The Fat Diaries: Can Kids Resist the Sugar Temptation?

I was in Wal*Mart the other day when I caught a glimpse of a loud group of kids behind me. They were tweens. They wore sports jerseys and I was surprised to see their pants were worn at “regulation” height. Apart from the one kid with the “Predator” dreadlocks, they all looked like clean-cut nice …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday August 5, 2011

Who Will Support Fatherless Children?

We've recently celebrated Father's Day, but more and more Americans are growing up in households where a father is missing. We've recently celebrated Father's Day, but more and more Americans are growing up in households where a father is missing. In my CNN column , I discuss the negative …

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Written by David Frum on Monday June 20, 2011

Librarians Defend Teen Gore

An enormous Twitterstorm has arisen over a WSJ reviewer's expose of the increasingly gruesome and sensationalistic books being targeted at teenagers. An enormous Twitterstorm has arisen over a Wall Street Journal reviewer's expose of the increasingly gruesome and sensationalistic books being …

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Written by Tessa Berenson on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Help! My Neighbor's Kid is a Brat

Eddie hears from a reader whose neighbor's kid is a troublemaker. Should he rat out a 6 year old? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader whose neighbors’ kid is a troublemaker.  Should he rat out a 6 year old? The reader writes: Now that spring is upon us, the …

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Written by David Eddie on Friday May 20, 2011

When Kids Take Over the Kitchen

Meghan Cox Gurdon gets a late Mother’s Day surprise when her children decide to cook her dinner. Will it be a delicious feast or a disaster? Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon gets a late Mother’s Day surprise when her children decide to cook her dinner. Will it be a delicious …

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Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday May 13, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Boot the Brown Bag Lunch Ban

A public school in Chicago has instituted a ban on lunches from home. But is dissing parents really the way to push healthy eating? If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat yer meat? - Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday April 15, 2011

Hiding Your Report Card is So Old School

If you goof up at school, don't count on being able to hide your report card. Now teachers are emailing grades and updates straight to a parent's inbox. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon looks at the newest school trend: online grading: When I was growing up in rural …

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Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday March 4, 2011

Help! A Friend Overheard Me Dissing His Parenting

David Eddie hears from a reader who was ripping a co-worker's parenting skills and fears they may have overheard her. Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who was ripping a co-worker's parenting skills and fears they may have overheard her.  The reader writes: One …

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Written by David Eddie on Friday March 4, 2011