parenting

Everything you have ever known about keeping your child's car seat in the front seat is changing, that is according to Volvo. They have released a photo on their Twitter showing a brand new concept that has some parents scratching their heads.

The Otsego County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing Herkimer College student.

When kids ask where babies come from it always turns into an awkward conversation. Explaining the 'birds and the bees' has never been easy for anyone.

Jimmy Kimmel and his wife Molly McNearney recently welcomed a baby girl into the world. Jimmy hasn't had a baby in his house for a while so he wanted to get the best possible advice to raise his daughter right! He enlisted the help of 7-year-old Vere and I think he got a wealth of knowledge.

Officials say they are concerned for the health and safety of Austin Lamont, a teen missing from Irving, New York.

Thirteen-year-old Amy LaPorte has been located and is safe.

No parent wants to be the bad guy but there are times--plenty of them if you ask me--when you have to say "no" to your kids. It may be in a grocery store line, a toy store, a recreation park or any one of a number of places or situations. Here are a few tips on saying "no" along with a video tutorial.

The moment sneaks up on you. A certain reaction or situation finds you saying to yourself, "Oh my, I've become my mother (or father)!"  We may not exhibit all of our parents quirks but there are some parenting traits that are universal. Here are a few.

It's just about time for the kids to go back to school. With the beginning of a new school year comes the pressure to get good grades. What are your kids incentives to do well in class? Money? Goods? Maybe the incentive should be that accomplishment is incentive enough. What do the experts say?

Every parent knows that raising a child ain't cheap. The bad news is that the cost is going up, up and away to the point where, according to a Department of Agriculture report, an average middle class parent can expect to spend $241,080 per child up to age 18. That's a 3% increase over a year ago. What accounts for all these expenditures?

One of the most frustrating things about being a parent is getting the little ones to eat their vegetables. Try as you might getting them to open their mouths and swallow those needed nutrients often ends up with that strained veggie all over their bib. Watch what one devious--but successful--dad did to get his little girl to open up.

This is some really freaky stuff, think Big Brother combined with a slasher movie.  "Take This Lollipop.com" uses your Face Book information to make you the subject of the movie.  I don't know how this works or why, but it's worth checking out.  Click for more details.