $230,000... More »

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entertainment • divorce • parenting • TLC • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • separation

 First Duggar Grandchild Arrives 

Baby Mackynzie has 17 uncles and aunts

Oct 9, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mackynzie Renée Duggar won't have to worry about not knowing her babysitter—the first grandchild of TLC reality stars Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar has 17 aunts and uncles. The first child of Joshua and Anna Duggar arrived recently and her parents "are both so happy," a... More »

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reality TV • parenting • TLC • Michelle Duggar • Jim Bob Duggar • 18 Kids and Counting • Joshua Duggar • Anna Duggar • Mackynzie Duggar

 Jon, Kate Call Birthday Truce 

But did an entertainment show pay for the cake Jon brought?

Oct 9, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone can breathe a big sigh of relief: Cara and Mady Gosselin’s 9th birthday party went off without parents Jon and Kate killing each other. Though Kate made a well-publicized request for Jon to leave after 2 hours, she eventually gave in and told him, “You can stay... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Mady Gosselin • Cara Gosselin

Dad Let Toddler Drown in Sea as He Macked on Mistress

'We heard a plop,' father recalls

Oct 9, 09 3:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British dad let a stroller holding two of his children roll from a promenade into the sea where one of them drowned as he made out with his mistress. “I let go of the buggy and seconds into that kiss we heard a plop," married dad of... More »

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parenting • ocean • death • drowning • father • Britain

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

BOOK REVIEW

 Guys, Take a Page 
 From Chabon's 
 Manhood for 
 Amateurs 

Michael Chabon's essays on fatherhood, manhood paint him as quite a catch

Oct 7, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Chabon throws his voice into the widening pool of “daddy diaries” with Manhood for Amateurs, which offers “poignant meditations on manhood, fatherhood, and aspects of his own childhood.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning author emerges from the essays “as a prince among men,” writes Heller... More »

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fatherhood • parenting • father • book • essay • Michael Chabon • Jay-ZTV • fathers • Ayelet Waldman

Perspective

Medical Weed's Been Great for My 9-Year-Old

Marijuana helps autistic, allergic child with debilitating pain

Oct 6, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost as soon as Marie Myung-Ok Lee began giving daily doses of marijuana to her 9-year-old son J, she noticed a big change: He returned from school with his whole shirt on. J is autistic, has an inflammatory bowel condition, and has had two serious spinal cord surgeries. Before pot,... More »

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parenting • autism • medical marijuana • children • pain relief

plus hate

 Kate Heads to Court After 
 Jon Empties Joint Account 

Mom of 8 has $1,000 to pay family's bills

Oct 4, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after his lawyer told Larry King he "doesn't care about the money," Jon Gosselin withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from the joint bank account he shares with Kate, leaving his estranged wife with just $1,000. Kate has hired at least two new lawyers, one of... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • Larry King • CNN • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

CELEB TRAINWRECK

 Jon to TLC: 
 Stop Filming 
 My Kids 

Gosselin finally realizes life's a mess, orders reality show to stop production

Oct 1, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin finally understands what the rest of us have known for a long time: “Jon realized his family was like a trainwreck,” his attorney says, and—saying he wants to prevent “a mortal accident”—he has ordered TLC to cease and desist production on More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • celebrity divorces • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

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