Movie Review: 'One Direction: This Is Us'Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour 32 minutesRelease Date: August 30, 2013Child-friendly? A music documentary about boy band sensation One Direction? Being a father is full of challenges, but there are human limits.The inanely-titled "One Direction: This is Us" doesn't set out to break cinematic boundaries. Instead, it … [Read more...] about Movie Review: ‘One Direction: This Is Us’
Archives for September 2013
Germs and your kid – is there anything you can do?
Schools: Are they really the germ-infested nests most parents expect them to be? The short answer is basically yes. Each weekday, 55 million kids and 7 million school staff members enter more than 130,000 different public and private schools throughout the U.S. Those giant bubbles are ripe for flu infestation or just the common cold, especially when you consider that more than … [Read more...] about Germs and your kid – is there anything you can do?
Is your kid doomed if he or she’s homeschooled?
Homeschooling is more popular than ever. Researchers from Vanderbilt University say that more than 2 million kids in the U.S. are being homeschooled these days. back in the 1970s, that number was more like 15,000. So are all these kids growing up with zero social skills? Are you a bad dad if you take over teaching your kid? Should students be out on the playground getting … [Read more...] about Is your kid doomed if he or she’s homeschooled?