Her Kids

What are mothers supposed to make of this? June is both the “Candy Month” and “National Fruit and Vegetables Month.” To commemorate, should we give kids Runts?

First lemonade stands and now this...

A Colorado community is trying to stop children from coloring with chalk on sidewalks. Specifically, the neighborhood of Stapleton wants 3-year-old Emerson Cohen (no relation) to stop drawing flowers and rainbows.

Years ago when I heard about teachers switching to purple ink in place of red to correct student work, I thought it was a goof. The reasoning behind the change involved red having a “negative, aggressive connotation” that undermines students’ self-confidence. Okkaayyy. Purple, on the other hand, apparently softens the blow, said the experts.

For those of us whose fathers have passed away, the third Sunday in June can be tough; however, just because we can’t give our dads gifts doesn’t mean we can’t honor them on Father’s Day in our own special ways.

Apparently my boys aren’t the only ones who read just when they had to for homework (and often not even then) or because they chose to whenever cleaning their rooms or mowing the lawn were their only other options.

A dad was packing for a business trip while his 3-year-old daughter played beside him.

“Daddy, look at this,” the adorable preschooler said sticking out two of her fingers.

In an effort to assist students study for the notoriously difficult National College Entrance Examination, the Xiaogan No.1 High School in central China's Hubei province provides intravenous drips of amino acids to those who request them.

Another guilt-breeding study for moms.

Gag me with redundancy because the “Manual Snot Sucker” by Freidababy really sucks! (As in, snot ever going to be a baby registry staple.)

Here’s an idea for economic stimulation: A fall and spring prom. Why? Well, despite a recession, the costs involved in the traditionally once-a-year, school-sponsored bash have skyrocketed and no one seems to care.