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Looking for the 'perfect' nanny: Experience or up-to-date 'expertise?'A nanny's years of experience raising children wasn't enough for one mother looking for the 'perfect' childminder. Have babies changed so much in the last few years that child-care providers need the most 'up-to-date' expertise?
After graduation: Parents still lose sleep over kids鈥� homeworkEven after the kids' graduation, some parents still wake in the night asking: Honey, did we finish the homework? And just wait what they bring home from the Classroom of Real Life.
Connect with kids' feelings first, then change aggressive behaviorThe first step parents should take to correct a child's aggressive reactions during playtime is to connect with their feelings, not punish them. Then you can address their specific inappropriate behavior.
Snow White and the Huntsman: movie reviewSome of the special effects are great, but 'Snow White' takes too long to get where it's going.
Why Anchorage is the 'worst-dressed' city in AmericaAnchorage is the worst-dressed city, and Salt Lake City is the second worst dressed, according to a Travel and Leisure poll of 35 cities. Why Anchorage residents agree with the ranking.
Post graduation: A mom's defense of her boomerang kid in BeijingThe post graduation boomerang kid 鈥� part of the generation of adult children who move back home with parents 鈥� is a welcome addition to and American family's new life in Beijing.
Vietnamese egg rollsVietnamese egg rolls are typically wrapped with a rice paper and contain a variety of chopped vegetables, pork, shrimp, or poultry.
One dish meal: Dijon sausage and broccoli bakeIn this case, it's one baking sheet. How to turn up the oven and empty your fridge to create a satisfying meal.
'Iron Man 3' villain: Is it the Mandarin?'Iron Man 3' villain rumors swirl, with some saying actor Ben Kingsley is portraying the Mandarin.
Three-year-old kicked off Alaska Airlines for being fussyA three-year-old kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight in Seattle strikes fear and loathing in the hearts of parents of toddlers. This mom asks 鈥� is toddler behavior any worse than that snoring guy dozing on your shoulder?
Top Picks: An alligator app, great commencement speeches, and moreJohn Mayer's musicianship is first-rate on his new album, National Geographic explores the unusual animals of America, and more top picks.
How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hitThe History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys' is the most-watched non-sports show ever on cable. Yes, it's violent and vulgar, but it's also good, movie-style entertainment, critics say.聽
Doc Watson, innovative guitarist and 'positive icon' for Appalachian regionDoc Watson, who passed on Tuesday, developed a signature style of guitar picking, elevating the instrument to frontline status and influencing guitarists of every genre.
Charles Taylor sentence welcomed by mom who sheltered LiberiansCharles Taylor's forces were just pushing into Liberia five days before an American journalist's wedding day; a few months later she offered her home as shelter to her servants, but was forced by the US to leave the country. She welcomes the sentence and finds that now 鈥� as a mother 鈥� the horror of his atrocities are trebled as she thinks about what families went through to protect their children.
'Les Miserables' first trailer debuts online'Les Miserables' will hit theaters Dec. 14.
Green olive and bacon pizzaThe flavors of briny green olives and salty, smoked bacon are a magical pair as a pizza topping.
A mom thanks Sendak for giving her son's 鈥淛ester鈥� his jingleA mom's wild rumpus of memories of Maurice Sendak: She read to her son 鈥淲hat Do You Say, Dear?" That son eventually was invited to visit Sendak. And when that young man wrote a book 鈥� "The Jester Has Lost His Jingle" 鈥� about the healing nature of laughter, but died before it was published, Sendak helped launch it onto the New York Times bestseller list.
Charlize Theron: diapers, dogs, adoption, and some life lessonsCharlize Theron, on the "Snow White and the Huntsman" publicity trail, brings us today鈥檚 celebrity mom inferiority complex 鈥� but with some thoughts actually worth pondering on diapers, dogs, adoption, and life lessons.
'Delta Boys' director Andrew Berends talks about being arrested in NigeriaBerends was arrested and expelled from the country by the Nigerian government.
'Once' more, as best musical?When the Tonys roll around, don't count out the heartrending show 'Once.'