Sorry, moms. Turns out, TV might not rot your brain, after all. Although the negative link between a child's hours of television-viewing and performance on cognitive tests is well known, a new study finds no evidence that one actually causes …
Parenting, not TV watching, affects children's learning Read more »
In April 2008, writer Lenore Skenazy wrote in her column for The New York Sun that she let her then 9-year-old son take the subway home alone. Newpapers around the world covered the story as well as "The Today Show," …
Skenazy challenges overprotective parenting with "Free Range Kids" Read more »
IF YOU, like me, have been divorced you might have been surprised by the pictures of Lenny Henry and Dawn French in the Daily Express earlier this week. They announced their separation three weeks ago yet appear to still get …
Money is one of the top three topics couples fight about and a huge contributing factor in why marriages fall apart (sex and co-parenting are the other two areas). And, it is not uncommon for people with opposite money styles …
Money and Breakups ~ a Plug for Pre and Post Nuptials Read more »
Michigan ranks at the top of the list of states hardest hit by the recession. With the ailing housing market and high unemployment rates, some are finding it desirable if not necessary to leave the state and start fresh somewhere …
Like many parents raising a teenager, Bob Rettger was at wit's end. He would criticize his daughter's non-stop texting and the drama surrounding her friends, which would lead to an ugly battle. She'd scream. He'd scream. She'd storm off to …
Parent universities help moms, dads deal with modern teen Read more »
Does your child usually call for the same parent when he wakes up from a nightmare in the middle of the night? Does your child always want to sit next to the same parent in a restaurant? Is there a …
Step families are usually created out of the loss of a parent or divorce. Marriage in step families differs from new marriages in that parent-child bonds predate the new marriage, new family roles and rules have to be established suddenly, …
Creating Healthy Relationships Between Step-Parents and Kids Read more »
At times, Kelly Lytle Baehr wondered how they would all get through it. Two years ago, she and her husband adopted three boys from Ukraine — two of them 8, the other 16 — and brought them back to their …
Their divorce was settled three years ago, but there they were Friday, back in Cook County Domestic Relations Court, this time fighting over a contentious religious issue: Could a devout Jewish mother force her ex-husband, who isn't Jewish, to feed …