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- Travel: Amok fish in CambodiaAmok dishes were on every menu in Siem Reap.聽
- Parent engagement, not policing, best policy for Internet useParent engagement, not harsh policing may be the best policy for Internet use, according to a recent study of the habits and techniques of thousands of teens and their families in over two dozen countries.
- Future plans: six tips to deal with teen's differing life goalsIn searching for their identity, teenagers often change course on their education and career goals, frustrating parents who have different paths in mind. These six tips remind parents to keep things in perspective.
- Overseas Oreo: Kraft names new global snack company 'Mondelez'Kraft Foods, the world's biggest maker of sweet snacks such as Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolate, named its new global snacks business 'Mondelez,' combining Latin words for world and delicious.
- Potty dance at Costco: Can a good mom let 5-year-old 鈥済o鈥 alone?Costco bathroom is the scene of another free-range parenting controversy. If a 5-year-old is doing the potty dance in the check-out line, does a good mom allow her kid to use the bathroom alone?
- 'House' finale: The fate of the doctor is revealed'House' came to a close Monday night in a series finale that may divide some fans.
- 'Pink slime' author unapologetic to industry, consumer concernsUsed as beef filler for decades, "pink slime," was nicknamed by a former USDA meat inspector a decade ago, but recently it has sparked consumer petitions to remove it from school lunches and the closure of three Beef Products, Inc. meat plants.
- Teenage pregnancy: High US rates due to poverty, not promiscuityTeenage pregnancy rates in the US have declined dramatically 鈥 40 percent in two decades 鈥 but remain among the highest in the developed world. A new study suggests American teens don't have more sex than teens elsewhere, but that they suffer more "despair" due to poverty.
- Travel: Discovering Ponce, Puerto RicoA culinary highlight was 'mamposteao,' a simple rice and bean side dish.
- Bullying legislation prompts opposition from conservative groupsA new bill in Illinois would require schools to adopt anti-bullying policies, but the Illinois Family Institute and Concerned 海角大神s of America say that the law聽 would challenge certain students' religious and moral beliefs.
- 'Mommy Wars' are American phenomenon, says feminist French author'Mommy Wars' are strictly American, says feminist French author Elisabeth Badinter whose recently-released book, 'The Conflict,' argues that natural motherhood hinders women from fulfilling their full potential.
- 'Mad Men' examines the Hare Krishna movement'Mad Men' brought back an old character who has found new faith in its newest episode.
- Nature versus nurture: our parenting expert鈥檚 two centsOur connective parenting expert鈥檚 two cents on this ever-interesting, ever-controversial question. And for the record, she's going with nurture. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Robin Gibb was a great musician, not just a leader of a fadRobin Gibb, a member of the Bee Gees, died of cancer at the age of 62 Sunday.
- Prom dress dibs on FacebookProm dress help from Facebook. Now girls can avoid the 鈥渙mg is that the same dress???鈥 anxiety by putting dibs on a dress on Facebook.
- Teenage drama: Parents, stay calm. It's not about youTeenage drama 鈥 the angst over friends, grades, sports 鈥 is not about you, parents. It's OK to sympathize when your teen has a bad day, but ultimately they need parents who stay calm but concerned.
- Graduation dissonance: Is college tuition worth it? No. And yes.Graduation may give parents of college graduates buyer's remorse:聽 Pew studies shows 94 percent of parents expect their kids to go to college, but 57 percent question whether tuition was worth it.
- Mrs. Eastwood, star of new reality show, talks family, boy bandsMrs. Eastwood, star of a new reality show, talks family, boy bands and her famous husband in a candid interview about her newly-debuted television show on the E! network.
- Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook status updated to 'married'Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg married long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan Saturday in a small, surprise wedding.聽 Less than 100 guests arrived at Zuckerberg's home for what they would be a party to celebrate Chan's graduation from medical school. Zuckerberg did not wear a hoodie.
- A happy home and an orderly home can come hand in handThat's the message of our happiness expert, who writes that something as simple as keeping a tidy bed can make your whole family happier.