Topic:Parenting

Opinion:Blame Alcohol for Kentucky Dad Putting Baby in Oven, Not Pot

By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws 2 Days Ago

( CNN ) — A Kentucky man high on marijuana and drunk on whiskey put his 5-week-old son in the oven Sunday and left him there overnight, police said. The oven door was slightly ajar, and the oven was not turned on. After smoking marijuana at the restaurant where he works as a cook...

Advice:Kids Can Make New Years Resolutions Too

By Dr. Jennifer Shu January 18, 2009

Nearly half of all adults are resolving to improve something about themselves this year. Kids can get in on the fun also! January is the perfect time to check in with your kids to see what they'd like to resolve to do. If your child attends day care or school, her teacher may have already done...

Video:ACLU on Why Child Online Protection Act was Unconstitutional

By American Civil Liberties Union January 21, 2009

Protecting Children and Free Speech Online In this video, the ACLU explains how it was able to prove the Child Online Protection Act was unconstitutional. When obscene speech and child pornography are already illegal online, what else is harmful to minors? Who decides?...

Opinion:A Child's Behavior Has Everything To Do With Parents

By Suzanne Venker January 25, 2009

Disciplining Children Last week I was asked to submit a piece for an Opposing Views debate about "the best way to discipline a child." If you click on "Articles" on my website, you can find the link to Opposing Views. The reason the editor asked me to submit a piece for this debate...

Opinion:Fans Also to Blame for Team's 100-0 Victory

By Dr. Gwenn January 28, 2009

100-0. That was the final score between the girls' basketball teams of the The Covenant School and The Dallas Academy. The Covenant School came out on top. As reported by multiple news sources, the Covenant School has issued an apology calling the game and score "shameful and embarrassing." The...

Opinion:Should Kids Have More Recess?

By Dr. Gwenn January 30, 2009

Should kids have more recess? That's the question I helped answer on FoxNews25 in Boston yesterday. Check out the segment for the details from the recent study in the journal Pediatrics study that triggered the recent national discussion on this important childhood issue. The facts...

Research:Help for Asthma Sufferers Fighting Air Pollution Effects

By National Institutes of Health February 03, 2009

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. --- Researchers have discovered a cause of airway irritation and wheezing after exposure to ozone, a common urban air pollutant. Using an animal model, researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Duke University were also able to...

Research:Analysis of Corporal Punishment by Parents

By American College of Pediatricians February 05, 2009

The American College of Pediatricians carefully reviewed the available research on corporal punishment in developing a position statement on the subject. Its conclusion: Disciplinary spanking by parents, when properly used, can be effective component in an overall disciplinary plan with children.

Research:Disciplinary Spanking Policy

By American College of Pediatricians February 05, 2009

Corporal Punishment Policy: A Scientific Review of its Use in Discipline To read the American College of Pediatrics full analysis of corporal punishment, click here . Pediatricians are commonly confronted with questions about discipline from parents of young children. Effective advice will...

Research:A Scientific Review of Disciplinary Spanking

By American College of Pediatricians February 05, 2009

Corporal Punishment Position: A Scientific Review of Its Use in Discipline To read the American College of Pediatrics full analysis of corporal punishment, click here . Pediatricians are commonly confronted with questions about discipline from parents of young children. Effective advice will...

Opinion:As Your Children Get Older, You Become Less Important

By Suzanne Venker February 06, 2009

It's official: I am no longer The Most Important Person in my Child's Life. Well, not with my daughter anyway. My five-year-old still thinks I'm the berries, Thank God. My daughter turns 9 next month. Unbelievable to me. I haven't minded the getting older part in general, but now that she...

Opinion:Bribery Can Work Wonders With Children

By Suzanne Venker February 09, 2009

Whichever parent, or supposed expert, said bribery was bad is an idiot. Of course I prefer to call bribes incentives, which they really are when you think about it. All of us, young and old, require some sort of incentive to do something. What differentiates us from small children is that the...

Research:Teens, Sex and Technology, What's Really Going On

By The National Campaign February 10, 2009

WASHINGTON -- One in five teen girls (22%)—and 11% of teen girls ages 13-16 years old—say they have electronically sent, or posted online, nude or semi-nude images of themselves. According to the results of a survey released today by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned...

Research:Watching TV as a Teen May Cause Depression in Adulthood

By Dr. Gwenn February 11, 2009

As if being a teenager isn't complicated enough, a new study out this month puts the spot light on teen TV viewing and an association with later development of depression. Published in this month's Archives of General Psychiatry, the study found a dose response effect. The more tv viewing the...

Opinion:Media Myths About Stay-At-Home Moms

By Suzanne Venker February 13, 2009

It's amazing what a difference attitude makes. I should know: I've had my share of bad attitudes. Then when I have a good day with a good attitude, I'm reminded how significant this small change can be. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I drop both my kids off at school for a full day -- 8 to 3. My...

Opinion:When is Your Child too Sick to Attend School?

By Nataly Kogan February 16, 2009

We’re in a rare week this winter that my daughter is not coughing or sniffling. (Of course, now that I just wrote this, she will wake up sick tomorrow.) But more often than not, the question we ask ourselves in the morning during the winter is whether our daughter is healthy enough to go to her...

Opinion:How Smart Parents Deal With Their Kid's Video Games

By Competitive Enterprise Institute February 23, 2009

By Nick Brown | OpenMarket.org If you’ve followed my posts here at OpenMarket.org or at my personal site, you’re well aware of the fact that I have a soft place in my heart for jumping all over any attempts by government to regulate video game ratings or content.  I always emphasize...

Opinion:Kids Are Surfing the Internet Without a Learner's Permit

By Dr. Gwenn February 25, 2009

I read yesterday that Microsoft wants to improve the computer skills of Americans. Microsoft's plan is to target beginning and intermediate computer skills through a program called "Elevate America" . The program will be made available via vouchers and be run through e-learning courses. So...

Research:Physical Punishment Not Shown to Improve Child Behavior

By Phoenix Children's Hospital March 18, 2009

A new report released by Phoenix Children’s Hospital in collaboration with a researcher at the University of Michigan concludes that there is little evidence that physical punishment improves children’s behavior in the long-term. Rather, the report cites substantial evidence that physical...

Opinion:So-Called "Pregnant Man" Now Expecting Third Baby

By Jill Stanek February 15, 2010

See previous posts here . From People magazine , February 14: Thomas Beatie gained worldwide attention 2 years ago when he became the 1st known transgendered man to give birth. Now Beatie and his wife, Nancy - who have a daughter and a son - are expecting baby No. 3, according...

Question:Can a TV Show Help Young People Commit to Safe Sex?

By The National Campaign February 18, 2010

An interesting new study from researchers at Ohio State University and UC Santa Barbara looks at the ways in which a TV drama and a news series -- both of which deal with teen pregnancy -- affect viewers' intentions to prevent pregnancy. The study's goal was to figure out not whether media has an...

Article:Using MySpace or Facebook Before Age 13 Like Buying Beer with Fake ID

By Dr. Gwenn February 23, 2010

If you have a tween or an older elementary school student, you may be hearing that familiar whine “but, why can’t I go on Facebook (or MySpace)? EVERYONE is on it!” Well, not everyone. In fact, to be on Facebook, you have to be 13. In Facebook’s own words , “If...

Opinion:Helping Your Texting Kids Understand "Text-iquette"

By Dr. Gwenn March 03, 2010

By Dr. Gwenn Do your kids text? My 12 year old has a friend who loves to text but doesn’t get that it exists on a phone that 1. has an off switch 2. belongs to a person who may be busy when the text comes in an unable to return the text right away. So, there has been some lags...

Opinion:Mean Moms and Politically Incorrect Parenting

By Suzanne Venker March 05, 2010

In my recent article for Newsreal, I wrote about politically correct parenting. The result was an interesting exchange among readers about corporal punishment. I'm not sure how my argument about being firm and loving simultaneously became viewed as a license to hit children, but it did. At any...

News:Drunk, High Dad Puts Infant in Oven

By Mark Berman Opposing Views 3 Days Ago

A Kentucky man high on marijuana and drunk on whiskey put his 5-week-old son in an oven Sunday and left him there overnight, police said. The oven door was slightly ajar, and the oven was not turned on. After smoking marijuana at the restaurant where he works as a cook, Larry Long returned...

News:1 of Every 8 U.S. Sex Offenders on MySpace

By Child Online Protection Service February 03, 2009

WASHINGTON --- John A. Phillips , CEO of Aristotle, announced Thursday the official launch of www.ChildOnlineProtectionService.com (COPS), a web portal designed to educate parents about the real risks of online predation. Phillips, an expert in identity verification technologies and...

Opinion:Making Abstinence Realistic

By Focus on the Family February 20, 2009

By Heather Koerner | From Focus on the Family Blog On Monday, a friend and I were talking about the birds and the bees. Obviously, both being mothers of two kids, we weren't in need of a whole lot of knowledge. Rather, we were talking about our girls and wondering aloud how to have an ongoing...