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On Parenting: December, 2011

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/29/2011

New Year’s resolutions: Parenting edition
By Janice D'Arcy
Janice D’Arcy lists three of her resolutions and asks readers to share theirs.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Resolutions

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/28/2011

Top parenting stories of the year
By Janice D'Arcy
A wholly personal list of stories about parenting from the past year that I consider my top 10. Let me know which ones I missed.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Top parenting stories of the year, Tiger Mom, Jerry Sandusky, kids and screen time, childhood obesity, adult children at home, Go the F to sleep, Tina Fey, Bossypants, fathers and stress, Leiby Kletzy, DC best city for families, over-parenting, bans on jids

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/27/2011

Staying — and playing — outdoors through winter
By Janice D’Arcy
Baking sheets and forts can keep kids outdoors and having fun through the next few months.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  winter play, kids and outdoors

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 12/26/2011

The holiday hangover: Was it worth it?
By Janice D'Arcy
I doubt I’m the only parent who feels like the answer, overall, is yes. The Christmas Hangover might have been worth the chaotic frenzy that created it.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  11:00 AM ET, 12/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Holiday stress

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011

Forgetting Christmas as memories shift and change
By Janice D'Arcy
Researchers concluded that the majority of adults can’t recall anything from when they were 2 or 3 years old. What does that mean for parents with young children who have devoted much time and expense to creating a holiday season for our kids to remember?

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christmas, children and memory

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 12/21/2011

‘Layaway angels’ and David Rubenstein: Two approaches to charitable giving
By Janice D'Arcy
Couldn’t $4.5 million dollars be used for a real cause, such as helping struggling families, instead of panda research?

By Janice D'Arcy  |  02:01 PM ET, 12/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  charitable giving

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 12/20/2011

Target nurse-ins to show that breast-feeding is not ‘exhibitionism’
By Janice D'Arcy
After a Houston-area woman reported that she had been asked to stop breast-feeding her child at a local store, a Facebook group was created to plan the protest.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  05:18 PM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  nursing, nurse-in, breast-feeding

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 12/20/2011

Happy Hanukkah: The meaning behind the holiday
By Janice D'Arcy
Elmo and Beliefnet explain the meaning behind the Jewish holiday.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  12:30 PM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hanukkah, children and holidays

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/20/2011

Are electronic children’s books as good as ‘old-school’ books?
By Janice D’Arcy
Kids benefit from both kinds of books says Holly Kreider, director of early childhood literary programming at the nonprofit Raising A Reader.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  childhood literarcy, children's books, e-readers

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 12/19/2011

The Duggar family: Miscarriage, fetus photos and the new meaning of ‘private’
By Janice D'Arcy
After Michelle Duggar, of the TLC show “19 Kids & Counting,” miscarried her 20th child, the family held a memorial service for the baby named Jubilee Shalom.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  01:10 PM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 12/19/2011

Parenting classes for soon-to-be grandparents
By On Parenting
With their children expecting to have kids, soon-to-be grandparents brush up on their child-rearing skills.

By On Parenting  |  11:03 AM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Parenting classes

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/19/2011

Is a ‘good-enough’ college the best college?
By Janice D'Arcy
A Fairfax psychotherapist makes a plea that parents relax their collegiate standards.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  college applications, teens and stress

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 12/16/2011

Chat excerpts: How to solve holiday parenting dilemmas
By On Parenting
Meghan Leahy, a D.C.-based parent coach, and Family Almanac columnist Marguerite Kelly joined On Parenting blogger Janice D’Arcy for an online Q&A.

By On Parenting  |  12:53 PM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 12/16/2011

Best foods to fight a cold
By Casey Seidenberg
Onion, garlic, ginger and other foods can help ward off illness.

By Casey Seidenberg  |  10:20 AM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 12/15/2011

Teen pot use is up. Could parents be to blame?
By Janice D’Arcy
Parents should consider whether their attitudes toward marijuana use affect their teens’ actions.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  02:31 PM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:29 PM ET, 12/14/2011

Breast-feeding in public is legal: How do you spread the word?
By Janice D’Arcy
A mother files a complaint with the D.C. Office of Human Rights after wrongly being told she could not breast-feed her son at a government building.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  02:29 PM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  breast-feeding, breast-feeding laws, breast-feeding in public

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/14/2011

Ala. teachers could receive jail time, $6000 fine for receiving gifts
By Janice D'Arcy
A new Alabama ruling says t

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gift-giving, teacher holiday gifts

Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 12/13/2011

MyAutismTeam.com: New social networking site for parents of autistic kids
By Mari-Jane Williams
The site, which launched from beta Dec. 6, had 13,379 members as of Dec. 8.

By Mari-Jane Williams  |  01:00 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  autism spectrum disorders, special needs

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 12/13/2011

Holiday cards: To send or not?
By Janice D'Arcy
Twenty-one easy steps to overcomplicate Christmas cards by parenting blogger Abigail Green.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  12:35 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  holiday cards, Christmas cards

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/13/2011

Survey: 76 percent of parents feel guilty about saying “no” to kids
By Janice D'Arcy
Of parents surveyed, 76 percent said their kids are spoiled during the holidays —

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spoling kids, Christmas presents

Posted at 03:09 PM ET, 12/12/2011

Tattoo removal? For parents, an existential question
By Janice D'Arcy
For women, tattoos, especially those on the abdomen or lower back, will morph as the skin stretches and may not return to their original shape. And then there’s this: How to explain the mark of sexy rebellion to a tween?

By Janice D'Arcy  |  03:09 PM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tattoos

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/12/2011

Plan B: Do you want your kids to have unfettered access to emergency contraception?
By Janice D’Arcy
Do you want your kids to have unfettered access to emergency contraception?

By Janice D’Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Plan B, emergency contraception, teens and sex

Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 12/08/2011

Mothers multi-task more and resent doing it, study finds
By Janice D’Arcy
Mothers were far more likely to report negative feelings about multi-tasking, according to study.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  01:29 PM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  multitasking, parenting equality

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011

Holiday parenting dilemmas and how to solve them
By Janice D’Arcy
How to explain religious differences, navigate gift-giving expectations and encourage kids’ good manners in December.

By Janice D’Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  holiday parenting dilemmas

Posted at 03:26 PM ET, 12/07/2011

Texas mother’s shootings over food stamps part of a bigger picture
By Janice D'Arcy
Desperate times can have tragic results. With a new report saying poverty is on the rise, it’s safe to say this incident did not take place in a vacuum.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  03:26 PM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  families and poverty, food stamps, families and poverty

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/07/2011

Drinking and parenting: A good time or a problem?
By Janice D'Arcy
Many of us might readily laugh about our nightly need for wine, but few of us would admit that it might tip over into problem territory.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  drinking and parenting, drunk-driving, problem drinking

Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 12/06/2011

Drunken-driving arrests for women up 36 percent
By Janice D'Arcy
They’ve increased 36 percent over the last decade, according to a study by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  12:02 PM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  drunk driving, parents and drinking, a, coholism

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/06/2011

How an interfaith family can celebrate the holidays
By Janice D'Arcy
Establishing new family traditions that incorporate each parent’s religion can make an interfaith celebration enjoyable for all.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  interfaith traditions, interfaith families, holiday celebrations

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 12/05/2011

Managing holiday overload
By Janice D'Arcy
Learning to say ‘no’ lessens holiday stress, says a professional organizer.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  01:06 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  holiday stress, family organizing

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 12/05/2011

More young D.C. parents without homes, report says
By On Parenting
Of the 500 youth surveyed between ages 12 and 24 living in unstable housing, about half had children.

By On Parenting  |  12:08 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Employment

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/05/2011

Kids sexting less common than thought, study says
By Janice D'Arcy
About 1 percent of children age 17 and younger have texted explicitly pornographic images.

By Janice D'Arcy  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sexting, sex offender registries

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/02/2011

‘Parenthood’ producer Jason Katims on including a character with Asperger’s Syndrome on television
By Mari-Jane Williams
Jason Katims discusses raising a son with Asperger’s Syndrome and including a character with the disorder on his show.

By Mari-Jane Williams  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Special needs, Asperger's Syndrome

Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 11/30/2011

Consumer Reports finds alarming levels of arsenic in apple and grape juices
By Janice D'Arcy
Testers found 10 percent of apple and grape juices had total arsenic levels that exceeded federal drinking-water standards; 25 percent had lead levels higher than the FDA’s bottled-water limit. 

By Janice D'Arcy  |  12:04 PM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  arsenic and juice, federal oversight, food safety

 

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