Parenting
Redesigning Men to be 21st Century Dads
Since the paradigm of men earning the living and women being homemakers and full-time moms is being turned on its ear, how do men adjust […]
Sooo….Nickelodeon’s “GAK” Was Named After the Philly Slang Word for Heroin
Remember GAK? “GAK is great stuff!” “GAK is stretchy!” GAK is also smack! Marc Summers, the host of the Nickelodeon show that created GAK, Double Dare, […]
Jeopardy! Misspeller a Sore Loser?
It was Kid’s Week on Jeopardy! last week. Thomas Hurley, an eighth grader from Connecticut came in second place after misspelling the word “emancipation” during […]
You Know You Live in a Small Town When …
Kid Number Two heads off for football camp for college in another week, so I spent the weekend combing the house for his cleats and […]
Pot Heals in Colorado, Kills in Texas. Why?
In Colorado this week, parents Matt and Paige Figi are finding relief in cannabis for the perpetual seizures their daughter, Charlotte, 6, has been suffering […]
The Prodigal Parents: Empty Nesters Are Rejoining Their Adult Children in the City
In 2006, Elizabeth McDonald moved to Bella Vista from River Forest, Ill. Last month, her parents followed her. Elizabeth grew up in River Forest, a […]
I Have Kids. I Love Them. Here Are 6 Reasons Not to Have Your Own
I need to weigh in on the pseudo news of the moment: Time magazine’s reportage on a 2010 study that showed “childlessness has risen across […]
“If You Don’t Give My Kid a Different Teacher, I’ll Hold My Breath Until I Turn Blue!”
It’s August, and if you’ve got kids in elementary school, chances are you’re combing the local paper each day for news of classroom assignments. It’s […]
I’m Not Sure I Want Children. Why Does That Make Me Selfish?
In “The Childfree Life: When having it all means not having children,” Lauren Sandler’s cover story for Time, the author attempts to explore what it’s […]
BREAKING: Royal Baby Has Not Yet Exited Kate Middleton’s Belly
Just before 6 a.m., Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton was transported to the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, where she is now […]
Why’d We All Stop Going to Sports Halls of Fame?
When you were making your vacation plans for this summer, did the destinations you considered include Canton, Ohio? Cooperstown, New York? Charlotte, North Carolina? I’ll […]
In Baseball, Is Adderall the New Steroids?
University of Oklahoma right-handed pitching ace Jonathan Gray, one of the top three draft-eligible players in the country, made headlines last month when he tested […]
Almost 1/5 of Parents Think Their Baby Is Ugly. They Are Right.
MyFoxPhilly reports on a new study that indicates nearly 20 percent of parents think their baby is ugly: According to the poll, nearly one in […]
Allen Iverson Finally Pays His Child Support, Avoids Jail
Phew. Allen Iverson, last seen appearing on horrible reality shows/appearing to kidnap his children, has finally done something quasi-laudable. He paid his child support under […]
College Students Can’t Stop Making a Federal Case About Sex
Sex on local college campuses sure is getting complicated. First a bunch of women at Swarthmore College decided administrators there weren’t taking sexual assaults on […]