Articles tagged: media influences
Parenting links: Parents breaking the rules about cough and cold meds, Facebook, and technology use
Posted: Feb 16, 2011Here's a roundup of some of the most talked-about parenting stories on the web this week: Parents continue to give cough and cold meds to young kids despite FDA warningsWhile the FDA has warned that ... Read more »
Parenting links: Time-outs, MTV's 'Skins', and NJ Supreme Court on slapping
Posted: Feb 04, 2011Here's a roundup of some of the most talked about parenting stories around the web:MTV's teen drama 'Skins': the good, the bad and the truthHave you heard about the ruckus around MTV's new teen drama ... Read more »
A sign of the times? More kids can use a Smartphone than tie their shoes
Posted: Jan 25, 2011A recent article posted by Great Start for child care states that more children can use a smartphone than tie their shoes. Here is the article: http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/434010_kids24.html. As I read it a small part of ... Read more »
Kids meal toy ban is disappointing to children only?
Posted: Nov 10, 2010The tiny blue thing clutched in my son’s 4-year-old grasp became even more objectionable when my son excitedly exclaimed that he had to go see the movie that these “toys” came from. While this normally ... Read more »
Parenting: Helping my African-American daughters to love their hair
Posted: Oct 21, 2010When I was younger, before becoming the parent to children with very, very curly hair, I never in a million years knew that the word "hair" would be such an electric word. It is political, ... Read more »
Column: Mamas, don't let your daughters dress up to be porn stars
Posted: Oct 15, 2010Sassy Cookie Monster: New for 2010 and officially licensed by Sesame Street“She did it for the cookie.” That’s the pitch line for “Sexy Cookie Monster,” a new addition this year to the Halloween slutstume market, ... Read more »
Parenting Links: Mean girls in kindergarten; Is Miley's new video too sexy?
Posted: Oct 12, 2010AnnArbor.com's Parenting Links offers you a look at some of the important family-related stories around the Web. The Playground Gets Even Tougher (New York Times): Mean-girl behavior, typically referred to by professionals as relational or ... Read more »
Parenting links: Cyberbullying, The Hub, and junk food
Posted: Oct 05, 2010Some headlines in the news recently: Study finds US children get 40% of their calories from junk food: "According to researchers, children are becoming a generation of fast food junkies who get almost half their ... Read more »
Online predators discussion for parents and youth at AnnArbor.com
Posted: Sep 20, 2010Learn how online predators operate and how to keep your youth safe while online at a panel discussion Wednesday at AnnArbor.com. Online predators know what they're doing and use specific tactics to find children. While ... Read more »
parenting q&a: How to help children cope with the 9/11 anniversary
Posted: Sep 11, 2010Dear readers, Rather than write about a reader question today, I wanted to share with you some ideas about how young children react to the anniversary of big events and disasters and how parents can ... Read more »
Parenting links: Murder-cycles, sex in the media, and preschool depression
Posted: Aug 31, 2010Here are a few interesting stories from around the Web this week: Murder-Cycles Simply Not Child's Play (Fanhouse): Takes a critical look at whether children should be allowed to compete in motorcycle racing, in the ... Read more »
parenting: How not to talk to your kids about giraffes vs. Iron Man
Posted: Aug 17, 2010Yesterday for lunch I took the kids through the McDonald's drive-through. I understand that fast food isn't good for our bodies or our souls, but once in a while it's good for our pleasure centers ... Read more »
Column: How not to talk to your kids about Aquanet and '80s music
Posted: Aug 10, 2010Sometimes I get in over my head, talking with my kids, without knowing how I got there or how to get out. A couple of weeks ago I went to see Iron Maiden at the ... Read more »
Should you friend your teen on Facebook?
Posted: Jul 14, 2010A recent study by online fashion gamer Roiworld released a study this month showing a decline in Facebook usage by teenagers. Out of 600 teens, ages 13-17, one in five have stopped using the social ... Read more »
With poll: Wonder Woman's new gear: Love it or hate it?
Posted: Jul 08, 2010Wonder Woman has a new look, and I'm loving it. Apparently I'm in good company — Project Runway's Tim Gunn approves of it, too. From Newsarama.com: Unveiled this past Tuesday by publisher DC Comics, Wonder ... Read more »
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