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A super sibling rivalry

By Ana Veciana-Suarez, McClatchy Newspapers | Jan. 30 at 9:38 p.m.

Everyone I know is busy preparing for the annual Super Bowl blowout, stocking up on beer and browsing through chili recipes.

What parents should know about Instagram

By Aisha Sultan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Jan. 30 at 9:37 p.m.

The picture-sharing app’s updated terms of service went into effect recently. Here’s what parents should know:

Parents teeter on the digital divide

By Molly Knight Raskin, Special to the Washington Post | Jan. 23 at 5:55 p.m.

Before she became a parent, Claire Harvey was firm on the subject of screen time.

Kit unearths DNA’s path to your past

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune | Jan. 23 at 5:54 p.m.

Want to be a part of ancient history? The National Geographic Society’s Genographic Project is inviting the public to join its massive effort to map the history of human migration using DNA.

Child advocates encourage end to spanking

By Steve Hendrix, Washington Post | Jan. 16 at 10:13 p.m.

George Holden envisions a world without spanking.

What is your child’s dominant sense?

By Priscilla Dunstan, McClatchy-Tribune News Service | Jan. 16 at 10:10 p.m.

Knowing what dominant sense your child is helps you to relate better, bond and understand how to communicate more effectively with them.

Recess crucial for learning, pediatricians say

By Landon Hall, Orange County Register | Jan. 16 at 10:09 p.m.

Recess isn’t just time for kids to goof off.

Striking the right tone

By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press | Jan. 9 at 10:45 p.m.

Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son’s “maturity and growth” at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached.

The other in-law problem: When your spouse gets mistreated by family

By Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune | Jan. 2 at 11:27 p.m.

Does your husband’s family time include listening to his father tell him all the ways he doesn’t quite measure up?

Opposite-sex friendships: Are they possible?

TwoofUs.org | Jan. 2 at 11:23 p.m.

“Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.”

Ways to control the cost of youth sports

By Scott J. Wilson, Los Angeles Times | Jan. 2 at 11:23 p.m.

For parents, the costs of youth sports can add up.

How to have a New Year’s Eve party with your family

By Shelby Sheehan-Bernard, McClatchy-Tribune | Dec. 30 at 10:36 p.m.

At home with the kids this New Year’s? While it may not seem like the most family friendly of holidays, there are many ways to keep the night exciting while still staying G rated.

Peace on Earth — and this year, maybe even at home

By William Hageman, Chicago Tribune | Dec. 26 at 9:55 p.m.

Nothing says the holidays like Uncle Lou sitting in a corner, grousing about the economy or his cable bill or the lack of gravy at his end of the table during dinner.

Older singles get results online

By Jane Glenn Haas, Orange County Register | Dec. 26 at 9:54 p.m.

We used to hang out in bars, hoping to meet some decent guy between vodka martinis. Now we sign up for online dating services, which is not necessarily a healthier approach.

Parents work to deal with holiday expectation

By Bridget Doyle, Chicago Tribune | Dec. 13 at 6:32 a.m.

A new car, iPad, iPod and a ping-pong table are the big-ticket items that top Tamara O’Shaughnessy’s kids’ Christmas wish lists this year.

Kids see no wealth in boomers’ hand-me-downs

By Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune | Dec. 13 at 6:32 a.m.

Cindi Copeland can’t bear the thought of parting with the cedar hope chest her grandmother received as an engagement gift in the 1930s. She even held on to the $100 moth-insurance certificate, which expired more than 75 years ago.

Gift guide: For kids, from baby to teen

By Roxanne Hack, Orange County Register | Dec. 5 at 10:54 p.m.

Whether you’ve got a newborn or a teen, there are plenty of toys and gadgets to choose from. Here are a few selections, sorted by age. Each age group features a splurge item, a medium-priced item and a stocking stuffer.

A common-sense guide to holiday matchmaking

By Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune | Dec. 5 at 10:21 p.m.

When Victorya Michaels Rogers was single, a friend set her up with three men. The first was great, and they dated on and off for a year. The second was wonderful, but, at 23, a tad young for Rogers, then 30.

If you love me, tell me your password

By Jessica Yadegaran, Contra Costa Times | Dec. 5 at 10:20 p.m.

As a person in a committed relationship, you may share your car, home and stuff with your partner. But does that also mean you share access to your online world? The trite, private Facebook rants about child-rearing? The innocent, occasional Google chat with a former flame? The password to your work computer?

Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids

By DAVID CRARY, Associated Press | Nov. 28 at 11:36 p.m.

Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: to be a parent.

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