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Kid Suspended for Camping Utensils as Schools Are Forced to Parent

Garrett Lukas of Woods Monkey takes issue with the school for not seeing the difference between a camping utensil and a dangerous weapon. He writes: We have become a nation of hem-hawers too afraid to speak our minds, too lazy to take responsibility, ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  23 Nov 2009

What the Heck is a Momspotter?

I saw a lot of tweets over the weekend asking "what the heck is this momspotting thing?" People, I'm here to help. A few weeks ago, I wrote an overview post on the Family Connections citizen journalism project here at BlogHer. The subject: Parenting in ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Why Is Yelling a Parental Hot Button?

To research their book “Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier Kids,” the three authors, Devra Renner, Aviva Pflock and Julie Bort, commissioned a survey of 1,300 parents across the country to determine sources ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Aviva,  Wal-Mart,  The New Republic

When Does Bullying Start and Stop?

She entered kindergarten this year, though, and it got me to thinking about how many more kids there are in ratio to fewer adults. And playgrounds. And older kids mixed with younger kids. And younger kids mixed with younger kids. And just kids being ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  9 Nov 2009

Our Daughters' Hair Length: Let the Armchair Psychoanalysis Begin

My daughter's hair is crazy long. Like past-her-waist long. People ask me all the time if I've ever cut it (she had a bob when she was two and gets it cut every few months) and if it's hard to take care of (heck, yes). You see, I don't make her cut ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dorothy Hamill

From Happy Days to Hoarders: What Do You Think of What Your Teens Watch?

Kids watch what their friends watch, what everyone is talking about. So even if you personally don't watch certain shows, you can bet your kids are soaking in the messages they see on the small screen.You could judge television a million ways to ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  26 Oct 2009

Will Your School-Agers Still Need Book Covers in Five Years?

So the groups -- the National Association of College Stores and the Canadian Campus Retail Associates Inc. -- have pooled their resources to develop a shared system. Each store can integrate it into its own Web site, to let students buy and download an ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chronicle of Higher Education

Do You Fight in Front of Your Kids? I Do. Sort of.

I can't even begin to answer this question without first defining "fighting." Do we mean a civil disagreement? Or do we mean throwing cats? Because I personally believe even screaming at each other is fine as long as you are both fighting fair and you ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  15 Oct 2009

Parenting in a Digital World

You've seen the talk shows and heard the playgroup buzz: What the heck are we doing about the influence of social media, cell phones, games and other technology on our little angels? OMG OMG OMG NOW WE WILL ALL DIE Fear not! We're here to help! Over ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  12 Oct 2009

Child Care: It Never Gets Easier to Choose

Now that the school year is in full swing, we desperately want to switch her into the cheaper solution. The care is just as good, and going forward she'd be more likely to be in with other friends from school. The biggest drawback? The school-provided ...

From RITA ARENS, BlogHer,  12 Oct 2009

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