http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:21 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:19:36 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss When social scientist Marion Kilson's children were born, in the 1960s, she assumed that they would identify as African American, like their father, not European American like herself. "I was still in graduate school," she remembers. "I wrote my term... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/do_parents_of_biracial_kids_face_special_challenges.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/do_parents_of_biracial_kids_face_special_challenges.html Lylah M. Alphonse Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:21 -0500 A new survey by the American Psychological Association says that teenagers are more stressed out than ever before. But their parents, for the most part, haven't noticed.... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/teens_are_stressed_out_but_parents_havent_noticed.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/teens_are_stressed_out_but_parents_havent_noticed.html Lylah M. Alphonse Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:42:57 -0500 Hey, Yes I'm 16 and I'm 8 months pregnant. What does a baby really need? From: Latrice, Shreveport, LA... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/what_does_a_bab.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/what_does_a_bab.html Barbara's Mailbag Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Barbara, Please help. When my daughter was 2 years old she told me she wanted to be a boy. Everyone told me she would grow out of this. She has always played with both boy and girl toys. Wears clothing... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/a_girl_who_iden_1.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/a_girl_who_iden_1.html Barbara's Mailbag Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 The embers of the Stay-at-Home vs. Work-out-of-the-Home Mommy Wars must have grown cold there for a moment; good thing this study came along to fan the flames. According to a recent BBC News story, young kids whose mothers work are... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/british_study_finds_working_moms_raise_unhealthy_kids.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/british_study_finds_working_moms_raise_unhealthy_kids.html Lylah M. Alphonse Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:07:19 -0500 Hi Barbara, My six-and-a-half-year-old daughter is very slow in eating and writing. Only if I shout at the top of my voice she listens to me. First I tell her very soft and nicely, then I lose my temper and... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/stop_yelling.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/stop_yelling.html Barbara's Mailbag Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Hi Barbara, My five-year-old son has been lying A LOT; however this one situation has me very concerned. My son and 2 other little boys lied about a 3rd grader bullying them. When I picked my son up from school,... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/this_5yearold_i.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/this_5yearold_i.html Barbara's Mailbag Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Question: In the past year, my 14-year-old daughter has begun a nasty and disgusting habit -- she chews her fingernails off and the skin around them. Outside of school (and other similarly public venues), she nearly always has a hand... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/14yearold_cutic.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/14yearold_cutic.html Barbara's Mailbag Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Barbara, we want to know if it's wrong to give kids everything they want and how to have fun with them better ways. From: Jimmy W, Knoxville, TN... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/barbara_we_want.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/barbara_we_want.html Barbara's Mailbag Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 That headline could easily include step parents, but I ran out of room. The gist of the question remains the same: Should your significant other, who is not your child's parent, be allowed or encouraged to discipline your child?... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/should_your_boyfriend_or_girlfriend_discipline_your_child.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/should_your_boyfriend_or_girlfriend_discipline_your_child.html Lylah M. Alphonse Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:49:57 -0500 My son is 7 1/2 and is in second grade. His first month of school went very well, but then something changed. He dreads going to school now. I have contacted the teacher and the after-school program. There is no... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/my_son_is_7_12.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/my_son_is_7_12.html Barbara's Mailbag Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Hi, I just recently ran into an old friend of mine. I have a 16-month-old daughter, and the person I was taking her for daycare to was no longer available. My friend has a daughter that is just a little... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/can_a_friend_be.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/can_a_friend_be.html Barbara's Mailbag Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Barbara, my almost-6-year-old grandson plays by himself at recess. He had one boy he played with before break but since their return he plays by himself again. He is very intelligent but has a great imagination. Kids say hi to... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/this_6yearold_l.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/this_6yearold_l.html Barbara's Mailbag Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Lynsee, a 23-year-old teacher in Minneapolis, is expecting her first child any day now. And she's decided to share the whole experience, from the first labor pain to that final awesome push, with the internet.... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/first_time_mom_plans_to_give_birth_live_on_the_internet.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/first_time_mom_plans_to_give_birth_live_on_the_internet.html Lylah M. Alphonse Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:52:08 -0500 Hi Barbara, I have a six-year-old girl who has a six-year-old male classmate in Kindergarten. Our daughter has told us the boy is her boyfriend and she wants to marry him and he has told his parents the same... http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/_hi_barbara_i_h.html http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/11/_hi_barbara_i_h.html Barbara's Mailbag Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500