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My wife and I love our boys. But sometimes that picture above sums up how we feel. We want to wring their necks. It was Tommy’s time for a neck wringing this weekend. “Where you headed?” After a couple of inches of rain Friday night and Saturday morning, the sun was out in the afternoon. […]
Here’s some food calories for thought as your kids go door-to-door this Halloween on their candy grab. The average child will eat 3,500 to 7,000 calories worth of treats on Halloween night. And you wonder why they can’t go to sleep after their sugar-fest. The calorie estimate is based on the nutrition labels on popular […]
Parents listen up. An extra 27 minutes. That may be all it takes for kids to behave better in school. A new study finds that children are more likely to be alert and less likely to be disruptive if they get 27 minutes more sleep at night. Researchers from McGill University in Canada also found […]
A new study found that families with pets in the house could end up with healthier kids. The Finnish study followed nearly 400 newborns during their first year and found that babies who grew up with dogs or cats had fewer ear infections and respiratory problems. Researchers say animal interaction helps a baby’s immune system […]
I guess kids who live in Tulsa have it pretty good. We had a story tonight that found when it comes to spoiling kids, Tulsa is in the top five cities nationwide. Bundle.com came out with the list. Here’s how it shapes up: New York City Brooklyn Miami Minneapolis Tulsa Parents in NYC spend up […]
It’s a busy day for my son Jacob. He just ended his freshman year at OU, and he was hired by parents to deejay the end-of-year party for his former elementary school, Cedar Ridge. I snapped a few photos as he played the tunes. Tonight he’s one of the openers at Cain’s Ballroom in […]
A word of caution for parents wanting the hippest names for their babies: chances are what’s popular at the time, won’t be decades later. And vice versa. More on that later. The Social Security Administration is out with the most popular baby names 0f 2011. Sophia takes the top spot for the first time ever for the […]
My youngest son (of 3) turns 17 this week. He’s throwing himself a big party to celebrate. Maybe I should celebrate too. I’ve reached a milestone in parenting. I recently read that the cost of raising a child from birth to 17 has jumped 25 percent over the past 10 years. The Department of Agriculture, […]
I’m making progress. Better still, my kids are making progress. Two of my three boys have left home and are in college. However, that doesn’t mean they won’t come back. Many do. Thanks to the recession, the percentage of kids moving back home is at a 50 year high. As many as 3 in […]
Times are tough. Just ask the Tooth Fairy. A Time.com article says Tooth Fairy payouts to kids averaged only $2.10 last year. That’s 17 percent (42 cents) less than 2010, and the most she’s tightened her belt since 1998. There seems to be a direct correlation with the health of the economy too. Tooth Fairy […]
Kids have big expectations when it comes to holiday gifts. I know, that’s a huge understatement. Many don’t know, or don’t care, that times are tougher. And to a certain extent they shouldn’t, because, after all, they’re just kids. So how do you teach kids to have more realistic expectations about the holidays? More on that […]
Here’s one of those studies that caught our attention in the newsroom. Are dogs as smart as kids? (Insert joke here.) I have three of each, so I’m interested in how this one turns out. A new study finds that dogs have the developmental abilities of a two-year-old. So I guess that means my three […]
