What People Think They Know About Jett Travolta
I’ve been reading comments lately on other blogs about the death of John Travolta’s son, Jett (pictured with his dad at right), and Jett’s alleged autism. The speculation that Jett…
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High School Is Always High School
A couple of weeks ago, my high-school-freshman son came home from school with some surprising news: A girl in his class was pregnant. Not so surprising, I guess, in this…
Parenting Q & A: Teens and taxes, who can claim this boy?
Question: “I am a 16-year-old and I got my first job this past year and I was wondering if I could file for my income tax on my own or…
Bright Ideas for 2009
Hey, welcome back to all of you who wandered off from this blog over the holidays, whether because you were away from your work computer or you had actual life…
Head-Banging Music Causes Concussions?
A new study out shows that the tempo of head-banging music along with the back and forth head movement that listeners make can cause concussions and mild brain injury. Eek!…
Weekly Round-Up: Week of December 29
Here’s your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Sneeze Games, Clothes Guards, and More Fun Things to Do
A Saturday “Site of the Day” special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a…
Friday Free-for-All: Sound Off on TV, Vaccinations, Vicious Relatives
The opportunities for spouting off on this site have grown over the years from the forum to blog comments to article add-ons. I’m going to take Fridays to highlight a…
Parenting Resolutions Blog Carnival
Looking back over this last year, I couldn?t help but notice all of the new faces we have here on the About.com Parenting & Family Channel. When you combine them…
I Resolve to Make Resolutions for Those Who Especially Need Them
It’s 2009. Whopee. The old year’s behind, the new year’s ahead, and we’ve got our work cut out for us. Chances are, you already know what you need to do….