The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing airlines to make a rule stopping parents from holding babies in their laps during a flight. Should parents have to buy an extra airline seat for small children?
As a former frequent flier, I can easily see the need for children having their own seat.
When driving or [...]

A high school in Rhode Island is among the lowest ranking schools in the state. The school graduates less than half its students.
Whose fault is that? The student or the teacher?
In order to combat the growing problem, the high school is firing ALL the teachers and staff saying it needs an overhaul.
Is [...]

A new site called “Chatroulette” allows kids to video chat with complete strangers… you click “play” and you’re connected randomly with someone else. You can just imagine what might be waiting for you on the other end
On Chatroulette, a new and controversial Web site, every click lands you in a face-to-face video conversation with a [...]

A new site called “Chatroulette” allows kids to video chat with complete strangers… you click “play” and you’re connected randomly with someone else. You can just imagine what might be waiting for you on the other end
On Chatroulette, a new and controversial Web site, every click lands you in a face-to-face video conversation with a [...]

In a survey conducted by The Intelligence Group, Dateline questioned 500 teenagers across the country, ages 14 to 18, about their computer habits.
When asked if they chat online to people they’ve never met before, an overwhelming majority said “yes,” whether it’s “all the time,” “sometimes,” or “not very often.”
When asked if someone they’ve met [...]

Have you ever looked around at people who brag about all they do as if they were trying to convince the world of their worth?
Have you ever listened to people who preach the Bible then turn around and act in a way that can’t be very Christian-like?
My husband and I have had several conversations about [...]

My kids and I have! And it happened today.
Around my neck of the woods, young people don’t see the rebel flag as a symbol of anything other than “good old boys” and “the redneck yacht club” sort of groups – mine included.
While I’ve tried to impress upon them some of what the symbol means to [...]

The parents of a British 15-year-old schoolgirl blame "huge pressure" and "modern complexities" of social networking Web sites for the suicide of their teen daughter, The London Times Online reported Monday.
Holly Grogan jumped 30 feet to her death from a bridge last week and was hit by traffic after abusive messages were relentlessly [...]

I love the idea! University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving.
Is there anything – on today’s roadways that make you cringe more than watching a teenager drive down the road with a phone at their ear or [...]

Parenting by Strengths, A Parent’s Guide for Challenging Situations (9780980217520): Cathy Rodrigues, Toni Schutta, Sarah Gillen: Books

Kids have headed back to school and parents everywhere are about to be confronted with a wild new set of fears and mind-boggling situations that they may not feel properly equipped to handle.
What is the best thing to say [...]