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Talk about being responsible for your kids' behavior: A guy in Kentucky is serving six months in jail. Why? His daughter failed her math test and didn't get her GED. The GED was required by a previous court order, and even though his daughter is now 18 years old, the decision was rendered when...

The good folks at Defamer have paid much attention to how many bottles famous Scientology mothers are giving their kids. Leah Remini has confessed to still bottle feeding her three-year-old and Suri here looks like she has no intention of stopping the “ba-ba.” Critics have called a lot of supposedly...

One of the best things about becoming a mom is that you get to mess with your kids in many of the same ways your mom messed with you. It's often unintentional of course, but when I'm singing along with the radio in the car and my kid begs me to stop, I know I've entered that special club...

Crying. I hate to cry. Hate. My son cries at the drop of a hat. Periodically I notice tears on his face and remember that just 30 seconds ago he was trying to tell me something, some unfortunate thing I had done or failed to do for him: need food Da-da, need sleep, need diaper changing, need you to pick...

Madonna kissed one of her female dancers during a recent show in Paris. Yes, it was a 'French kiss,' when in Rome and all that. To be honest, I can't say that I give a crap, but the AP has decided to run with it so I'll play along. Is this sending a mixed message to Madonna's children...

I don't like it when my son is afraid. What parent does? I remember the few times that I inadvertently frightened him and made him cry. I am kind of a softy so it was a little mortifying. But I quickly learned that I could turn his fear on its ear. In our kitchen is a clock with large numerals and...

According to researchers from the University of Washington, parents of children with disablities such as autism, suffer from high levels of anxiety, depression, and divorce. Are parents effectively victims of autism? An interesting article in today's Seattle P.I. profiles a middle-income family with...

Apparently dads in the U.K. think that David Beckham is some sort of superdad, and frankly, they don't like it. Recent polls show that many dads in the U.K. are feeling more pressure to spend time with their families and the guy that they are looking to for inspiration is Becks. Really? Sure, David...

My wife remembers well a lecture she once attended about how to become a law firm partner while balancing a family at home. A newly minted partner and mother was giving the talk and apparently didn't notice jaws drop and eyes go wide when she informed the assembled mass that she had to make a few...

I am not really worried about our son's speech development, even if I am reminded by physicians that statistically speaking, he's behind. I live with the little guy everyday. If his vocalizations were not growing more frequent and more complex over time, then I might be concerned, but it just...