Any father who has caught news reports about the expanding brood of celebrity dad Brad Pitt and his wife Angelina Jolie may be wondering how any man can have the energy and parenting skills for six kids.It's not always easy, Pitt revealed during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He described a situation that is likely to be familiar to most dads, in which it can take up … [Read more...] about Brad Pitt opens up about fatherhood
Many parents let kids browse online without supervision
Despite some parenting advice that suggests dads and moms should always monitor their kids' internet use, most allow them to surf without supervision, a new poll reveals.Some 75 percent of the parents polled by Highlights for Children magazine said that they do not always watch what their children do online.However, that may not mean they are neglecting their parenting skills. … [Read more...] about Many parents let kids browse online without supervision
Movie Review: Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa
Rating: GGenre: Animated family filmRelease Date: November 8, 2008Running Time: 99 minutesChild friendly?: As you might expect from a Dreamworks animated feature, this film does not include anything that would be overly concerning to fathers. There are hints of jungle-related violence - such as hunters and animals fighting - but it is no more frightening than what has been … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa
Parenting advice for safe holiday toy shopping
As the holiday season approaches, fathers and mothers across the country are heading to the shopping mall to seek out toys that will reinforce - rather than conflict with - their parenting skills.Just in time, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has released its annual holiday parenting advice for shoppers.For example, the CPSC suggests that people take caution when … [Read more...] about Parenting advice for safe holiday toy shopping
Kidney stones ‘growing more common among children’
More fathers and mothers are seeking parenting advice over kidney stones in their young children, according to a report in the New York Times.The publication says that in recent years, kids as young as 5 years old are being brought into doctors' offices with kidney stones - a disorder that was once observed almost exclusively among older people.Kidney stones form when certain … [Read more...] about Kidney stones ‘growing more common among children’