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Summer Camps in WNY

Angela Stefano — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:10 +0000

Summer vacation is almost here, and if you don’t have any plans for your children, consider summer camp!

Whether your child is a basketball player or an artist – or maybe both! – there’s a camp for him or her on this list

10 Habits To Strengthen Your Relationship With Your Children

Heather Davis — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:28:42 +0000

Sometimes relationships between parents and kids can be strained. Here are “10 Habits to Strengthen Your Relationship With Your Children” from Ahaparenting.com. 1. 12 hugs a day. Hug your child first thing in the morning, when you say goodbye, when you’re reunited, at bedtime, and often in between. If your tween or teen rebuffs your [...]

5 Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About the Backyard: Swings, Climbing Walls and More

Carl Pettit — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:46 +0000

If you want to get your kids outside, away from their Xbox or Wii, and interested in some of your backyard garden projects, you’ll probably need to be somewhat inventive with your gardening ideas. Pulling weeds and planting flowerbeds just won’t cut it for most of children. Think incentive here.

We have some ideas.

Mom Gives Brith To Twins 87 Days Apart!

Rob Banks — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:47:31 +0000

A woman in Ireland just made it into the Guinness Book of World Records…by accident. She had twins 87 days apart! Doctors are calling it “equivalent to winning the lottery.” Maria Jones-Elliott, 34, knew that she was about to have twins. She went into labor four months early on June 1, 2012. She gave birth [...]

4 Bad Habits That Are Actually Good For You

Laura Daniels — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:07:09 +0000

GET THAT FINGER OUTTA YOUR NOSE! YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT’S BEEN!!! As it turns out, medical research says your mom was WRONG about a lot of stuff she said was BAD for you. Biting your nails — Actually helps expose your body to new germs in small numbers, so your immune system can prepare [...]

2 Washington State Fifth Graders Face Trial For Murder Plot

Rob Banks — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:45:42 +0000

Two fifth grade boys out in Washington state had a plan that was caught by their teacher to kill one girl and injure six others. Both boys will be tried as juveniles. The fifth graders, who are 11 and 10 years old, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment this past Friday over the alleged murder [...]

April Fools Pranks Parents Can Play On Their Kids

Laura Daniels — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:10:37 +0000

As big kids, we get to have a whole bunch’a fun on April Fool’s Day…and the little kids get in their fare share of pranks, too. Now, moms and dads can get in on the action in some super fun ways! A brilliant woman named Julie Winterbottom authored a book called Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, [...]

Woman Leaves Baby in Car to Go Shopping, Note Pinned to Her [PICTURE]

Laura Daniels — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:16:34 +0000

This just in: You still need a license to fish, hunt, or own a dog. Yet stupid people continue to populate the earth willy-nilly. If you’ve ever walked by a parked car and seen a car seat inside, you’ve probably taken a quick peak to make sure no one would be STUPID enough to leave their child [...]

The Parent Rap [VIDEO]

Heather Davis — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:08:03 +0000

Laura found a study earlier this week that say that parenting is a part time job! Maybe they need to watch this video -- there is A LOT involved!

Genius Dad Makes Ponytails Easy With Vacuum! [VIDEO]

Heather Davis — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:45:14 +0000

Plato said that “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and in this case I’m chalking it up to a very smart dad! I could totally see my dad doing something like this!

Would You Send Your Kid to School In This 'Don't Feed Me' T-Shirt?

Rob Banks — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:12:37 +0000

Would you send your kid to school in this “Don’t feed me” t-shirt? It’s kind of comical, but it’s actually a good idea. Kids suffer allergic reaction from all sorts of foods these days, and schools have taken more preventative measures, but that doesn’t mean it’s 100 percent safe all of the time when you child [...]

New Study Says Being A Parent Is Not A Full Time Job!

Laura Daniels — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:42:02 +0000

Parents….DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! I’m on your side!!! Apparently, this story is specifically designed to fill you with RAGE, especially if you’re a parent. A new study insinuates that being a parent really ISN’T a full-time job. It’s a part-time job. Clocking in at 28 hours and 9 minutes a week, here’s their breakdown: 8 [...]

100% Of Kids Think Mom Is Perfect

Laura Daniels — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:42:46 +0000

If I had a nickel for every time I heard my mom say, “You kids didn’t come with a manual,” I’d have a luxury boat docked in St. Tropez, half of the New York Giants, and my own jar of lightly salted macadamia nuts. A survey of 1,000 kids came back with some pretty good [...]

Why School Banned Father-Daughter Dance

Rob Banks — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:04:08 +0000

It’s the year 2013, and it seems the world may be getting soft. In my opinion, it is completely ridiculous that a school district has cancelled their Father-Daughter dance and Mother-Son softball game. The superintendent decided to axe the events because a single mother brought up the idea that it was unfair her daughter was [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents The Week Of March 4

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:35:20 +0000

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week: Danny Zuker [...]

Hilarious Tweets By Parents The Week Of Feb. 25

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Myth debunked – parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week: Renee (@nayele18): I can tell everything my kids ate during the day by examining their shirt [...]

Lies Your Parents Told You

Laura Daniels — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:25:39 +0000

What a fun topic this morning….I love when you call me with your stories! A new study compiled the most common lies parents tell young kids. Obviously some revolve around holidays, but some of the others include “If you don’t come with me now, I’ll leave you here” (67.5%) and “We can come back and [...]

Ideas For Using Old Cereal

Brett Alan — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:25:20 +0000

When I was a kid, we weren’t allowed to open a new box of cereal until the old boxes were all gone. I’ve never felt more like my dad than I did today when I told my son that he had to finish his cereal before I would get him some more. So what are other ways of using [...]

10 Photos of Impressive Messes Made by Children

Stephanie McMaster — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:04:47 +0000

Need something to make you feel better when your kids are acting up? Here's 10 pieces of photographic evidence that yes, other people's children act up as much as yours. Check out some impressive messes created by kids who are definitely lucky they're cute and be glad that you're not the one who has to clean them:

You May Be Surprised to Learn Just How Many Parents Have a Favorite Child

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:20:18 +0000

We all have favorites: favorite food, favorite color, favorite band. But a favorite child? A new British survey of more than 1,200 parents has found that one in 12 admit to having a favorite child and that 62% confess to failing to give equal attention to their kids, which is a surprisingly high number if [...]