Parental Control

Parental autonomy fosters passion in kids
MONTREAL, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say parental control predicts how a child nurtures passion in the arts or athletics.

Kiri Westby: Contemplating Death While Creating Life
How do we balance our parental instinct to protect and nurture with the tendency to become overprotective, fear-based parents who raise fearful, reticent children?

Exhibit highlighting child abuse and neglect to open in Stuart
MARTIN COUNTY — The first of five “Memory Fields” to remember 198 children who died in Florida last year from child abuse and neglect will open Friday in Stuart.It’s the third year for the traveling exhibit, which is sponsored by CASTLE and Seacoast National Bank. CASTLE is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent child abuse through parental education. The exhibit also makes stops in Port ...

Student cell-phone use is out of control
Family psychologist John Rosemond speaks out against the excessive use of student cell phones and the reasons why they are NOT absolutely necessary to carry around and use while at school.

Cervical cancer vaccine debate heading to the Legislature
Bill would allow giving vaccine to minors without parental consent

Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study finds
A 10-year study examining 4.9 million births in the 1990s has found more evidence that there's a link between autism and the mother's age at conception.

Blaska's Blog supports parental responsibility ordinances
Are parents responsible for their children? In practice, no, as many of those who live here on the Southwest side can attest.

dot.Rory
Child web safety: Which browser should you choose?

S. Florida is one of the few markets to carry FLO TV
If you've seen a FLO TV personal television up close, you know the Super Bowl commercial with Will.I.Am didn't do it complete justice. But it was close.

Duffy waits on Albany, works on mayoral control plan
Mayor Robert Duffy said he intends to use the coming weeks to listen to critics and others and to make the case for reform. He said he will be meeting publicly and privately with parents, neighborhood and community groups, unions and ministers.