New teen hangout: library There’s no "shhhhh" in this part of the library. Here kids grab a guitar to sing, or hop on an electronic keyboard to make music. They watch YouTube videos or update their Facebook status. They play the Xbox or hang out in the bean bag chairs, chilling with friends. Welcome to YouMedia Miami at North Dade Regional Library. Targeted to kids age 14 to 19 and free to enter with a library card, YouMedia opened Jan. 3. It is located in 1,600 square feet of remodeled space...
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST Parenting advice going global Asian mothers demand straight A's. A French mere makes her children taste eggplant and truffles (and stay out of the marital bed in the morning), while pygmy fathers soothe fussy babies by offering a manly nipple. Obviously, America's popular What to Expect books aren't the final word in baby manuals. But this year, parenting memoirs really go global. A year after Amy Chua set off a firestorm with Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, she's on a paperback tour that ranges from India to St....
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST New baby coming? Prep your pet Parents have months to get ready for a baby. Experts say the countdown should include prep time for pets, too. A baby changes everything for a pet – from how its home looks, smells and sounds to what the rules are. Low-energy, friendly, social dogs are the most adaptable pets, while independent, excitable, high-maintenance, busybody dogs are the least adaptable, said San Francisco veterinarian and animal behaviorist Sophia Yin. “Little dogs can be more jealous and more snippy,” said Lynn...
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Babies Display an Inherent Understanding of Fairness A recent study in Psychological Science shows that “even babies are disturbed by displays of injustice — and even when it doesn’t apply to them,” TIME reports. ”We think children are born with a skeleton of general expectations about fairness,” co-author Stephanie Sloane of the University of Illinois said, “and these principles and concepts get shaped in different [...]
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:04:30 +0000 Dangerous Cleavage Ahead: A Lesson For Teens Are you wearing that? Now might be a good time to warn your teenage girls and boys about the risks of skimpy clothing, thanks to a video from CNN reporter Jeanne Moos. She’s done a hilarious take on the perils of showing a lot of cleavage, for both men and women. It seems Pentti Arajarvi, the [...]
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:42:07 +0000 Yes! Stephen Colbert’s “I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)” Is Actually Getting Published Now here’s a children’s book parody I can totally get behind! It was announced yesterday that Stephen Colbert’s fake children’s book “I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)” will be published by Grand Central Books, available May 8th. Colbert read the book to Maurice Sendak during the second part of their interview that aired in [...]
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:06:48 +0000 Should Preschoolers Have Homework? After a day at school, why are we bringing home more work for the barely potty-trained?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:49:08 +0000 No More Eating in the Car! When did feeding children in the car become a necessity - and how can I make it stop?
Hilary Duff won't have to worry about her hockey player hubby hitting the road and leaving her home with their new baby ... he's retired from the sport!
