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Taking Back My Culture

New Harbinger | Posted 01.06.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Survivor, Elders, La Familia, Values, Catholicism, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Spanish, Respect, Sexual Abuse, Survival, Spirituality, Gender Roles, Culture, Family, Parents, Physical Abuse, Child Abuse, Latino Voices News

The power of our culture can be turned inward and used against us or it can be used to build strong families and communities.

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Taking Care Of Your Aging Parents

Posted 01.05.2012 | Women

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Friendships, Elder Care, Parents, Girlfriends, Video, Women News

Watch the girls and I discuss taking care of aging parents - how to help and when to let go. Do we touch on any issues that reflect an experience you'...

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"Let's Be Better Parents This Year" (Even Though We're Totally Great Already!) VIDEO

Laura Zigman | Posted 01.03.2012 | Parents

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Kids, Couples, Parents, Slidepollajax, Parent Resolutions, Annoying-Conversations, Parents News

You know when you waste ten minutes making a list of New Year's resolutions so you can be a better parent next year? Well, this is what happens when you realize 1) your child barely needs you anymore so you don't really need a list and 2) you're great enough already!

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The Top Ten "Stupid Stoner Stories" of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 01.03.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Lakeisha Owens, Children, Stupid, Marijuana-Possession, Jeffrey Hoydic, Clarissa Johnson, Robert-Watson, Driving Under the Influence, Sgt. John Terrel, Busted, Child, Bho, Joel Dobrin, Butane Hash Oil, Locksmith, Sean Corwin, Cocaine, Parents, Weird News News

In many of these stories, the stupid is someone simply wanting police help and wouldn't even merit a ticket if pot weren't illegal... so don't forget that the biggest stupid is prohibiting adult use of marijuana in the first place.

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Paying For Your Kid's Wedding: 4 Dos and Don'ts

Maria Lin | Posted 01.03.2012 | Weddings

Read More: Paying for Weddings, Weddings, Parents, Weddings News

You've seen your precious daughter or son through potty training, soccer games, prom, and graduation. And now, the final frontier of parenthood: marriage.

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Why Your Teen Is Allergic To You

Dr. Anthony Wolf | Posted 01.04.2012 | Parents

Read More: Anthony Wolf, How to Parent Teens, Is Your Teen Allergic to You, Teens and Parenting, Teens, Parents, Parents-How-To, Parents News

It's important for parents to understand that the allergy isn't really personal. It's not about you. It's simply part of parenting a teen.

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Bring Back Breastfeeding On Sesame Street

Today's Parent | Posted 01.03.2012 | Canada Living

Read More: Sesame Street, Kids Tv, Parenting, Kids and Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Parents and Breastfeeding, Parents, Canada Living News

Did you know there used to be boobs on Sesame Street? Yes, that was the norm in the '70s and '80s when referring to babies and eating. They breastfed ...

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When They Were Young: Our Fave Designers As Little Tikes

StyleCaster.com | Posted 01.03.2012 | Canada Style

Read More: Celebrity Baby Photos, Designers, Designer Baby Photos, Baby Photos, Style, Stylecaster, Parents, Canada Style News

We love taking a little trip back in the time machine to see what some of our favorite designers looked like before they "grew up." All those years of...

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Two Times A Charm: Alberta Mom Has New Year's Baby Two Years In A Row

CBC | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada Living

Read More: Birth, New Year's Eve, Parenting, Parents and New Year's, Baby, First Baby of 2012, New Year's Baby, Parents, Canada Living News

Lightning shouldn't strike in the same place twice, the same person shouldn't win two lotteries and people really shouldn't have back-to-back New Year...

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Should You Let Your Kids Stay Up On New Year's Eve?

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 12.30.2011 | Canada Living

Read More: New Years Eve, Quick Study, Family-New-Years-Eve-Celebration, Children Bedtime, New Years Eve Party, Family Holiday Advice, Parenting Expert, Staying Up, Parenting, Holidays Canada, Parents, Kids Bedtime, Video, Canada Living News

Quick Study [kwik stuhd-ee]: The Huffington Post Canada's tips to make your life a little sweeter, five minutes at a time. Think of it as a cheatsheet...

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5 Celebrity Lessons From 2011

Nancy Berk | Posted 12.29.2011 | Parents

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Pippa Middleton, Kim Kardashian, Parents, Teaching, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Baldwin, 2011, Teens, Parents News

This year, Hollywood and the media handed parents everywhere more material for their "I told you so" conversations. Here's a recap...

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Video Game Math Is The New Reading

Laura Zigman | Posted 12.29.2011 | Parents

Read More: Kids-Parents-Xtranormal-Video, Video Games, Kids, Parents, Screentime Rules, X-Box, Parents-Families-Tech, Wii, Gamer Kids, Parents-Kids, Children and Excuses, Video, Parents News

Here, my son -- I mean, a boy -- is explaining to my husband -- I mean, his father -- how the three hours he's already spent playing video games doesn't really count and that he's actually earned MORE time for all the time he's spent playing video games that didn't count.

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Making Our Holiday Card List, Checking It Twice...

Rob Sachs | Posted 12.23.2011 | Parents

Read More: Chanukah, Etiquette, Christmas, Parents, Holiday Cards, Parents News

With our holiday card photo ready to go, we were ready to lick, stamp, and mail. The only thing left to do was to review "The List."

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Arguing With Mom Protects Teens From Peer Pressure

m.theatlantic.com | Posted 12.22.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Teen-Peer-Pressure, Teen Drug Use, Peer Pressure, Parenting, Parenting post50, Giving-in-to-Peer-Pressure, Study, Parenting Advice, Parents, Teenagers, Fifty News

Adolescents who are comfortable expressing their opinions at home can more easily resist negative influences to use drugs or alcohol....

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Selling Mother's Louis Vuittons on eBay

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring | Posted 12.16.2011 | Style

Read More: Ebay, LA Chinatown, Pasadena, Middle Class, Economic Crisis, Fifties, Vintage Accessories Ebay, Los Angeles, Parents, Style News

My mother gave birth to me at 30 but not really that many years separated us. And yet, between the objects that defined her, and those that characterize me? Well, there seems to be an intergalactic-sized caesura.

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How My Father's Brain Cancer Taught Me to Parent

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 12.15.2011 | Parents

Read More: Msnbc, Glioblastoma, Brain-Cancer, Parenting, Teletubbies, Curious George, Cnn, Adoption, Parenting Tips, Health, Cancer, Parents, Parents News

These days, I sometimes sit with my father, silently, amazed at how he has completely transformed. And how I am now a parent of two constantly transforming daughters.

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Authoritarian Parenting, Permissive Parenting or Loving Parenting

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 12.15.2011 | Parents

Read More: Margaret Paul, Loving Parenting, Permissive Parenting, Inner Bonding, Parenting, Authoritarian Parenting, Parenting Advice, Parents, Parents News

Our society swings back and forth between authoritarian and permissive parenting. This article describes why neither works to raise emotionally healthy children, and what does work.

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"Cavalia": This Show's Not Horsing Around

Jenny Block | Posted 12.15.2011 | Parents

Read More: Free to Be You and Me, Horses, Nia, Cavalia, Parents, Parents News

Granted, with sister's new baby and my visit and all, parenting was on my mind. But all through the show it was all I could think about.

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Faith School Selection Angst for Parents

Ed Owen | Posted 12.14.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Parenting, Schools, Parents, UK Education, Faith Schools, Uk Teachers, Religious Schools, Uk Schools, UK Universities & Education News

While Religious discrimination is illegal in the UK, it is alive, well, and hard-wired into the selection process for faith schools up and down the country thanks to a loophole permitted for the selection of pupils for faith schools.

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Fertility Laws In Canada Leave Families Confused

CBC | Posted 12.14.2011 | Canada Living

Read More: Fertility Canada, Fertility and Laws, Conceiving, Egg Donors, Cbc, Sperm Donor, Difficulty Conceiving, Fertility, Canadian Laws, Parents, Canada Living News

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A Family Mystery, Unraveled

Pamela Kripke | Posted 12.08.2011 | Parents

Read More: Hospital Deaths, Unsolved Deaths, Texas, Uncles, Babies, Family Mystery, New York, Parents, Parents News

This was the story my mother knew, only from hearing it told as she drifted to sleep. She did not know her brother's name. She did not know where he lived those few days, and which days they were. Or where he was buried, if he was.

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Perfect Attendance: Cold and Flu Season's Public Health Menace

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 12.07.2011 | Education

Read More: Layoffs, School, Germs, Flu, Cold, Perfect Attendance, Pink Slip, Teachers, Illness, Parents, Student, Employers, Education News

Working while you are sick doesn't make you productive. Kids don't do well in school when they should be at home recovering, and their peers sitting next to them don't win either.

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Do You Suffer From 'Dick Van Dyke Moments'?

encino.patch.com | Posted 12.07.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Funny, Age Gap, Dick Van Dyke, Encino, Humor, Encino-Patch, Pop Culture, Parents, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Fifty News

I coined a new phrase last week. It's called "a Dick Van Dyke moment" and refers to an exchange that causes a baby boomer to realize that he or she is...

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5 Ways to Help Boys and Girls Understand Sexism in Movies

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.06.2011 | Parents

Read More: Women in Film, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Gender Bias, Gender Stereotypes, Sexism in Media, Stereotypes, Empathy, Miss Representation, See Jane, Teens, Gender Socialization, Kids Movies, Media Awareness Network, Parents, Parents News

There is no rating system that grades misrepresentation, bias or their effects on culture. Here are five things you can do to teach your kids, boys and girls, how to rate things for themselves.

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Eating Well: Chicken Nuggets

Michael Feigin, M.S., C.S.C.S. | Posted 12.05.2011 | Parents

Read More: Chicken, Nugget, Fitness Guru, Kids, Cooking, Nutrition, Eating Well, Parents, Michael Feigin, Video, Parents News

In this episode of "Eating Well with Michael and Elle," our intrepid hosts, nutritionist Michael Feigin and his daughter Elle, take us on the journey of a lifetime: the creation of a home cooked chicken nugget.

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