Babble

The Virginia elementary school that banned tag may again allow kids to be "it". A few weeks ago, principal Robyn Hooker outlawed the game, saying it had gotten out of hand, with students being tackled and piled on and dragged into games unwillingly. Some outcry among parents ensued, and so...

A federal probe has evidence of shady marketing practices at "bootcamps" for kids, also known as residential treatment facilities or behavior modification centers. These places, in case you don't know, claim they can "rehabilitate" children and teens with serious behavior problems...

Long gone are the days when parents can yell out "If you don't get in this car, I'm going to whupp you!!" in the parking lot with impugnity, and good riddance! And even though "you're getting the switch!" is no longer socially acceptable, violent language can still be...

How I love Canada. Living across the river from such a progressive nation, it brings into sharp contrast the ways in which our two nations differ and ours often comes out on the losing end (ONE YEAR partially-paid maternity leave, people). Here's another check in the "Canada is awesome"...

When your kids misbehave, are you a ranter or a reasoner? Genetically, I'm a ranter who, until now, has fought hard to become the calm reasoner. I've tried (unsuccessfully) to recreate myself into the kind of mom who, in the heat of a child's blatant disregard for the sanctity of a peaceful...

Nope, it's not April Fool's Day again . The kindergarten-aged son of a preacher man in Greenville, South Carolina told his teacher that one of his little friends " liked looking at her behind." This led to a "discipline referral" with a charge of " Sex/Harass ."...

As I've noted on previous occasions, Clio is a silly baby . From the very beginning, she's made us laugh. Something about her expressions, her mannerisms, her overall demeanor is just...silly. She loves to giggle, particularly when broad, physical humor is involved. And she's prone to doing...

A fifteen-year-old high school student, Amanda Rouse, stopped an out-of-control school bus by pulling the emergency brake. When the bus driver fell out of her seat, she yelled to Amanda for assistance. The teen quickly put the brake on and the bus hit two parked cars and stopped. She then helped the...

Certain kinds of parents (ok, people like me) like to show off our successes and humorously and cleverly downplay our conundrums or heartaches. We chortle over school success, toddlers completing chores, and light but troubling sibling rivalry. A magazine like Babble is a breath of fresh air because...