All posts tagged "parenting"
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Koa Beck | August 31, 2011
Newsflash: Your Kids Can Learn Their Digital Etiquette From You
The Today show did a segment this morning encouraging the frantic worry of parents over their daughters' Facebooking...
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Koa Beck | August 30, 2011
The Two Pajama-Wearing Girls Busted Walking A Stolen Goat Deserve A Puppy
It reads like the introduction to a joke but the theft is no laughing matter in Mankato, Minnesota...
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Mollie Hemingway | August 30, 2011
The Latest Creative Way To Avoid Responsible Parenting? Blame Corporations!
One of my pet peeves when it comes to parenting is how some people just don't want to...
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Koa Beck | August 29, 2011
Veda Pierce, Angelica Pickles, And Other ‘Bad Seeds’ From Books And Screen
A big cultural anxiety for parents and the childless alike is the notion of the "bad seed" --...
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Koa Beck | August 27, 2011
Don’t Freak Out But Half Of All Adults Might Be Obese By 2030
I suppose it is a good thing that chocolate milk was just revamped with less sugar...
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Koa Beck | August 26, 2011
Talk To Kids About Hurricanes The Same Way You Would Talk About Sex
Hurricane Irene is showing no signs of letting up and with so much coverage, both on television and...
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Koa Beck | August 25, 2011
Back To School: Raising Your Kids Vegan Is Difficult At Lunchtime
Apple slices and bags of cheerios are common in the lunches of all kids, but try pulling out...
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Koa Beck | August 25, 2011
Hey Teens, Have Lots Of Sex But Stay Off Facebook!
In the latest hand-ringing news about teenagers and the ills of Facebook, a study has determined...
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Mommyish Staff | August 23, 2011
Mommyish Debate: Does Divorce Mean A Marriage Has Failed?
Will Smith and wife Jada are rumored to have split up after 13 years of marriage...
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Koa Beck | August 22, 2011
The Very Complex Motherhood In ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’
Like many avid Tilda Swinton fans, I have been awaiting the release of her newest film We Need...
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Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans | August 22, 2011
My Daughter Is A Juggalo. Or How I Learned About The Insane Clown Posse
I was your basic nerd in high school and college. If there were orgies of sex, drugs and...
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Koa Beck | August 17, 2011
Kate Winslet Cites Her Upbringing In Her Decision To Never Get Cosmetic Surgery
It's an easy assumption to make that now nearly every actress who graces our screen has been cosmetically...
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STFU Parents | August 17, 2011
STFU Parents: Story Hour
Some of my all-time favorite submissions posted on STFU, Parents fall under a category I call "Story...
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Koa Beck | August 16, 2011
How ‘The Help’ Complicates Notions Of Motherhood
The Help, the film based on Kathryn Stockett's novel about the racial tensions between white families and Black...