Parenting News

State leaders and parents groups are pushing for gender equality through the Potty Parity for Parents Act, that would require men's restroom be installed with a diaper changing table if the women's restroom has one installed in the same public facility.

It is so easy to get caught up in the emotional and mental moment with a teenager whether it involves disciplining, discussions on relationships, boundaries and or any number of high voltage conversations you can engage in when taking to a teenager.

Being a parent is difficult enough, but being a step-parent adds its own set of additional challenges and obstacles.

They admit they have unconventional styles of parenting, like the family that punishes their children with planks, push-ups and wall sits or the parents insist their son play five sports, knows the U. S. presidents and can write his name all at the age of 4. From hypno-parenting to push-parenting, where their child is pushed to be the best, the ... (more)

AUSTRALIANS have reacted with horror to the news a couple abandoned their newborn son - born to a poverty-stricken surrogate - after they discovered he had Down syndrome.

These include the pre-school that provides free education for two-year olds, the toddle and talk group, play area and health checks service.

"This is the first class offered, and appeared quite successful. So much, in fact, I have two more classes beginning next week and a wait list for the future," said MSP Recreational Therapist Michael Fournier in a news release.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell leaves the federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., with his lawyer John L. Brownlee on the second day of his and his wife Maureen's corruption trial, Tuesday, July 29. As the scandal about former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen's alleged corruption unfolds on the national news stage, Virginia ... (more)

Parenting skills of adults with ADHD improve when their ADHD is treated with medication, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

The Knoxville Zoo's newest red pandas are twin boys, each weighing about a pound, that spend their days nestled in their nest box at the park's Boyd Family Red Panda Village.

Here is an explanation, from the New York Times , of why a family of five-having bought a Brooklyn townhouse for $1.7 million, renovated it top to bottom for an undisclosed amount of money, and seen it burn down in a construction accident at the very moment of completion-decided it would be necessary, as a next step, to go shopping "in the $4 ... (more)

Many new parents don't realize just how little they know about raising a child until they have one of their own.

At my age, I am blessed most of the time with a peaceful perspective on my body image , grounded firmly in acceptance.

Bella a bright eyed nine year old recently scoffed when her mother suggested a new pair of leather flats.

Pick a side, people. Are we the country that wants to keep kids innocent forever, so we shield them from all things sexual, or are we the country that believes in the freedom of sexual expression? If the choice is too overwhelming, maybe a Toys 'R' Us doll can help you make up your mind.

When voters ended marijuana prohibition in Washington, we didn't end the civic duty to not be a public jerk.

I expect people from different areas to have different views on this but almost all of the parents around here would be in prison if this were the case here.

A Florida mother faces charges of child neglect for allowing her 7-year-old son to walk alone to a neighborhood park to play, authorities said on Wednesday.

First of all, being a parent is not easy, nor is any parent perfect and I would like to say upfront before listing bad parenting habits to break that I am guilty at some point in my parenting career of displaying each and every one of these bad parenting habits.

As someone who serves in roles of the breadwinner and full-time mom, there are fewer gender stereotypes that occur in my home than in the society at large.