I am sure that after today Wife and I will be held up to future generations as an example of bad parents. Not for anything hideous mind you, no actual physical or emotional abuse of our Little Miss or Usurper (well no more than is standard in a modern Wes...

...welcome to my world. Divide the Ride was [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Divide the Ride: A Green Carpooling Answer to Parents’ Scheduling Woes", url: "http://www.green-talk.com/2008/05/17/divide-the-ride-a-green-carpooling-answer-to-p...

There's plenty of reading this weekend for you over at my Parents.com blog. Here's the latest:Find out what made my Mother's Day complete, despite the whole computer ordeal.Read about the latest drama on the soccer field (with pictures!!).And ...

...metimes I come across a story that just makes me want to go "huh?"To wit, this piece from CanWest earlier this week: Parents forget toddler at airport.I dunno. But I suspect I'd know if one of my kids wasn't with me on a long trip. It...

The Argonaut: Parents & Teachers Visit Sacramento to Protest School Finance Cuts If you think times have been tough at LAUSD, you ain't seen nothing now that the Governator wants to fix the state budget deficit by slashing funds for...

...p;ldquo;Mom, Dad, I’m gay, and I can’t wait to have a big gay wedding,” is what Charlie told his parents, while they were watching CNN’s coverage of the ground breaking gay news....

My long time readers know that my father passed away from brain cancer when he was 34. I was only 15 and hadn't seen my father much since my parents divorced when I was 5 years old. He and I reunited a few weeks before he passed away. It was very diff...

A huge aftershock hit China, heaping more destruction onto an already devastated area. There are so many stories coming out of there that make my heart so heavy—parents losing their only child, children losing their parents (just yesterday, one orphanag...

Or more accurately: Wii! Zellers got a shipment of Wiis and they were on sale today. For Christmas my parents gave us some “mad money” to get whatever we wanted, so long as it was frivolous. I think a Wii falls into that category. So I truck...

Many parents eventually learn that their child has a medical issue, illness, or disability. This can be an emotionally overwhelming time for the family. I know, because I have been there. Here is some of my experience when it comes to parenting a child wi...

Many parents eventually learn that their child has a medical issue, illness, or disability. This can be an emotionally overwhelming time for the family. I know, because I have been there. Here is some of my experience when it comes to parenting a child wi...

OK, I know I'm jumping the gun just a bit here, but I just received confirmation that my 25 strawberry plants shipped. And my parents just gave us a pasta press which we used for the first time for dinner.So it is only natural that I would go looking...

This is a heartbreaking story about a couple trying to find their son and parents after the earthquake in Sichuan Province. So many similar stories are still happening there. My heart is with the people in my home country....

So many seem to suffer in this part of the world the past few weeks. First there was the cyclone in Myanmar, now quakes in china, and the bombs in India. It has been hard to post anything positive. I am broken hearted for all those parents who lost t...

the kids celebrated the end of the spring soccer season over at their coach’s house. a splendid time was had by all. we had food, a trophy ceremony and a parents vs. kids soccer match. ..and yes, the parents won.

I have just come across this video, and I laughed. Out loud. And I realized that so many of us are really still acting like a bunch of kids running around the playground carrying out power struggles with our friends,...

“Everything happens for a reason”  You know that saying? Well, I experienced it first hand today. In a way. My parents are here in Penang for a visit; they’ve been here since Saturday. So today, they were downtown running some errands w...

My heart goes out to the families in Northwest China. It is often said that a parent should never be subjected to the loss of a child, and this week hundreds were killed in the worst earthquake in 30 years. worse yet for most if the parents of these vict...

...s at an discount optical store called America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses. When I was a kid, this was the place that my parents had dragged me to, and had me pick eyeglasses off the 49 dollar rack or whatever. Continue reading at Think Cheaply...

At least I think they do. I returned a few days ago from spending a week with my parents in Florida. My mother is in a “Memory Support Center” — a too-hopeful title for a place where people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease and ...

... will conduct electricity, esp. when you put directly into wall plug. Blackens fingers too. Caution, loud pop may be heard and parents [...]...

How do parents explain to their children about things that are incomprehensible.

...s dominate the form of the toys, while faces are always sweet, simple and smiling.The Baby Thoughts Blog is a blog written by parents for parents. Filled with experiences, resources and tips....

...HuggerSpecial thanks to our guest caller, Nadege, for contributing some terrific tween perspectives!Join us again next week on Parents and Kids Talk Radio!...

And it’s totally free!! Apple Ipod Shuffle 3rd generation 1GB blue!! It was my name day a week ago and my parents bought me this little, yet usefull, gadget! I was really excited! “Then why you want to get rid of it darling?”. Well, I di...

– my attempt at a short story School was not exactly a fun place. Though he still ressisted his parents’ efforts to drag him to school occasionally, little Buddha had come to the conclusion that the tiring ritual was unavoidable. At least un...

YouTube Direktvideo link What a cool video by the Intel Museum team. Since joiningn Intel in 2000, the museum has been one of my favorite places to take visitors and conduct video interviews at Intel Headquarters in Santa Clara. The museum attracts som...