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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

 Most Stay-at-Home 
 Moms Aren't 
 'Opting Out': 
 Census 

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

Oct 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census... More »

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education • motherhood • parenting • mothers • income • working mothers • US Census • Census data • career • mother

 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

 Spanked Kids 
 Have Lower IQs 

Offspring of hands-off parents test better: scientists

Sep 25, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - American children whose parents use spanking for discipline have lower IQs than those who aren't spanked, a new study finds. Researchers assessed about 800 2- to 4-year-olds and 700 5- to 9-year-olds and revisited them 4 years later, reporting a dropoff of up to 5 IQ points in kids whose... More »

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parenting • children • discipline • scientific study • spanking • corporal punishment • babies

 Jon to Nanny: 
 Don't Worry 
 —I Had a 
 Vasectomy 

Gosselin's new lawyer speaks out; Kate's new 'do—and family dogs—get the boot

Sep 17, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The back-and-forth between Jon Gosselin and his nanny drags on, but at least there won’t be any lovechildren to worry about. Gosselin assured Stephanie Santoro “he’d had a vasectomy,” her mother tells Radar. Meanwhile, Jon’s new divorce attorney agrees “the content of the story... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • German shepherd • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Stephanie Santoro

(Newser) - If you’ve had a few kids, you know that you don’t need half of the baby products littering the shelves of Babies “R” Us, but new parents are easy prey for marketers. Brad Tuttle offers a list of the silliest, most useless crap in Time:
... More »

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parenting • shopping • list • baby • babies

 TV Noise Hurts Parent-Kid Bond 

Having TV on reduces quantity and quality of parent-child interactions

Sep 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having a television on reduces parent-child interaction and may hold back the development of young children—even if nobody's watching it, according to a new study. Researchers studied children ages 1 to 3 playing with their parents with and without an adult's show like Jeopardy playing in the background and... More »

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television • parenting • children • psychology • child development

 Save the Planet:  
 Use a Condom 

Studies point to environmental toll of each kid

Sep 15, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’ve got your hybrid, your low-watt bulbs, and your solar panels: what’s the next step to saving the planet? Try a pack of condoms. New studies point to the hefty environmental toll of each child, particularly in America, the Washington Post reports. Every kid born in the US... More »

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climate change • environment • parenting • study • children • birth control • research • population control • carbon emissions

 Parents Leery 
 About H1N1 
 Vaccine 

'Uncertainty' dominates as families mull shot

Sep 14, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned over unforeseen effects and unconvinced that the H1N1 virus is really anything worse than a case of the sniffles, some parents are leaning away from vaccinating their kids against it, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It's a different brand of flu, but it is still the flu,”... More »

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parenting • children • vaccination • vaccine • flu shot • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Kate in Tears as Jon 
 Brings Galpal Home 

She says it's too soon for kids to meet Hailey; he says she's a drama queen

Sep 11, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kate Gosselin was crying hysterically yesterday at news that Jon Gosselin will be bringing his girlfriend home to meet the kids, Radar reports. "This came out of nowhere," says a friend. "It took Kate totally by surprise." Kate says it's too soon for the kids... More »

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entertainment • parenting • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jon Kate divorce

 Time-Starved Working 
 Parents Eat Poorly: Study 

Low-income work schedules make healthy eating difficult

Sep 10, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nature of low-income employment promotes unhealthy eating, Time reports. Over half of working parents in low-to-moderate income communities relied on dietary “coping” measures when their schedules couldn’t accommodate a full meal, according to a new Cornell University study. Those strategies included skipping breakfast or family meals,... More »

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obesity • parenting • health • obesity epidemic • public health • diet • unemployment • Cornell University • healthy eating • job • dinner

 Parents Turn to Facebook  
 to Keep Tabs on Junior 

Some kids quick to 'unfriend'; others call it 'sensible'

Sep 8, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For some parents, Facebook has become a window into the lives of their children, a means for mom and dad to monitor—and sometimes admonish—their kids. “It's so much easier to keep track of what they eat and when they pick their nose this way,” notes one... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • Facebook • children

(Newser) - The delightfully profane dad who's the unwitting star of the August Twitter sensation "shitmydadsays," where his recently-moved-back-home son posts his cranky rants about making messes and dodging chores, may not be quite as clueless as he's been made out to be. Sam Halperin is actually a 73-year-old with... More »

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social networking • Internet • California • parenting • father • Twitter • tweet • book deal • Justin Halpern

INTERVIEW

 Sarah Wanted to 
 Adopt My Kid: Levi 


Sep 2, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston continues his gripping expose of the Palin family in an interview with Vanity Fair. Some choice revelations from Bristol's ex, who lived with the family for two months following the election:
  • "There wasn't much parenting in that house": The Palin parents were too busy
... More »

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Alaska • parenting • governor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

Rush to Obama: Hands Off
My Private Parts

Limbaugh makes leap from CDC advisory to mandatory circumcision

Aug 28, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh says President Obama is out to get his foreskin. Seriously. Or at least semi-seriously. It all started when the the Centers for Disease Control reported that it's thinking of issuing an advisory touting the health beneifits of male circumcision in infancy, writes Gabriel Winant for Salon. Conservative blogger... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • parenting • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Rush Limbaugh • circumcision • President Obama • death panel

(Newser) - For Katie Roiphe, the connection with her newborn child is like an “addiction," she writes on DoubleX. "There is an opium-den quality to maternity leave. The high of a love that obliterates everything.” Why, then, can’t feminists accept that motherhood is more than a “... More »

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motherhood • parenting • feminism • addiction • infant • newborn • feminists • maternity leave • narcotics • women's issues

 Help—I'm Jealous 
 of My Own Kid! 

Dads wrestle with idea that youngsters have it better than they did

Aug 25, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’re trying to give your kids the best: karate lessons, top schools, the latest video games. “You couldn't be prouder, really,” writes Christopher Noxon in Details, until “it hits you: you’re jealous.” Your childhood was never this good, and now, as your kid expands... More »

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fatherhood • parenting • father • son • women's issues

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