Late-night shows are, by definition, irreverent, but Jimmy Kimmel may have taken it a bit far last week when he challenged parents to record themselves telling their kids that they’d binged on all their Halloween candy.
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Single Guys Living Together, With Mom and Dad
In yet more evidence that eventually all of life will come to imitate a Matthew McConaughey movie, the U.S. Census Bureau reports an uptick in the number of fully grown men who are living at home with their parents. The new …
The Case of the Texas Judge: When Does Spanking Cross the Line to Abuse?
Much of the nation has spent seven minutes watching slack-jawed as a Texas judge beat his teenage daughter with a belt in a YouTube video that’s burning up the blogosphere. The video, made in 2004, was recorded with a hidden …
Halloween Gone Sour: How Kids Are Getting Tricked Out of Their Treats
What’s happened to Halloween? The celebration of all things sugary has turned sour: dentists are colluding to pay kids for their candy. GreatSchools, an education website, has gone so far as to proclaim trick-or-treating booty an …
Film Your Kids, Strike It Rich? Making Videos That Go Viral
First things first: I’m jealous. Katie Clem has a 6-year-old daughter. So do I. Her little girl is earning thousands of dollars for her. Mine is not. This week, The New York Times chronicled the uncanny world we live in, where a …
How Do You Parent When There’s No Tomorrow?
From the moment a pregnancy test turns up positive, you start thinking about the future. There are baby names to mull and nursery themes to choose and plenty of daydreaming about all the unknowns, including what in the world that …
‘Educational TV’ for Babies? It Doesn’t Exist
If there was any doubt that television is not a good use of toddlers’ time, consider the findings of one study that drilled down into babies’ understanding of what they were watching on TV. When groups of 6-, 12- and …
Why It’s So Hard to Tell If Your Kid Is Being Bullied
It’s National Bullying Prevention Month, and until really recently, I was feeling pretty smug that my kids — ages 4, 6 and 8 — had largely escaped either being a bully or being bullied.
A Groupon for Breast Milk?
Groupon offers deep discounts on food and drink, but historically, breast milk has not been on the menu.
Amanda Knox’s Family: How They Kept a United, Unconditional Front
As parents, we believe we’d do anything for our children. But not often does that sentiment get as rigorously tested as in the unfortunate experience of Edda Mellas and Curt Knox, Amanda Knox’s mother and father.
Playing Favorites? Why Some Parents Do Love Their Kids All the Same
Apparently, I have the world’s three most amazing kids because try as I might, I can’t pick a favorite. With all due respect to my colleague, Jeffrey Kluger, who wrote last week’s controversial and well-read TIME cover story …
1 in 10 Parents Skip or Delay Vaccines
More than one in 10 parents don’t follow the recommended vaccination schedule for their children, according to a new study. And one in four who do adhere to current guidelines say they still feel that it may not be the best or …
Bye-Bye, Training Wheels. Hello, Balance Bikes
Forget moving to a big-boy bed. The tougher childhood transition is going from four wheels to two.