Parenting

When Aubrey Ireland left for college she had a good relationship with her parents. They had always supported her interest in music and acting and offered to pay her tuition to the University of Cincinnati's prestigious College-Conservatory of Music, even though she had received scholarships from other schools.

If you have a Nap Nanny by Baby Matters for your baby, please be aware that there is a recall on this product!

I woke up yesterday morning, walked in the kitchen and found that my 10 year old son had left me a present on the bar.

It's a different world out there! Now, with social networks, parents have to worry about their kids' activity on Facebook.  With all the cyber bullying going on, not to mention those scary sexual predators online, what's a parent to do?

We assumed this guy was the world's worst dad for taking his son's favorite toy and launching it into space. But it turns out he could track it using GPS so that it wouldn't be lost forever, and he is actually the coolest dad on earth because now his kid has a video of his train in space...

It's a fact that a lot of babies don't start growing hair until they are one or two years of age. So what's a mom to do with a bald baby girl? Buy a baby wig! O.k. I'll just go ahead and say it. Are you kidding me?

If you're not familiar with the term, a "helicopter mom" is one of those moms who "hovers" over their kids constantly controlling their every move.

A mother in New Jersey has been arrested for second degree child endangerment after taking her daughter to a tanning salon, something she claims she's done for years.

Ever since he filmed himself shooting his daughter’s laptop with a .45 handgun, opinions have been sharply divided over Tommy Jordan’s brand of extreme parenting. In fact, someone who disagrees with his methods called police to his North Carolina home. But instead of arresting him, cops offered their thanks.

Yesterday, my 10 year old son and I spent the afternoon together. No sisters, no little brother tagging along, just the two of us.

Wow! Have you heard about this? A father in North Carolina found a facebook post by his 15 year old daughter that complained (in some rather expressive language) about having to do her chores. This Dad got his revenge by posting a video response on YouTube.

I'm still of the opinion that spanking can be a good child rearing tool if used properly. They can publish (biased, in my opinion) research all day long that says kids who are spanked are more likely to want to beat people up when they get older (yeah, ok) and my opinion won't change.