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1 hr ago | KAUZ

Miley Cyrus: Alcohol is way more dangerous than marijuana

Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi has admitted to assaulting his wife in a London restaurant, The London Evening Standard reports.

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Related Topix: Marijuana, Liam Hemsworth, Celebrities, Bill Cosby

1 hr ago | KAUZ

Sesame Street adds muppet whose dad is in jail

Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi has admitted to assaulting his wife in a London restaurant, The London Evening Standard reports.

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Related Topix: Prison, Liam Hemsworth, Celebrities, Bill Cosby, Family, Kids

4 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

'Marijuana moms' say weed improves their parenting

A group of mothers in southern California have all bonded around their love of cannabis -- and they say smoking and eating weed makes them better moms.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Family

8 hrs ago | Valley News Live

Equal parenting petitions approved for circulation

North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved petitions for a proposed ballot measure on parental rights.

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Related Topix: Family

10 hrs ago | The Modesto Bee

See me: Acknowledge the person first, not the disability

In the seven years since a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, Ben Trockman has stopped paying attention to stares from strangers, or at least he's stopped being bothered by them.

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Related Topix: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, Family

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Living with Children

If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs."

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Baby Girl's Name Revealed - It's Kash

Isn't it amazing that Kim Kardashian has gone almost three days without saying a word since the birth of her daughter on Saturday? It's a serious record for the reality vixen.

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Related Topix: Family

This Is Bristol

Talking heads column with Peter Fraser of Colston's School

ARECENT poll of 2,000 maintained school heads suggested that schools are not doing enough to develop morals, values and a clear understanding of the difference between right and wrong.

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Related Topix: Family

Science Blog

The verdict on tiger-parenting? Studies point to poor mental health

Long before Amy Chua's provocative 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, raised the bar for tough-love parenting, psychologists at UC Berkeley were studying the effects of three kinds of child-rearing: authoritarian , permissive and authoritative .

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Related Topix: Family, UC Berkeley, Psychology, Science, Kids, Asian-American, Chinese-American

The News-Review

Jemelene Wilson: Words of (parenting) wisdom

About: I don't believe in acting my age or taking life for granted. When the FedEx man walked through my office door almost 25 years ago, I told myself I was going to marry him.

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Related Topix: Lace Mamba Global, Happily Ever After, Video Games

Duke Health News

Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Sun Journal

Husband and wife therapy team treat couples on the brink at luxury retreats

Christiane, a mother from New Jersey, had endured years of conflict with her husband when the couple met Portland psychologist John Stewart.

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Related Topix: Family

Zap2it.com

Bill Cosby reveals the keys to good parenting on television

Bill Cosby will go down in history as being one of the best parents on television.

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Related Topix: Cosby, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Bill Cosby

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Broadway

Mommy Meltdown! LCT3's Parenting Drama A Kid Like Jake Opens Off-Broadway

There's a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the Claire Tow Theater, where Daniel Pearle's A Kid Like Jake opens June 17. Directed by Evan Cabnet, this NYC-set parenting drama stars Carla Gugino , Peter Grosz, Caroline Aaron and Michelle Beck.

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Related Topix: Family

Examiner.com

Attachment Parenting 101: How to help your kids stop fighting

While kids are always going to fight with their brothers and sisters to some extent, it is possible to have a mostly harmonious family.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Naperville Sun

Parenting Matters: Find support for your college student's journey

Welcome to the Collaborative Youth Team's column, "Parenting Matters!" The Collaborative Youth Team is a partnership of 22 youth and family service organizations and agencies that are here to serve you.

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Related Topix: Family, North Central College, Central College

City Pages

Dan Savage talks Bachmann, parenting, and American Savage

After 20-plus years as a sex advice columnist, author, and LGBT activist, you would think Dan Savage would have earned the right to relax a little.

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Related Topix: Macalester College, Gay/Lesbian

KRVN-AM Lexington

Move Over, Groupon: New Sites for Deals Target Kids, Couples

Many email boxes are flooded with deals for food, shopping and travel, but two new sites want to remove the clutter and boredom to provide kids and couples with ideas for fun activities.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, us Travel, North America Travel, Chicago Travel, Columbia University

CBS Local

Grandfathers: Biggest Change In Parenting Is Technology

Fatherhood has always brought happiness and challenges to men called "dad," but what about those men who've worn the title for decades.

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Related Topix: Family

Sun Jun 16, 2013

TwinCities

Study: Dads nurture, too

Unlike the male pundits, politicians and even financiers who've opined freely recently about what they consider "natural" roles for mothers and fathers, with mom at home and dad at work, behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's methodical approach has led her to a much more complicated conclusion.

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Related Topix: Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, Family