A parent writes in, “We are having a hard time in our family deciding on appropriate punishments when our teen-ager breaks family rules. We can’t tell if we are too strict or too lenient. What can we do?”
This seems to be a place where many parents get stuck. Questions about appropriate punishment and consequences are […]

Most of us can agree that there is a lack of ethics standards within professional sports today. The fact that many of today’s sports heroes are ethical is a stroke of luck. The fact is - many sports superstars are good people, but what about the “bad apples” that shame their sport, teammates, communities, fans, […]

If the adage, “A place for everything and everything in its place” is such a time-honored proverb, why do so many people have closets, garages, attics, basements, and spare bedrooms full of things essentially not in their places? Is it because we were given only one place to put our things, so that when we […]

In June, elementary school children across North America cheered as they packed up their bags for the final time, and began a much awaited summer vacation. For many this two-month academic hiatus is cause for celebration. However, it can also be a factor in a long standing, yet little publicized, childhood affliction: Summer Learning Loss […]

Laura (FamilyFun) has sent in these great ideas for Father’s Day - Give That Man a Throne!
With everything your dad has done for you over the years, this Father’s Day is the perfect opportunity for you and your children to make dad King for a Day! And, FamilyFun.com, the premier online family resource for […]

When you go on holiday, what do you prefer to do? This kind of questions will reveal what personality type you have? Over at bbc.co.uk there’s an interesting, simplified psychological test that consists of 20 questions. Just take 10 minutes to finish if you’re interested. If you know your partner’s, you can read the descriptions […]

Are you worrying about the suitability of influenza vaccine for your baby? A study in the journal Pediatrics reports that the flu shot can be safe to healthy children 6 to 24 months of age:
“We see no indications of serious side effects from the influenza vaccine in young children, and we would urge parents to […]

TIME For Kids is a weekly magazine and currently read by more than 4 million students. You can find many well selected stories for kids covering world and national events, scientific discoveries, sports, entertainment and kids in the news.

Their TFK Kid Reporters will give you the kids’ eye-view on everything and report stories around […]

This Micro Rice Cooker (via Popgadget) from Japan, with a nice looking, takes only 15 minutes to cook rice in a microwave using defrost mode or low power. Save energy, bravo. It’s perfect to make rice for one person.

I know the rice would taste better, if it’s soaked in water for 15 minutes before cooking […]

Here’s a cool science site for kids- Take Another Look at Science Through The Eyes of Nye, informative and eye opening. It’s quite different from those conventional science sites. There are 13 episodes covering from the topics of Astrobiology to Evolution of Sex. Each includes fast facts, featured scientists, the flip side and episode clips. […]