Hank D and the Bee: It's Snot That Hard to do

Follow Joe Mohr's cartoonery at JoeMohrToons.com and on Twitter at @GreenCartoons … [Read more...]

Poll: Recession Promotes More Family Time Over Shopping

During tough economic times, you'd expect parents to be working longer hours to make ends meet and family time would suffer. A recent poll conducted by the New York Times and CBS News has found quite the opposite: "More Americans are spending more time with family and friends … [Read more...]

WTF? Spanking Young Children Makes Academically Successful Teenagers

I swear you can find a research study to support any belief, custom, practice. Spanking is no exception. I've always fallen under the thought that spanking, a form of physical violence used for disciplining, teaches children that hitting is an appropriate solution to social … [Read more...]

Background TV Noise Reduces Parent-Child Interaction

There were times in my childhood after my parents' divorce that the television seemed to always be on to fill the empty space. It's not that uncommon in many homes for the TV to be on when no one is actually watching it. This background TV noise has previously been shown to … [Read more...]

Down Syndrome Surprisingly Increases in Last 24 Years

The amount of genetic screenings suggested to prospective parents in prenatal care has grown dramatically over the years. From cystic fibrosis to sickle cell anemia, pregnant parents may find out before birth if their child has a genetic disorder, but then what? Given the … [Read more...]