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A commonly shared keen observation or even a funny "urban legend" of sorts is how a first child in a family is cared for completely differently from how the following children are raised.

In fact, for the past two decades, her home has been a lively epicenter for foster children, and, now, her adopted children.

The law governing out-of-state relocation of children changed dramatically in 2006 with the adoption of Minnesota's removal statute, Minn.

The holiday season is here and for most of us that means Holiday dinners, parties, New Year's celebrations.

Police said parents with difficult, defiant, or problematic children are encouraged to attend the Parent Project classes.

It's still a little hard for us to imagine her as anything other than Cher from Clueless , but could Alicia Silverstone be on her way to mama mogulhood ? We're intrigued by the actress and author's new trailer for her forthcoming book, The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, ... (more)

Dr. Ken Adams does not let parenting get in the way of his exercise. In fact, he says his three girls, who are 10, 7 and 3, make it easier than ever for him to exercise because it's part of their playtime together.

The right wing talk show host, who loves traditional marriage so much that he has done it four times , bashed the growing trend of coparenting, in which two people who want to be parents come together to create a child without marriage or romance as part of the equation.

The House and Senate farm bills would repeal the costly and indefensible direct payment program, which sends taxpayer dollars to people who don't even plant a seed.

A woman who so severely neglected and starved her grandson that he wasted away and died portrayed herself in testimony Wednesday at a coroner's inquest as the boy's only hope, lest he be shipped off to foster care.

Fast & Furious star Paul Walker was killed in a fiery car crash over the weekend.

When Houston police spotted Landry Thompson , a 13-year-old Tulsa, Okla., dancer in the company of two Black men, Josiah Kelly , 22, her dance partner, and Emmanuel Hurd , 29, instructor, at a convenience store at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, they reportedly assumed she was in danger, so they handcuffed the crew and sent Thompson to child services.

Did you stand in line on Black Friday to find bargains for those on your gift list? Feel the frenzied rush to shop? Since there is one less shopping week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year than is typical, you are probably experiencing some pressure to locate the right thing at the right price, especially for your children.

By Mutryce A. Williams Navigating "Island" Parenting is a submission of quotes, tips and parenting advice that I have gathered over the years as a source of inspiration and as tools to deal with the daily challenges of parenting.

Sophia and Jackson are the most popular baby names of 2013, at least among parents who shared their new children's monikers with BabyCenter, the pregnancy and parenting website.

The 2013 top baby names for boys and girls have been released and they show that celebs are out and tradition is in.

Positive Parenting is a four-hour workshop held over two days focusing on parents of children under five years old.

My 12-year-old, Natasha, loves all things fashion. In an attempt to move this obsession into the realm of concrete and creative, I signed her up for sewing lessons.

Louise Woodward should take parenting classes 'for sake of her child', says family of baby boy she was convicted of killing Louise Woodward should take parenting classes 'for the sake of her own child', the family of Matthew Eappen have said Louise Woodward should take parenting classes 'for the sake of her own child', the family of the baby boy ... (more)

Some of us are still reeling from our attempts to coax a shred of Thanksgiving gratitude out of our kids.