Word: parently
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Make sure your daughter knows that if another child does or says something that makes her feel threatened, she should tell a parent or teacher right away. Sometimes kids can't articulate why they are scared, but fear has a way of settling in a child's gut, and that is the feeling she should heed and tell someone about...
Ever since Dolly the sheep was famously cloned more than two years ago, scientists have been troubled by a nagging question: Will an infant animal that is a genetic photocopy of an adult live a full life, or will the advanced years of its "parent" make it older too? Last week the first answers arrived, and the news was not good. Some clones may indeed be growing old before their time, according to a study in the journal Nature...
...Some parents, even when they try to pay attention, may not be hearing. Betty Ford--no, not that one--is president of the Parent Teachers Association in a Westchester, Calif., middle school and works hard to catch cues of brewing trouble. Last week, she says, she made a special effort to tune in to her 14-year-old, Adam, as he told her about a recent paint-ball game. "I didn't give a rat's a__," she admits, "but I listened...
...parent who is truly interested in the overall welfare of the family should allow children to play video games more than 30 minutes a day. Children must be taught to be well-rounded people with a wide variety of interests. LAURENCE A. CRAFT St. Louis...
...mother of two young boys, I say a parent is responsible for the actions of his or her children. My husband and I take turns being in the room with the children when the computer is in use. We say how long they will be allowed online. Also, as working parents, we must know what the children are doing when they are not with us. When they have friends over, we check on what they're doing. My husband and I will do anything to find out what they are up to. And if they just want to talk, they...