LIBabies.com Web News Archive

Parenting made easy: blood sugar's for mom and dad too! (Blogging Baby) - At some point in your life as a parent, some pediatrician or preschool teacher or parenting role model will clue you in to the connection between blood sugar and mood, ergo: if your child doesn’t eat regularly (whether it’s because you forgot the snacks or because she’s too busy hoarding her toys from the other kids at playgroup to eat them), behavior plummets. I’ve learned this rather slowly,

Jon Bon Jovi doesn't like Madonna's parenting (Blogging Baby) - It’s time for dueling celebrity parents! Madonna likes to give out parenting advice, recently telling us we’re inattentive parents if we haven’t potty trained our kids by two. Now Jon Bon Jovi has his own bit of parental judgement, “She can say what she likes, but Madonna takes those kids out to every première she ever goes to.” In contrast, Bon Jovi says, “I’ve been in this industry

Parenting as a teenager not so easy (Leduc Representative) - Leduc Representative — From the time she celebrated her 14th birthday, Stacey Burson dreamed of becoming a mother. But after giving birth at the age of 17, she quickly realized the job involved more than changing dirty diapers.

Mommy Knows Worst highlights bad parenting of yesteryear (Blogging Baby) - Did you ever spend hours looking at the Nursery of Death website and think, “You know what would make this better? If this were in book form so that I could send it to my mother to torture her for outfitting me in acrylic and Dacron for years at a time.” Well, James Lileks has heard your thoughts and come out with a book — Mommy Knows Worst — that is chock full of bizarre child

How Teens Deal With Grief (CBS News) - Family counselor Mike Riera answers parenting questions e-mailed by viewers. This time around: What to do about a teenage boy who won't speak to his mother after his father died.

Speaker to offer parenting ideas (Holmen Courier) - Even with the death of Sarah Mullenbach at the hands of a drunken driver still fresh in the community's memory, Holmen parents are hearing things. Disturbing things.

Orchard Park to offer parenting classes (Carmel Topics) - CARMEL -- Orchard Park Elementary and the Hamilton County Parenting Coalition will offer four classes to help parents build strong families 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 22 and 29.

Help! I feel like a totally ineffective parent! (MSNBC) - "Today" contributor Dr. Ruth Peters offers advice to help stop the nagging and get your kids to respond beautifully to your parenting techniques

College athletes learn lesson on team rules (Courier-Post) - Someday, I've been told, this parenting thing is going to get easier. But with one in college, one in high school, one in middle school and one in first grade, my wife and I often wonder whether we'll still be around when someday comes.

UCSB Expert Helps Family With Autistic Son on Hit TV Show (UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus) - A UCSB expert on autism will make her reality television debut tomorrow on the hit parenting show “Supernanny,” by helping a family reach their autistic child.