parenting debates

Child Development & Health

Debating the flu vaccine

Doctors recommend that everyone, starting with children as young as 6 months old, receive an annual influenza vaccination. We...

School Age Kids

A teacher's right to spank

Grandpa may have told you stories about a notorious teacher slapping a ruler across the wrists of naughty children. This may seem...

Baby & Toddler

Objectifying your baby with ear piercings

Bows, flowered headbands, tutus and frilly dresses are just some of the accessories that get most moms of baby girls very excited....

Baby & Toddler

Controversial new children's book touts veganism

A new book written for children has stirred the pot with its blunt pro-vegan and political messages. The book, Vegan is Love, has...

Mom & Dad

How to marry two parenting styles in one household

You may not realize how drastically you and your partner’s parenting styles differ until your children arrive in the world. When...

Tweens, Teens & College

What’s the right age for girls to wear makeup?

What is the right age for your daughter to wear makeup? Parents and experts dish on the right age for makeup and how to ensure it...

Teen Behavior

British mother gives daughter, 8, Botox & virgin waxes

A British mother is under fire for giving her 8-year-old daughter extreme beauty treatments. Should this sort of thing be illegal?

Child Development & Health

Selling toys on eBay as punishment: Good parenting?

One of the big issues parents grapple with is discipline: Are we being too strict...or not strict enough? One mom decided to sell...

Mom & Dad

Is Facebook against moms?

First came reports that Facebook was banning photos of women breastfeeding, then one woman said they banned her pregnancy portrait....

Children's School & Education

Kelley Williams-Bolar: Criminal, good mom... or both?

Kelley Williams-Bolar, a 40-year-old Akron, Ohio, mom of two, was just released from jail after serving a ten day sentence for being...

Child Development & Health

Should you give in to your child’s picky eating?

Should you give in to your child’s picky eating and fix them a different meal than the rest of the family? Or do you insist they eat...

Tweens, Teens & College

The teens and birth control debate

Does teaching teens about birth control promote promiscuity? That is at the heart of this debate. Most parents want their teens to...

Child Development & Health

Child's gender-bending Halloween costume sparks debate

Mommyblogger Sarah faced harsh criticism from fellow mothers for allowing her son to wear a traditionally female costume for...

Having a Baby

The circumcision debate

Should you circumcise your baby boy? The answer to this question used to be a resounding “yes,” for many parents in the United...

Mom & Dad

Stay at home vs. work at home vs. work outside the home

“What do you do?” Four little words, one simple question…and highly emotionally charged. Whether you’re a stay at home mom forgoing...

Having a Baby

Debating circumcision

Circumcision has always been a touchy subject. Some parents feel it is a very personal decision, arrived at as a result of medical...

Age by Age

Parenting debates: Spanking

There are parents who firmly believe that spanking is an effective discipline tool, parents who would never, in a million years,...

Having a Baby

The co-sleeping debate

Everywhere you turn, there is a parenting book telling you how you should parent…or how you shouldn’t. Pick an issue and it’s...

Tweens, Teens & College

The teens and dating debate: What’s the right age?

What is the right age for your teen to begin dating? Real parents and experts share their thoughts on when kids are ready to take...

Teen Health & Wellness

The drug testing debate

Drug use among teenagers has been a parenting issue for decades. Today, with the availability of over-the-counter drug tests,...

Parenting Advice & Columns

What role does discipline play in parenting?

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines discipline as a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity. Discipline is a...