Nail Biting Basics

Nail biting in all its various forms is problematic behavior beset by peculiarity and contradiction. Technically speaking, the correct word for nail biting is ANONYCHOPHAGIA. Nail biting typically begins between the ages of five and 10 and is common among children as well as adults.... Read More

For School Success, Dont Coddle Your Kids

Parents want their children to succeed in school. However, sometimes their best intentions are misguided. Attempts to provide children with a wonderful life can, in fact, increase the stress of the entire family.One of parents' most common mistakes is to want to make everything easy for their children. It's painful... Read More

Vision: 20/20 Is Not Enough!

Now is an excellent time to have your child's vision checked. Don't be too quick to say, "My child's vision is fine: 20/20!" In many cases that is not enough.The Snellen chart, the instrument most frequently used to test eyesight, often gives people a false sense of security about their... Read More

Book Review: How to Get Your Child to Love Reading

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading was conceived when author Esmé Raji Codell was staring at a shriveled potato that was sprouting eyes. She wondered, " . . . if I had a potato, nothing but a potato, how could I teach a classroom full of children? Well,... Read More

Assertiveness: Key to Better Parenting

I have always been aware of my number one weakness: non-assertiveness. But I have come a long way from the time when I couldn't say 'no' to a child molester and not understanding the importance of telling my parents. At my first job after high school, I had the misfortune... Read More

Summer Survival

Summer Survival The summer season is here and along with it comes summer vacation for the school-aged kids. Moms are now responsible for coming up with the ideas and curriculum for their children and I am the first to admit that by the... Read More

If your child is being bullied - 20 top tips for parents

Keith is now in the fourth grade and he dislikes school. For a fourthgrader, this does not sound right. The reason Keith dislikes school thoughdoes not have anything to do with academics. Keith is being bullied beforeschool, at school, and on the school bus. Who can blame him for not... Read More

Boundaries - Why Theyre Needed

Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his own life, has noself-control, and lacks respect for others. If these were the qualities ofyour son, how would you feel for his future wives? Yes, wives is plural, this is one major reason we need to set boundariesfor our children ­ their... Read More

The Benefits of Music Education

Despite serious reductions in funding for arts programs in public schools, there is a great need for studying music. Band, orchestra, and choir all offer students a chance to work together in a social and intellectual group setting and excel at complex tasks. The trick... Read More

New Mom...New Baby...New Debt?

Ah, there is nothing like being an expectant mom. Along with your expanding waistline comes the ever growing list of products for you and your new bundle of joy. Preparing for a new baby can be a costly experience, especially in the areas of clothing and nursery furniture. The good... Read More

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Stewart Udall, Interior Chief to Kennedy, Johnson, Dies at 90 - BusinessWeek

Washington Post

Stewart Udall, Interior Chief to Kennedy, Johnson, Dies at 90
BusinessWeek
March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Stewart Udall, an advocate for the American West who oversaw the addition of 2.4 million acres to national parks and pushed for landmark environmental legislation as US Interior secretary under ...
Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall diesBizjournals.com
Stewart L. Udall, 90, Conservationist in Kennedy and Johnson Cabinets, DiesNew York Times
Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90Washington Post
AZ Central.com -Reuters -KRQE
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Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:06:32 GMT+00:00

Pope Benedict accused of ignoring abuse allegations against Hullerman - Times Online

CBC.ca

Pope Benedict accused of ignoring abuse allegations against Hullerman
Times Online
NOT long after a portly, jovial priest in the German industrial city of Essen was accused of sexually abusing three boys in 1979, he was offered a new home in Munich by Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. Ratzinger, who was Archbishop of ...
Australian clerical abuse victims want apologyABC Online
Arrogant, corrupt, secretive – the Catholic church failed to tackle evilThe Guardian
Pope slams Irish church, no Vatican blame in abuseNorman Transcript
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Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:10:28 GMT+00:00

Tea Party Activists Make Last Stand Against Health Care Vote - FOXNews

Bellingham Herald

Tea Party Activists Make Last Stand Against Health Care Vote
FOXNews
Just days after holding a rally in Washington, Tea Party activists returned Saturday to make one final stand against the health care reform bill ahead of an expected Sunday vote. Thousands of Tea Partiers descended upon the Capitol in an effort to ...
Make That the Nas-Tea Party »New York Daily News (blog)
First Coast Tea Party Members Rally in DCFirst Coast News
Hagerstown-area residents rally against health billThe Herald-Mail
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Publ.Date : Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:47:16 GMT+00:00

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty - Los Angeles Times

The Guardian

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty
Los Angeles Times
Colleen LaRose of Pennsylvania appears in federal court, accused of working with foreign terrorists in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist. By Jenna Portnoy Colleen R. LaRose, the so-called Jihad Jane, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she ...
US Woman Charged in Terror Plot Pleads Not GuiltyNew York Times
Jihad Jane case suggests rising threat from online 'jihobbyists'Christian Science Monitor
American says she didn't plot to kill artistBoston Globe
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Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:14:01 GMT+00:00

Lazio Endorsed by Conservative Party - New York Times

Washington Post

Lazio Endorsed by Conservative Party
New York Times
A divided group of New York State Conservative Party leaders voted Saturday to throw the party's support behind Rick A. Lazio, giving the former congressman's troubled campaign for governor a boost as it struggles to hang on to ...
Lazio to meet with Edwards, officialsEvening Observer
Conservative Party backs Lazio for governorNewsday (subscription)
Broome GOP chairwoman Debra Preston still supports Lazio for governorPress & Sun-Bulletin
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Publ.Date : Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:36:51 GMT+00:00

Koirala's last journey begins - The Hindu

Globe and Mail

Koirala's last journey begins
The Hindu
AP Supporters pay their last respects to former Nepalese Prime Minister and Nepal Congress president, Girija Prasad Koirala in Kathmandu. Photo: AP Mourned by thousands, including world leaders, Nepal's peace architect and former Prime Minister Girija ...
Thousands bid farewell to former Nepal PM KoiralaSan Luis Obispo Tribune
Thousands bid farewell to former Nepal PM KoiralaSan Jose Mercury News
Nepal's former leader Koirala diesABC Online
Washington Post -BBC News -Sify
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Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:23:08 GMT+00:00

'Tea party' protesters accused of spitting on lawmaker, using slurs - Washington Post

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'Tea party' protesters accused of spitting on lawmaker, using slurs
Washington Post
Hundreds of conservative activists gather outside the US Capitol to protest health-care legislation, which is approaching a final vote in the House this week. By Paul Kane Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said that racial epithets were hurled ...
Congressmen are abused by protesters at DC demonstration against health care billKansas City Star
Spitting and Slurs Directed at LawmakersNew York Times (blog)
Health care vote...Spitting fury...Plains snowstorm9&10 News
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Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:04:11 GMT+00:00

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Every summer our daughter goes to summer camp. She looks... Read More

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To Test or Not To Test - That Is the Question

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Reading, Writing, Rithmetic -- and Recess!

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How To Teach Your Children Self-Reliance and Potential

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Parenting: The Road I Chose

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Illegal and Legal Drug Usage in the United States

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Parenting Predicaments

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Really Good News About Your Children?s Video Games

Research published by University of Rochester neuroscientists C. Shawn Green... Read More

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A sure way to double the joys of parenthood is... Read More

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How on earth can you help your family cope with... Read More

Your Job as a Role Model

A certain educator was once asked at what point should... Read More

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When a parent is deployed with the military it can... Read More

10 Universal Laws for Parents of Teens

1 "Law of Belonging": The greatest need of teenagers (after... Read More

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Just two days ago, another 15-year old child was added... Read More

Renee?s Mommy is Here

I still remember the scene vividly. I was getting out... Read More

Discipline on My Mind

I look out of the window as I am writing... Read More

The Truth About Motherhood

What is the mystery of motherhood? I know that when... Read More

MORAL ARMORS Irrational Parenting, Part II

Handing Down Malignancy.Children may begin bright and eager to face... Read More

Remember The Generation Gap?

The techniques of managing relationships between parents and their children... Read More

Babys First Month at a Glance

Congratulations on your new baby! You have just brought your... Read More

Intermission: Wood Chips

I wanted to share with you one of the most... Read More

Childhood Obesity

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith has said that more people die... Read More