March 13, 2012 My son Grant had the chance to go o a birthday party held at a local bounce house. Grant is 3 1/2 and this seemed to be the best place for a birthday party for kids his age. After a little time in the party room with pizza ,drinks ,cake and then presents, the kids then went into the room with some bounce houses and a trampoline, as well as a pit full of foam to jump in.
Some kids just get grounded when they disobey their parents. But in Memphis, TN, this young lady had to stand on a busy corner holding a sign that said, “I steal from my family” as a punishment.
February 17, 2012 Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.
So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.
Kids with solid attendance and clean discipline records are being rewarded with Visa gift cards for amounts between $10 and $25, and the school is also making $5 deposits into saving accounts set up for those students.
February 16, 2012 When you post photos on Facebook, it is out there for anyone to see and download. Even if your privacy settings are fairly tight, there seems to always be that one friend who has other friends that they don't have a clue who they are which means your stuff is being shared with strangers.
For years, the prevailing wisdom behind doling out allowances to kids has been that the practice helps children learn about budgets, which, in turn, leads to better spending habits when they grow up — assumptions that may not be true.
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.
While installing software on his daughters laptop, this cowboy dad discovered a rather obscene (and NSFW) note the ungrateful girl had posted to her Facebook page regarding the many “injustices” that she had been subjected to over the years.
February 1, 2012 Pfizer is recalling approximately one million packets of birth control pills over concerns that the pills might not have enough contraceptive in them to prevent pregnancy. According to the company's website, it was a packaging error.
January 24, 2012 I have a problem with my son. He will not eat!. I have tried a little bit of everything, rewards if he finishes his dinner. With holding toys, even fixing his favorite things. One night as I was hearing for the hundredth time "daddy I 'm not hungry" then I had a little flashback moment.
January 23, 2012 I have been a fan of sports cars my entire life. As long as I can remember I have always wanted, lusted after, or just had to have a sports car. My first car was a 1973 Ford Pinto. I know it was horrible but it was followed by a 1979 Toyota Celica,
January 19, 2012
Now that baby Addy is a little over a month old, I have a dilema. Not enough sleep! I know that babies have a 'schedule' that they like to stay on to eat, but don't let the picture fool you. She likes to let everyone know when she is not happy! Her grunts and groans kept me up this morning. I
Between feedings, diapers and naps, new parents have a lot to think about. And yes, for all you inquiring tech-savvy parents, there’s an app to help track all that. In fact, there are several. The real question, however, is, “Are they worth the download?”
