Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
Teenagers who want to scoop ice cream or sell clothing from their favorite store this summer may have a harder time than usual landing a job. This article in the NY Times says that little more than one-third of the 16- to 19-year-olds in the United States are likely to be employed […]

Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
New software programs enable parents to learn of everything from their child’s daily class attendance and homework completion to test scores and overall grades throughout the semester, according to this article in the NY Times.
Boy am I glad I’m not a kid anymore. What a nightmare. Sorry if you’re one of […]

by Stacey
If toxic paint wasn’t enough of a reason to boycott toys made in China, an article in today’s NY Times says that hundreds and maybe thousands of children in China have been sold to work as slave laborers in booming coastal factory cities.
Authorities in southern Guangdong Province, near Hong Kong, said they had already […]

by Stacey
The informal style of writing that teens use in emails, text messages and on social networking sites is starting to show up in their academic work, according to this article in the NY Times.
Nearly two-thirds of 700 students surveyed said their e-communication style sometimes bled into school assignments, according to the study by […]

by Stacey
A few weeks ago I wrote about talking to my four-year old son Sage about sex. According to this recent article in the Washington Post, parents should plan on having “the talk” early and often.
Today, experts urge parents to welcome questions on sexuality by the time their kids can ask why the sky […]

Photo courtesy of the Kids for Obama Web site.
by Stacey
Kids who support Barack Obama for President are influencing their parents to vote for him. According to this article in the NY Times, children as young as seven years old feel passionate about the candidate.
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination continues, youthful volunteers […]

by Stacey
Last week I wrote on the importance of eating dinner with kids, especially young children. Here’s more on family meals, this time from the teen perspective. A new study in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics found teens who eat breakfast consistently are less likely to be overweight than those who skip the […]

Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
About a week ago I went to hear a lecture on talking to kids about sex by Amy Lang, a parent educator in Seattle. I really was just tagging along with a friend and hadn’t given much thought to the topic since my kids are only four and one-year old.
Well, I got […]

by Stacey
One day my house will be empty of children. They will live somewhere else. My husband and I will see them occasionally. This is unimaginable to me, and yet I know it is true. Most of the time I don’t think about it. I’m too busy filling cups with watered-down apple juice or searching […]

by Stacey
According to this article in New York magazine, a whopping 98 percent of teens report lying to their parents. But lying is not unique to adolescence, the article says. In fact, it’s also common among the preschool crowd. Thanks to this post on MotherTalkers for the tip.
It starts very young. Indeed, bright kids—those who […]