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Kids think parents spend too much time working

New research shows about a third of kids think their parents are spending too much time at work. A study of 10 and 11-year-olds found that 35 percent felt their dad worked too much, while 27 percent said their mum worked too much. But Jen [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents wire kids to prove teachers' verbal abuse

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Teachers hurled insults like "bastard," ''tard," ''damn dumb" and "a hippo in a ballerina suit." A bus driver threatened to slap one child, while a bus monitor t [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids Get 'First Booze At Age 13' From Parents

British children on average are aged 13 when their parents allow them to try alcohol, a new study has revealed. Exactly half of 10 to 17-year-olds who have had a drink say it was their parents who supplied the alcohol, the poll for charit [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents! Kids! Beware of…Palm Sunday?

Dear Free-Range Kids: Yesterday was Palm Sunday and at my church there’s a tradition that goes all the way back to my own preschool days of the little Sunday School kids leading a processional into the church waving palm branches an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids want more playtime with parents

Kiwi children want to spend more time playing with their parents, the Milo State of Play survey has found. The study, which focused on the play habits of children between 8 and 12 years old, revealed that while parents and grandparents a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Doctors, parents, teachers, kids agree on limiting internet ...

NAGPUR: The present age is frequently referred to as the ICE (information, communication, entertainment) age, but most grown ups believe this makes for over exposure of kids to media. Sunday saw several doctors, parents and teachers discu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Helicopter Parents Continue to Hover

When most of us think of helicopter parents, or helicopter parenting in general, our thoughts are relegated to overeager, but undeniably loving and caring, parents trying to “curate” a playdate, or intervening in an awkward so [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents urged to talk to kids after sex grooming sting

New Zealand's internet watchdog is telling parents to warn their children about online dangers after TV ONE's Close Up tracked down men preying on a fictitious 14-year-old girl for sex. A Close Up reporter confronted men in par [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents dumping kids at play centres

Parents are dumping their children at indoor play centres so they can go shopping or to avoid the soaring cost of day care, according to a Herald Sun investigation. The paper says police are being called in every week after children were [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents' stressful lives taking a toll on kids

The gift that keeps giving – stress! And you can bet you gave a sleighful to your kids this Christmas. Well-intentioned parents are making their children sick, actually damaging their development and altering their DNA, because of c [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Misbehaving kids often learn from parents

Dear Abby: I want you to know how much I agree with your answer to “Paying for My Popcorn in Oregon” (Sept. 15), who complained about her niece sneaking food into the theater. I used to teach a parenting class to parents wh [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Need a Nanny on the Run Care Helps Parents Find Sitters Wher...

Good news for travelers who can’t afford to bring a nanny on the trip – but would love a night out without the kids. Care.com has just launched its extensive child care directory which gives city-by-city listings of reliable b [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents tell kids they ate all Halloween candy, record react...

How would your child react if you told them you stayed up late after they went to bed on Halloween night, and devoured their stash of candy? That's what late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel asked his fans to find out. He called on v [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids still lie to get on Facebook, parents still OK with tha...

That's the (incorrect) reason why Facebook has a minimum age requirement, according to parents in a peer-reviewed study, "Why Parents Help Their Children Lie to Facebook About Age: Unintended Consequences of the 'Children' [...]