parenting

Noah Brocklebank thought no one in the world cared about him, but he soon discovered just the opposite.

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There’s no right way for getting over the death of a loved one, but Samantha Manns’ method may be the most inspiring.

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Virtually every man has uttered the phrase, 'I just don't understand women.' But this latest fashion trend takes my utter astonishment to a new level: The breast milk pendant.

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Face it, we all have that moment when something happens and you accidentally let one slip. Usually it's in front of someone as well. The last thing you want to do is swear in front of kids so you try to substitute something for it and either it just sounds weird or it still sounds like a curse.

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Everyone knows it costs money to raise a child, but it’s the unforeseen expenses that really add up.

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My wife and I believe that children who grow up in homes where books are plentiful go further in school than those who don't. This is why our son Dylan's room has plenty of books. Now I'd be misleading you if I told you he can read a book all by himself or draw a picture about the book without his parents assistance, but for age 4, we're impressed with his progress.

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Last week we reported that a horrible  mom was letting the internet vote to decide the name of her child for a measly $5,000. We can now thankfully say that the whole thing was a big, stinking hoax, perpetrated by none other than the company holding the contest.

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When it comes to maternity leave, The United States earns a pretty dismal ranking when compared to other countries, being the only first-world country, and one of only three countries (the others being Lesotho, Swaziland and Papua New Guinea) that does not offer paid maternity leaves. Not only do other countries have better systems in place for maternity leave, but they have some pretty great welcoming gifts for their newest citizens. In Finland, for example, new parents can choose between receiving the above maternity package filled with essentials for baby's first few months or a tax-free lump sum of 140 euros as a maternity grant.

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A letter comes in from your child's school. You're thinking, "Tardy? Misbehaving? Poor Grades? How about, your child is obese! Quite frankly, we as parents just cannot know everything that's going on with our kids. Sometimes it takes an outsider to point things out to us. We all love our children very much and we want nothing but the best for them, including their health. It appears that this is what they hope to accomplish.

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Myth debunked - parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week:

I can't help but wonder If I'm a bad father for starting the 'smoking is really bad for you' lectures to my four year old son. He's only four, yet he is curious as he has seen people smoking. When the anti-smoking commercials play on TV, I let him watch. Am I too edgy? Are the commercials too scary for a young child?

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"We'll take you to Chuck E Cheese, you'll get a new toy, you can stay up a little later". We've tried them all to get our son Dylan to listen to what Mommy and Daddy wants done. What's a parent or grand parent to do with a four or five year old who's beginning to bargain for what they want. My wife and I did some research and we'd like to share with you what we've learned.

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