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International adoption rates plummet, domestic numbers riseInternational adoption rates are plummeting because of a crackdown on baby-selling, tighter international regulation, an under-peformoming global economy, and backlash from various kidnapping scandals. Domestic adoptions 鈥� around the globe 鈥� are increasing.
When life gives you lemons: five tips for raising resilient kidsWhen life gives you lemons, Modern Parenthood offers up five tips for raising resilient kids. Parents often want to protect their kids from the outside world, but avoid the urge to "rescue them," before they have a chance to help themselves.
Hillary Clinton "au naturale" is no Kate Middleton. Is that OK?Hillary Clinton has gone "au naturale," wags Drudge. And she doesn't deny it. But her eyeglasses and lack of makeup bear a lot less on her job as a superpower broker than, say, the glamor of Kate Middleton bears on her job as ... what?
Kids want gold stars, so do adults: 7 tips for doling out praiseGold stars 鈥� and all those stickers of appreciation kids clamor for 鈥� are signs of recognition that adults want, too. Here are 7 tips for doling out praise聽 Kids want gold stars, so do adults: 7 tips for doling out praise in front of and behind the recipient's back.
American Idol: Phil Phillips sizzles with Damien Rice hit 'Volcano'American Idol Top 4: With only two weeks left, Phil Phillips delivers a聽breakthrough聽performance of "Volcano." But American Idol judges reserve their standing ovations for Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez.
Obama same-sex marriage endorsement bolsters gay teen identityThe tough teen decision to affirm a gay sexual identity has just been made easier by the Obama same-sex marriage endorsement, say two psychologists who work with teens.
Grilled chicken and strawberry saladGrilled chicken, strawberry and spinach salad in an orange poppy seed vinaigrette.
How Maurice Sendak鈥檚 鈥榃ild Things鈥� moved children鈥檚 books toward realismMaurice Sendak's 'Wild Things,' in depicting how a tantrum might play out, paved the way for authors to show children more the world as it is, and less what adults think it ought to be.
Working mom, stay-at-home mom: A debate that belittles motherhoodOur American weirdness about the working mom vs. stay-at-home mom debate, comes as much from our strange relationship with work as it does with our ambiguous, nostalgic-but-perhaps-belittling approach to motherhood.
Ginger vanilla pound cake with strawberry rhubarb sauceTry a strawberry and rhubarb combination as a sauce over a pound cake.
Mother's Day: Parenting teenagers is like a personal action movieMother's Day 2012 is just around the corner, and parents of teenagers may be feeling like the parenting experience is becoming far too much like living inside an action adventure film, complete with action, romance and a lot of angst.
Five parenting tips to put a stop to your child's whiningFive parenting tips to help put a stop to your child's whining around the house. From infant to adolescent, whining is a normal stage of development, but the way you handle the situation can mean the difference between conflict resolution and misery.
Verbal EnergyMotorists are advised to seek alternativesWhen deciding on alternate vs. alternative, what choice do you have?
Who won 'The Voice'? Jermaine Paul, no longer a 'backup singer''The Voice' winner, Jermaine Paul, gets a $100,000 and a recording contract. Justin Bieber also appeared on the The Voice stage Tuesday night. Jermaine Paul was once a backup singer for Alicia Keys.
Kayaking as learning: Navigating life's knowledge whitewaterKayaking as learning: learning should be more like kayaking, explains one knowledge expert, and the experience of picking information should be treated like an action sport, a whitewater rafting trip navigating the waters of knowledge and interaction.
Thank you, Gloria Steinem: Feminism, family, and the fourth waveThank you, Gloria Steinem: Feminism, family and the fourth wave of the women's movement collide for our blogger as she watches a Gloria Steinem biopic with her son and wonders, who will lead today's female activists?
Mother's Day report from a mom in Norway, the "best place" to be a momThe annual Mother's Day report from Save the Children gives the gold to Norway, for the third time, as the best place to be a mother. But from this correspondent's view it seems that Norway pushes mothers into the workplace through economic incentives and pushes kids into public day care in the name of "integrating."
Maurice Sendak: A mom's appreciation for going beyond DisneyThank you Maurice Sendak, from a mom who loved embracing the wild things beyond the Disney way.
'Where the Wild Things Are' author Sendak wrote to 'communicate profound truths'Maurice Sendak never had children, but understood the power of the parent-child bond. His seminal work, 'Where the Wild Things Are,' was criticized as too dark for children, but became a classic.聽
Strawberries and cream cookiesA delicate cream and sugar cookie to deliver the first flavors of spring.