http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:48:18 -0700 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:38:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Heart-of-Matthew-Shepard?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Judy Shepard, center, waits to speak at the National Equality March in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)My sister once told me that having a child is like wearing your heart outside of your body for the rest of your li... News Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:38:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Heart-of-Matthew-Shepard?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Boo-at-the-Zoo?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Photo courtesty of SXC.Halloween starts early in this town. If you wait until the end of October, you are likely to find the costumes picked over, the candy aisle bare, and tickets to Boo at the Zoo snatched up by Washington's more foresightful paren... Around Town Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:27:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Boo-at-the-Zoo?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Obamas-school-speech-a-harmless-pep-talk?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner President Barack Obama gestures upon his arrival to deliver a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)President Obama's address to schoolchildren yesterday turned out to be ... News Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:39:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Obamas-school-speech-a-harmless-pep-talk?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m8d20-The-Toy-Fairy?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner This mess is no match for a three-year-old.It started with a few harmless teethers. I arranged them in a tidy little basket in the baby's room. I put them next to some boardbooks on a shelf, like knicknacks in a curio cabinet. They even matched ... Advice Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:37:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m8d20-The-Toy-Fairy?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m7d31-KidFriendly-Weddings?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Children waiting to sprinkle flower petals atthe feet of the new couple. Photographer: Beth Nelson.I recently took my boys to the most kid-friendly wedding I have ever attended. Children were welcomed and included in both the ceremony and the re... Advice Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:36:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m7d31-KidFriendly-Weddings?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Baltimore--Ohio-Railroad-Museum?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Photographer: Matt FlanniganHidden in a quiet neighborhood only a mile from Baltimore's Inner Harbor lies one of Metro DC's greatest train treasures: the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum (also known as the B&O Museum). There are eno... Around Town Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:41:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Baltimore--Ohio-Railroad-Museum?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Diaper-giveaway-at-cloth-diaper-site?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner  The Cloth Diaper Blog writers give away cloth diapering products every Friday. This week's "Feed Your Stash Friday" giveaway is a pair of Gro Baby one-sizers. Last week's giveaway was a whole set of Bumkins diapers.The contest is... Advice Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:53:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Diaper-giveaway-at-cloth-diaper-site?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Great-Falls-National-Park-with-kids?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner This path at Great Falls hugs the Potomac River  and offers lots of simple rock climbing for three-year-olds!Tired of the city? There is an excellent national park just outside of Washington, DC. At Great Falls, your kids can run and e... Around Town Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:04:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Great-Falls-National-Park-with-kids?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Book-Review-How-Full-Is-Your-Bucket-For-Kids?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner  "Be nice" just doesn't cut it. When I try this directive on my son, his absoulte lack of a response makes me wonder if I actually even spoke the words out loud.It makes sense. There is no automatic, immediate reward just for bein... Product Review Sun, 03 May 2009 08:38:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Book-Review-How-Full-Is-Your-Bucket-For-Kids?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Burke-Lake-Park-train-and-carousel?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner A carousel rider at Burke Lake Park. Photographer: Michelle Flannigan.The kids' rides at Burke Lake Park are open for the season. This weekend is a perfect time to go, especially if you live in Fairfax County. Starting in July, county resid... Around Town Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:01:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Burke-Lake-Park-train-and-carousel?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Susan-Boyles-offers-kids-a-lesson-in-appearances?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Almost 2 million viewers have watched this YouTube video of Susan Boyles's April 11th performance. The star of reality TV's Britain's Got Talent is not a young heartthrob. In fact, she herself says that she looks rather like a garage. But w... News Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:36:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Susan-Boyles-offers-kids-a-lesson-in-appearances?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Measles-in-Maryland?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner A young girl with measles in 1999. Photo courtesy ofthe CDC/Barbara Rice. Montgomery County doctors have treated four people for measles this spring, including an eight month-old baby who was exposed to it in a hospital emergency room.Health official... Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:15:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Measles-in-Maryland?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d11-Music-helps-kids-language-skills?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Photo courtesy of SXC. Try turning on the tunes if you want your child to speak up. Research shows that exposure to music helps boost children's language skills, even if the songs have no lyrics. But take it from me: If you add lyrics,&nbsp... Advice Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:03:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d11-Music-helps-kids-language-skills?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d8-Jack-Cafferty-is-wrong-my-kids-are-special?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner   CNN commentator Jack Cafferty has a new book called Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream. In it, Cafferty disses today's generation of "self-indulgent, self-absorbed" parents who are raising &q... Product Review Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:12:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d8-Jack-Cafferty-is-wrong-my-kids-are-special?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d31-BrazilUS-Custody-Battle?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Residents protest against US citizen David Goldman, who is fighting for the custody of his son Sean, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Most of us probably don't give our spouses enough credit. At least they don't k... News Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:54:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d31-BrazilUS-Custody-Battle?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Springtime-Secondhand-Sales?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner This secondhand playhouse is almost as good as new, and cost us a fraction of the price of a new one.Parenting is expensive, but it doesn't have to bankrupt you. Your kids look just as presentable in used clothing. They have just as much fu... Around Town Advice Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:06:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Springtime-Secondhand-Sales?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Peanut-allergies-and-pregnancy?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Photo courtesy of SXC.This month, researchers found that giving small amounts of peanuts to children who are allergic to them may help them overcome their allergy. That is great, but wouldn't it be better if these kids were never allergic in the firs... Food Health Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:14:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Peanut-allergies-and-pregnancy?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Circus-elephant-treatment?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Children watch as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephants start a two-and-a-half-mile walk from a train siding in Moonachie, N.J., on Monday, March 9, 2009, to the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)The circus i... Around Town Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:07:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Circus-elephant-treatment?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d17-bumGenius-cloth-diapers?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner  The first time I met a cloth diapering mom, I hardly noticed. "Where did you find blue diapers for Henry?" I asked, thinking it was just a color thing.She laughed. She probably gets that a lot. "They're cloth diapers," ... Product Review Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:45:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d17-bumGenius-cloth-diapers?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Jelly-bean-bribery?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner Photo courtesy of SXC.Evern time my three-year-old washes his hands, he gets a Jelly Belly. It's not bribary, I tell myself--it's a reward for doing something well. Besides, everybody benefits. I get a clean son, and he gets a sugar fix. Right?Food r... Advice Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:56:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Jelly-bean-bribery?cid=exrss-DC-Metro-Area-Parenting-Examiner