age 15

  1. Child Development & Health

    Sunscreen for kids: Ask the expert

    By Gregory Plemmons, MD on Apr 29, 2011
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    How often does your child really need to wear sunscreen -- and which type is best? A pediatrician has some advice for you!
  2. Parenting Humor

    CFS (Can't Find Sh*t) Syndrome

    By Minsun Park on Apr 29, 2011
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    Like color-blindness, CFS Syndrome is a predominately male affliction. The main symptom is a frustrating form of object blindness...
  3. Parenting Advice & Columns

    The right age for kids and yard work

    By Jen Klein on Apr 29, 2011
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    Yes, you love your yard. You worked hard for this yard, for this home you’ve created and the outdoor space where the kids play. But...
  4. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Getting kids involved in spring cleaning

    By Jen Klein on Apr 25, 2011
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    When spring cleaning season -- spring, of course -- rolls around, you may be chomping at the bit to clean up and clean out and start...
  5. Age by Age

    Are parents dressing their daughters like tramps?

    By Laura Willard on Apr 25, 2011
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    CNN writer LZ Granderson received quite a response when he wrote a piece titled, “Parents, don’t dress your girls like tramps.” In...
  6. Tweens, Teens & College

    Prom peer pressure

    By Michelle Maffei on Apr 25, 2011
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    As if being a high schooler isn’t tough enough, the pressures of prom can weigh heavily on your teen. Here are some tips on how to...
  7. Parenting Humor

    What's my name again? What should kids call you

    By Minsun Park on Apr 25, 2011
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    If a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would an authority figure who goes by their first name be just as authoritative?...
  8. Tweens, Teens & College

    Teen piercing trends: Earlobe gauging, stretching and body piercing

    By Mary Fetzer on Apr 22, 2011
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    Piercings and teenagers go hand-in-hand. Like clothes, makeup, and hairstyles, piercings offer teens a way to express themselves. If...
  9. School Age Kids

    Where are the modest bathing suits for girls?

    By Sarah W. Caron on Apr 20, 2011
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    Abercrombie and Fitch has raised major waves by marketing a padded push-up bikini to their younger girl customers. What's really...
  10. Child Development & Health

    How to help your angry child

    By Jen Klein on Apr 20, 2011
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    You ask your son to unload the dishwasher and he responds with a angry bark. You ask your daughter if she’d like to go to the mall...
  11. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How to take the candy out of Easter

    By Sarah W. Caron on Apr 19, 2011
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    Easter doesn’t have to mean gigantic baskets overflowing with candy. Many parents are limiting the candy in favor of more useful and...
  12. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Is your child a smartphone orphan? Balancing work and family

    By Vicki Salemi on Apr 18, 2011
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    Blackberries and cell phones and laptops, oh my! When it comes to the virtual office, let's face it, sometimes we're too...
  13. Babysitters and Childcare

    Checking a babysitter's driving record

    By Michelle Ehrich on Apr 18, 2011
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    Is it feasible to check the driving record for a potential nanny or babysitter? Here's how you can verify that the childcare...
  14. Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

    5 Ways to teach your children to save

    By Suzi Milovanovic on Apr 16, 2011
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    Anytime is the right time to teach kids the value of money. Older kids, especially, are subjected to constant media and peer...
  15. Child Development & Health

    Is your child depressed?

    By Tiernan McKay on Apr 16, 2011
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    As parents, we know that kids experience a wide range of emotions on any given day. One minute they can be happy, the next...
  16. Children's School & Education

    Why is the teacher giving my kid m&m's?

    By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller on Apr 13, 2011
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    Six-year-old Carlos Melendez stood in line waiting as his first-grade teacher bid farewell to her students at the end of the school...
  17. Family Activities

    Family movie night: Recreate the larger-than-life movie experience right at home!

    By Vanessa Sands on Apr 13, 2011
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    The expense of theater movies, concessions and gas to get there has reached beyond most family budgets. So why not enjoy a weekly...
  18. Children's School & Education

    What did you learn in school today? Getting your kids to talk to you about their day

    By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller on Apr 12, 2011
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    Does getting your kids to offer information about school seem more difficult than pulling teeth? Do you ever feel like a lawyer...
  19. Tweens, Teens & College

    An ecofriendly prom: Green prom party fun

    By Tiernan McKay on Apr 12, 2011
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    Prom, that memorable adolescent rite of passage, is just around the corner. Every year, high schoolers around the country stress...
  20. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Encouraging visual arts from a young age

    By Jen Klein on Apr 12, 2011
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    If you consider yourself a creative or artistic person -- and even if you don’t -- you may be thinking about ways to encourage your...
  21. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How to stop hyper-parenting and just relax with your kids

    By Leo Babauta on Apr 6, 2011
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    If you’re a hyperparent, you might not even know it -- we parents tend to be in denial about that sort of thing. But if you are, you...