Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Barbie alternative? Appropriate dolls? Parents are looking for an age-appropriate alternative doll for their little girls to enjoy, especially since Barbie dolls and Bratz dolls, Dora the Explorer (amongst others), have been "updating" the clothes these dolls are now wearing to include inappropriate, racy, "sexy" outfits on dolls for young ...
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Friendship, Holidays, Parenting, Reviews, Shopping on June 20, 2009
Tags: Tags: barbie alternatives, barbie dolls, bratz dolls, dora the explorer, hearts club, life like dolls, making dolls, only hearts club, realistic baby dolls, sexualization of children
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Parents’ Television Council is angry about the American Idol Season 8 Finale results show, aired on May 20, saying American Idol crossed the line of decency and cautioned FOX that the popular “family-friendly”, “family-hour”, prime-time show may alienate viewers. Parents Television Council (PTC) is a self-proclaimed, non-partisan Watch Dog group, ...
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Men, Parenting, Reviews, Shopping, Teenagers, Women on May 25, 2009
Tags: Tags: American Idol, american idol finale, american idol finale results, american idol on fox, idol on fox, parents television council, profanity on television, TV Watch
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Heard about the new Study Ball? The Study Ball and Chain contraption is an electronic device intended to make your kids study and do their homework. I heard about this study ball prison-style thingy on the radio this morning and couldn't help but laugh outloud. Seriously? Parents really need the ...
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Humor, Parenting, Reviews, Shopping, Teenagers on May 21, 2009
Tags: Tags: BillMyParents, Study Ball
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BillMyParents (BMP) has announced its "cute" new launch by Socialwise for teens and tweens to get parents to pay for their ever-increasing want list. With this new BillMyParents online payment system, teens and tweens can shop at online stores to their hearts content and spend their parents money, without parents ...
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Men, Parenting, Reviews, Shopping, Teenagers, Women on May 18, 2009
Tags: Tags: BillMyParents, Socialwise, video game addiction, video game companies
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Can you divorce your parents? How do you divorce your parents if you are an adult child dealing with controlling parents or in-laws, or a teenager seeking legal minor emancipation or “divorce" from your parents? Are you dealing with a toxic, abusive and/or controlling parent and want to know how ...
Posted in Abuse, Children, Dating, Divorce, Education, Elderly, Family, Marriage, Men, Parenting, Relationships, Teenagers, Women on May 18, 2009
Tags: Tags: emancipation, how to be a good mother, legal age to move out, minor emancipation, parenting adult children, toxic family, toxic parents
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I’ve been paying close attention to the Swine Flu school closings in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, especially since I live in Plano TX myself. Swine Flu (H1N1) concerns has lead Fort Worth ISD to close all schools in the district, with Lewisville ISD and Ponder ISD following suit.
The Swine Flu ...
Posted in Children, Death, Education, Family, Health, Men, Parenting, Teenagers, Women on May 2, 2009
Tags: Tags: dallas fort worth metroplex, fort worth isd, plano tx, richardson tx, school closings, swine flu
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