The answer, it seems, is both. A new analysis of the country's most popular baby names reveals that Jordan is the only name to appear in the top 100 for both boys and girls.Website Baby Names Garden looked at all of the monikers that mothers and fathers bestowed upon their little ones in 2007 - the most recent data available from the Social Security Administration.It uncovered … [Read more...] about Jordan – a baby name for a boy or a girl?
McGraw to fathers: Spend time with your daughters
The topic of father and daughter bonding is at the center of a new children's book written by country star Tim McGraw.Entitled My Little Girl, the volume aims to create opportunities for dads to read to their daughters, according to a forward written by McGraw's wife, Faith Hill.Men who do read the book to their little girls will be telling the story of Katie and her cowboy … [Read more...] about McGraw to fathers: Spend time with your daughters
Parents question mandatory flu shots
This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its flu shot recommendations to include all children between the ages of six months and 18 years.However, one state has taken the CDC's recommendation a step further. New Jersey has become the first state to mandate that children receive flu shots before they are able to enroll in preschool or … [Read more...] about Parents question mandatory flu shots
Movie Review: City of Ember
City of Ember, based on the popular children's book of the same name, offers families a bewitching dystopian fantasy that may be most appropriate for kids over eight. Telling the story of a society that was driven underground by the threat of apocalypse on the Earth's surface, the film shares an aesthetic sensibility with more adult films such as City of Lost Children and … [Read more...] about Movie Review: City of Ember
Even fathers get the blues
An expectant father can run himself ragged by trying to be a perfect partner for his pregnant wife, because he knows that everything will be fine once the baby is born, right?That is not every dad's experience. A report on CNN.com raises awareness about the fact that new mothers are not the only ones who may suffer from postnatal depression - fathers may be at risk, too.Will … [Read more...] about Even fathers get the blues