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more about #parenting more comments → Flackette Goes Retro: My mother once very wisely said "The important thing new parents have to remember is that honestly, nobody cares. Maybe the grandparents. But other th... more » Loveapple: I had my son when I was 21. At that time my "college friends" were too busy traveling and partying to even call and see how me an my baby were doing. ... more » BytheSea: The original article isn't funny, insightful, snarky, interesting, or new. It's been done and done better. #facebooksfivemostannoyingparen... more » sanyucat: Oversharing:Facebook::Smoking:Bars. If you don't likey, don't go. #facebooksfivemostannoyingparen... more » redqueenmeg: When I update about my kid it is usually about something really weird or dippy he did, but that's fair because if I update about me it is usually abou... more » JennaW: You don't even have to block people on Facebook. If they bore or annoy you, you can just hide their updates. Blocking is for severed relationships and... more » basepair: I would rather see Michelle Obama seek higher office, personally. #michelleobama more » clevernamehere: My Facebook friends with kids are generally pretty okay. I think updating several times a day everyday is the really annoying thing. Very few people... more » remedios: Is there an archetype for those people who love to bash on others' uses of Facebook? It seems to be a very popular type. #facebooksfivemostannoyingpar... more » beetlemier: I did this when my kids were born and a few years after. Now I barely even look at the 400 school photos I have to buy for all 3 every damn year. To ... more » the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: I have a fb friend who has a whole album of "preggo pics", including pics of the positive pregnancy test, which she posted the day she found out. She ... more » History Major: I can imagine that many people filtered me out of their news feeds. All I talk about is equality and homopohbia and racism and feminism. No one wants... more » morninggloria: Sure, I'll put up pictures of the ultra sound, but I'll photoshop my head onto the fetus' head. I'll continue photoshopping my own head onto my baby'... more » wtfox?!: When my cousin had a baby, I worried that her FB feed was going to be nonstop infant updates. But then I realized how I would prefer that over her no... more » jigglyball: Wait, did they not address the parents who drink a bottle of wine, log on to Facebook, and comment on every single picture of their daughter with an u... more » -
#parentalrights
"You'd Think These Parents And Their Colicky Offspring Had A Monopoly On The Crying Game."
Today, Babble brings us a list of "Facebook's Five Most Annoying Parent" types, which is sure to prompt web-wide defensiveness: More » -
#obamarama
Michelle Obama Is The Mom Everyone Wanted
Obama notes she and Barack are always juggling the work-life balance, "making sure that home is home and that we're present and accounted for, for our kids - not as Michelle and Barack Obama, but as mom and dad." [BusinessWeek] -
#babyjoy
"There's Not Going To Be Any Pink Dresses:" Moms Who Wanted Girls, Get Boys
We've met reluctant dads and bad mothers. We've met moms who didn't want girls. And just so no child will be unscarred by a Google search in 2010, here are mothers terribly disappointed to have baby boys: More » -
#veggietales
The Challenges Of Raising Kids Vegetarian
Today's LA Times brings up an interesting issue (and one that Jonathan Safran Foer will surely face at some point): how do you raise kids vegetarian without making mealtime a battle? More » -
#fatherlyadvice
To Benefit Kids, Give Dads Their Due
Bad moms, good moms, moms who drink — the media is so mother-centric these days that it's easy to forget many kids also have a male parent. But according to the New York Times, we ignore dads at our peril. More » -
#kidstoday
Does Society Really Hate Kids?
After reading about a recent incident wherein a mother and her 2-year-old son were kicked off a flight due to the child's yelling, Dr. James C. Kaufman penned a piece for Psychology Today, asking "Why Does Our Society Hate Children?" More » -
#spoileralert
This Does Not End Well.
"Bob Elston and one of his friends took their 11-year-old sons [to Hooters] after their Saturday morning football game...the well-intentioned dads saw the outing as a way to demystify sex to see how the boys conducted themselves around women." [NPR] -
#youmakemewanna
"This Is So The Issue Right Now"
Oh dear. Oh no. It seems today's anti-spanking, "pregnancy-flaunting, soccer-cheering, organic-snack-proffering generation of parents" have a dark secret: sometimes they yell at their kids. More » -
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#dontlooknow
Watching TV As A Family Can Be Traumatic
When we were little, whenever a sex scene came on in a movie, my dad would holler "INAPPROPRIATE!" and my brother and I would run out of the room screaming: More » -
#mammamia
His Name Is Luca: When Over-Parenting Becomes Child Abuse
The mother and grandparents of an Italian boy are being charged with child abuse for their smothering, overprotective love, drawing attention to the problem of overinvolved parents in Italy and elsewhere. More » -
#ledivorce
Irreconcilable Differences: When Kids Dump Their Parents
As reiterated on this past Sunday's 60 Minutes, actress/producer/director Drew Barrymore had herself emancipated from her parents at the age of 15. But that's a drastic option...right? More » -
#sparetherod
Is America Ready For A "Spanking Ban?"
One New Year's, my family went to stay at one of those Catskills resorts, now closed, that catered to Jews of a certain era. Think Dirty Dancing with less Swayze, more sour cream. And one day someone smacked a child: More » -
#mommydearest
Forbes Defends Children From Scourge Of "Best-Friend Moms"
Yesterday Forbes ran a piece about "best-friend moms," and how "being an intimate rather than an authority figure" will totally screw up your kid. We're not sure we buy it. More » -
#mommywars
British Researchers: Kids Healthier When Moms Don't Work
A study by Britain's Institute of Child Health reports that kids of working mothers are more likely to eat unhealthy snacks and watch a lot of TV. Cue the Guilt Police! More » -
#homesweetschool
Why Are Home-Schoolers So Annoying?
Salon's Andrew O'Hehir wonders why people are so offended when he tells them his kids are home-schooled. After reading his long and impassioned defense of home-schooling, I have some ideas.
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#bookreviews
Prospect Park West: In Park Slope, Hell Is Other Parents
In the much-ballyhooed Prospect Park West, Amy Sohn welcomes her readers to Park Slope, where the women are mean, the men are asexual, and all the children wear kneepads.
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#sparetherod
Study: Spanking Worse For Kids Than Yelling
According to a study, kids who were spanked at age one were more likely to be aggressive at two, and cognitively behind their peers at three. Verbal punishment didn't seem to produce these ill effects. [CNN] -
#notablequotable
Uma Thurman, Doomsayer
"[T]hat's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids [...] and now it's going to get easier. Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed!" — Uma Thurman [W] -
#theyfckyouup
Is Parental Approval Bad For Kids?
Withholding love from your kids when they misbehave seems like a bad parenting tactic — but according to Alfie Kohn in the Times, "giving more approval" when kids do well could screw them up too. More » -
#dontwalk
Would You Let Your Kids Walk To School Alone?
When I drive to work in the morning, I often pass children on their way to school. Sometimes, they're in groups, and sometimes, they're alone. And I must admit, seeing kids walk by themselves makes me really nervous. More »
