How Old Is Too Old To Trick or Treat?

We can all agree that Trump and Biden are over the line. But where is it?

Schools, Diversity Initiatives, and Parental Rights

There’s an inherent tension in public education.

Reclaiming Playtime

Another call for letting kids be kids.

Babies on a Plane

Safety, trade-offs, and risk assessment.

The Dreaded Green Bubble

Apple’s iMessages and teen chic.

One Million Under-12s Vaxxed

Kids 5-11 are getting their COVID shots at a rapid pace, but will it continue?

The Unvaccinated as Toddlers

Another approach to persuasion.

Conservatives and Children’s Rights

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

Father’s Day Musings

Some semi-coherent thoughts on the occasion.

Majority of Under-30 Adults Live with Parents

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

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Backlash of Non-Parents

Are those with kids getting over?

Dad’s Stuff is Junk, Grandma’s Stuff is Treasure?

Does trash become treasure with time?

Death Cleaning

Your treasures are your kids’ junk.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65

One of the people most responsible for the personal computer revolution has passed away at the far-too-young age of 65.

Parents Successfully Sue to Make 30-Year-Old Son Leave Their House

We all have to grow up sometime.

The Rug Rat Race

Paradoxically, the children of affluent parents are less happy than those of the poor.

Kids These Days!

Parenting as a Gen Xer

We’ve got one foot in two very different technological worlds.

Mother Charged For Leaving 11 Year Old In A Car: Protecting Children, Or Paranoia?

To some extent, we seem to be becoming overprotective.

GOP Congressman: My Idea To Force Poor Kids To Work For Lunch Not Directed At Poor Kids

A GOP Senate Candidate in Georgia attempts to back track, and runs off the rails in the process.

President Obama’s Dating Advice

The First Daughters are approaching dating age and the First Papa has some thoughts on the matter.

English Kids Eat Dog Poop

Apparently, the prospect of a thousand pound fine isn’t enough to persuade Bristol’s dog owners to clean up after their pooches.

Older Mothers Have Taller, Thinner Kids

Kids born to over-35 mothers tend to be taller and thinner.

Parenting an Asperger’s Child

Ron Fournier details how Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taught him how to understand his son, Tyler, who has Asperger’s syndrome.

Toy Train in Space

So Ron Fugelseth decided it would be cool to send his son’s toy train into space. Turns out, it was.

Nepal Man Kills Son, Mistaking Him For Monkey

A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead.

Obama Winning Even Though He Has Daughters

National Review’s Keith Williamson can’t fathom why Alpha Male Mitt Romney is having so much trouble beating Girly Man Barack Obama.

Marriage Habits Reinforcing Class Structure

In a groundbreaking investigative report, the New York Times has found that it’s easier to raise children if there are two parents and two incomes than one parent and one income.

Overall, babies in homes with cats or dogs were about 30 percent less likely to have respiratory infectious symptoms -- which included cough, wheezing, rhinitis (stuffy or runny nose) and fever -- and about half as likely to get ear infections, research shows (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck) Overall, babies in homes with cats or dogs were about 30 percent less likely to have respiratory infectious symptoms -- which included cough, wheezing, rhinitis (stuffy or runny nose) and fever -- and about half as likely to get ear infections, research shows (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)

Babies With Pets in Home Healthier

Babies who grow up with dogs and cats in the home are healthier, a new study finds.

David Cameron Forgot Daughter at Pub

British Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his 8-year-old daughter at a pub.

Darth Vader and Son – What If Darth Vader Was a Good Father?

Jeffrey Brown has a children’s book titled Darth Vader and Son scheduled for release on April 18.

Lying About the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy

Should you lie to your kids about holiday fantasy characters?

French Moms Ain’t All That Great

French mothers do not have some magical formula for raising well behaved children.

Are We Overprotecting Our Kids?

How did we survive without all the molly-codding kids today get?

Interview with a One-Year-Old

Arturo Trejo conducts a hard-hitting interview with his son, Jose Luis

Why Can Kids See Violence But Not Porn?

Is it worse for a child to see pornography or graphic violence?

Does ‘Go The F- To Sleep’ Encourage Violence Against Kids?

Some people have no sense of humor.

New Children’s Book: Go The F- to Sleep

Go the Fuck To Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing off to dreamland.

Mother and Father Replaced by Parent 1 and Parent 2

The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology.

TV and Internet Convergence

As the internet becomes more ingrained in our lives, it’s become a tool for parenting. And a break from it.

The Dumbest Generation: Does Technology Make Kids Dumb?

Has modern life robbed America’s youth of their ability to think? Or simply caused them to think in different ways about different things?

Kids Cost A Lot!