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How To Deal With Kids’ Curfew
I have three teenagers ages 18 and under. Like many teens, independence is their currency, a badge of honor, proof they're on their way to adulthood. Two of my children are teen drivers, one is a teen driver-in-training. All three have social lives that rival Michelle Obama's schedule -- there is always something absolutely unmissable…
Too Young For A Cell Phone?
At a recent school fair – you know, the type with a moon bounce, funnel cakes, and kids running around tipsy with glee to be off-leash for a few hours — my nine-year-old daughter strutted around with a puzzling pink cell phone sticking out of her front pocket.
Police Mama: Keeping My Kids Safe Behind the Wheel
When my kids were little, I worried about three critical safety factors, which in fact were the top three causes of preventable deaths in children ages 1 to 14:
How Can Smart Men Be Such Crash Test Dummies?
Big news for 2012: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has decided, after three decades, to include FEMALE models in the simulated
Good News: Men Are Hard-Wired To Be Involved Parents!
Its always refreshing when the latest parenthood headlines focus on fathers instead of mothers. Last week, the front page of the New York Times read: Fatherhood Cuts Testosterone, Study Finds, for Good of the Family. Regardless of exactly why the New York Times editors consider this front page news, or exactly what the data shows, its inspirational that expensive research resources, and newspaper ink, recognize how critical dads are to raising kids. Unlike so many sensationalist headlines stirring moms guilt and our hormones, this headline suggests fairly that good parenting is not all about us moms.