Parenting
Would You Like a Side of Fries With That Child Abuse?
A third-grader in Cleveland has been removed from his parents and placed into the foster-care system because the child weighs more than 200 pounds. Too […]
Occupy Philly Ignores Eviction Deadline, Defies Mayor Nutter
Occupy Philly Protests Past Eviction Deadline. Occupiers have defied Mayor Nutter and the city of Philadelphia by sticking around on Dilworth Plaza past yesterday’s eviction […]
City Won’t Force Occupy Philly to Move
Mayor Nutter Won’t Force Occupiers to Move. Mayor Nutter—in the midst of a permit approval process with Occupy Philly—has announced that the city will not […]
Don’t Screw With Mom’s Thanksgiving Menu
I’m afraid of my mother. Not afraid like she’s going to beat me or anything, but, still, kind of nervous about pissing her off. You […]
Main Line Mothers Are Raising Bratty, Spoiled-Rotten Daughters
Dear Monica, I have a 15-year-old daughter and I live on the Main Line. I see girls in their teens driving the most expensive cars, […]
Do You Keep Your Kid on a Leash?
It’s 11 a.m. on a Friday in Center City, and I’ve just spotted a leash kid. My blood boils. Typically, parents use the “safety strap” […]
Halloween Candy Does Not Cause Childhood Obesity
With Halloween approaching, I get nostalgic for the holiday as I knew it during my trick-or-treating years, when we’d go scavenging from door to door […]
The Daycare Movement: Why Your Baby Needs to Start Building His Resume
It started only a few decades ago with college, the frantic résumé-fluffing and interview-coaching to score a spot in the elite ranks of academic life. […]
National Weather Service Dreaming of a White Halloween
Snow in the Forecast for Much of the Region This Weekend. The Allentown area is supposed to get hit with three to six inches of […]
Why Is Michael Nutter Silent on Inner-City-Bred Violence?
How about it, Mr. Mayor? Can we hear from you on this one? Earlier this week, an 84-year-old man named Jim Shea was attacked by […]
CHOP Study Shows Sports-Related Knee Injuries on the Rise
Physicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia conducted a study analyzing injury data in kids and adolescents from 1999 to 2011. The study showed that […]
More College Students Are Living on Campus
There was a fascinating little statistic tucked into this story in the Sunday Inquirer about residence-hall construction on local colleges. According to Robert Morro, vice […]
Andy Reid on the Chopping Block?
Philly Calling for Andy Reid’s Head. The slide continued yesterday as the Birds fell to the Bills 31-24 in a game marred by ball security […]
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Passed Away at Age 56
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Died at Age 56. Jobs died yesterday after years of health complications including a battle with pancreatic cancer and a liver […]
Philly Man Tries to Buy Baby
A 54-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged after it was discovered that he was in negotiations to purchase a newborn from its mother in […]