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Funny Tweets By Parents the Week Of March 11

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:06:15 +0000

Another week, another batch of tweets by parents that would surely horrify their children if they were old enough to read. Parents this week hit Twitter with their frustrations over Daylight Savings Time and the embarrassing things their kids say in public. Check out 10 of our favorite tweets by parents this week: Josh Hara [...]

Top Lies Parents Admit Telling Their Kids

Jon James — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:13:20 +0000

EVERY parent lies to their kids at one time or another whether it's about a magical visitor on Christmas Eve or something to get them to behave in a certain way. Below is a list of the top most common lies...

Teen Drugs Parents So She Can Stay Online Past Curfew

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:37:55 +0000

We've all heard the stories about stressed-out parents drugging their unruly toddlers with a dose of Benadryl so that they can get some shut-eye, but this is certainly a new twist. On December 28, a 16 year-old girl and her 15-year-old friend from Northern California decided to buy her parents two milkshakes from a local fast-food joint and crush prescription sleeping pills in them so that they can explore the wonderful world of the Internet without that pesky 10 p.m. curfew.

10 Parents Playing Epic Pranks on Their Kids

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:09 +0000

2012 was a fantastic year for pranks. Remember that awesomely sassy 'Psh' joke or the adorable Mistletoe setup? We'll say it til we're blue in the face-- we love pranks! They just make life a tad bit more interesting. Now that 2013 has rolled around, we think there's no better way to welcome the year than by bringing you a whole new set of hilarious shenanigans.

Should Parents Use the Internet to Check Up On Their Kids? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:25 +0000

We’re probably at the point where just about every parent with a school-age child has a certain level of Internet sophistication. This means that it is fairly easy for most parents to check up on what their kids are getting into online. But are they? According to a survey from the Pew Internet & American Life [...]

Wednesday Morning Sing at Park Avenue Elementary School in Auburn, Maine

Greg Michaels — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:43:54 +0000

I assume other elementary schools do the same or something similar. At my son Justin’s school, Park Avenue Elementary in Auburn, basically every other Wednesday, has an assembly open to the parents, grandparents and guardians called, “Wednesday Morning Sing.” “Morning Sing” lasts about 20 minutes between 8:40 am and 9:00 am. Many come, some parents [...]

Parents Get All Bent Out of Shape Over School's Yoga Program, Cite Religious Objection

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:54:04 +0000

Over the last couple decades, yoga has gone from being thought of as a mystical ancient Indian discipline to a mainstream exercise practiced the world over.

In fact, all students in the Encinitas Union School District, which is in the San Diego area, now do yoga twice a week as part of their physical education curriculum. But this isn't sitting well with some parents, who are worried that the Hindu philosophy on which yoga is based is seeping into these lessons.

If You're a Mom or Dad, You Have to Watch the 'Parent Rap' Video

Mac Dickson — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:10:23 +0000

This is the funniest video I’ve seen in quite a while. If you’re a parent, it’s completely relatable. The mom & dad are fantastic, the lyrics are great and the expressions on the kids faces are priceless. I can’t get enough of it.