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A critique and application of the Attachment Parenting model through the lens of evolutionary biology. What can we learn from theories of the evolution of the mother-infant bond, and the role of community in child rearing?

Top Parenting Articles of 2006...

Responding to Allison Goines article on developing a parenting style, this article explores the subject from an older, experienced parent's point of view...

With the babysitter sick, a father ventures into a day of full-time parenting.

Understanding the biology of adolescence can be helpful, but it doesn't necessarily make day-to-day parenting of teens any easier! Here are some survival techniques...

Parenting and child-rearing advice runs rampant when you have a new baby. Take what works, ignore the rest. Continue reading for more great tips for new parents (or even parents with a new baby).

If you think parenting is a challenge, wait until you try fending off inquisitors and those offering advice on how to raise your child! Learn how to best deal with the parenting police while being polite (for the most part!) yet firm.

Parenting is serious business, but it doesn't have to be all work and no play. This article discusses how parents can find their inner children and still be effective in their roles as caretakers.

It has been said that parenting is not for the weak of heart. I never realized that parenting my one year old would be quite this gawd-aweful hard!

IntheMotherhood.com brings new light to parenting and lots of laughs...

I'm so tired of hearing about the "terrible twos". Toddlers are wonderful, imaginative, curious, growing creatures with great senses of humor and an amazing zest for life. If there's anything "terrible" it's the way they are treated by the grown-ups around them...

Parenting can be tough, but funny.

I'm fed up with hearing that childless people are NOT qualified to give parenting advice. According to this logic, Britney Spears is qualified to give parenting advice!

Whether you're a new parent or getting through the teen years, parents and professionals across the country offer advice and reflection on the trials and joys of parenthood.

Take the angst out of childrearing with these tips.

Oh, how I wish that the movie, Monsters, INC., had been around first when I was a young toddler and then when my son was.

While you were busy working on April Fool's Day some of Associated Content's writers were making the web a funnier place.

Being the parent of a child who is enamored of pirates is a job in and of itself. There is grog to be made, decks to be swabbed and of course parrots to be fed. And that isn't all. .

Sometimes we need a light break from the serious stuff...

At some point in our lives, we may well find ourselves reversing roles with our parents.

Story of two individuals with disabilities filling their dreams of a child!

Life in a large family brings unique challenges, but also lots of fun

We've now got a name for those warm-up years at the onset of adolescence - around ages 10 until 13 when the hormones may not be in full flush, but they are certainly starting to bubble. Here are some tips for dealing with those testy tween years...

Here are some of the funniest articles of 2006 from AC CP's

Children love to play and laugh though out their days at home or school. Finding the time to laugh with your child may be the best thing you can do for the relationship.

A collection of dad blogs and websites that host multiple dads who share their stories.

Personal parenting story

Humor and Levity for Commencement Cards and Ceremonies - What are the top ten funny graduation quotes for commencement ceremonies, speeches and greetings? Here are our favorite commencement quips.

I just received an email on biblical parenting that advises parents to not allow children to badger them. However, I have always been acutely aware of the fine line between correcting children stifling their giftedness.

My experiences at becoming a father (humor)...

Do you kids resemble the swinging monkeys at the zoo? If you just can't get the hang of this whole "parenting/discipline thing," enlist the help of "Nanny 911."

Celebrity others once wrote only their memoirs. Today the do that and more, offering practical advice on parenting, relationships, sex and marriage, penning children's books and entertaining with adult fiction.

Heather Michelle is an interesting Content Publisher as a champion of women's issues from health care to shopping for children. She is also a strong, independent thinker, highly self-motivated, and adds just the right dash of humor.

Teens ages 13-17 are now considered "young adults". The constant evolution of modern communication tools and adult humor on TV pushes our teens into mental growth spirts well beyond their years.

This is a humor editorial - in mock-letter format - to Dr. William Cosby, EdD, the famous funnyman/activist whose favorite subjects include ridiculing his students.

A recent humor article discusses what women want. Here is an elaboration on what women really want in a man.

Tired of "time-outs"? Here are some suggestions to incorporate into your parenting bag of tricks to help manage your child's behavior and contribute to development and change...

Roseanne Barr's eponymous classic sitcom suffered a critical backlash in its last season. Following, is a defense of a largely misunderstood season.

Are you happy? What makes you happy? During this time of war and social conflict it is easy to see that many around us are paranoid and suffer from anxiety and depression.

A dysfunctional family sets off on the road trip from hell.

WIth all the issues involving Donald Trump and Rosie this is just a bit of what I think.

Mike Greenberg, host of popular ESPN programming, details his misadventures as a husband and dad in this 2006 memoir. While witty, it fails to connect with the reviewer due to an emphasis on social status.

I've been amazed to discover in watching my daughter and her peers that two-year-olds are also little people at their cutest, funniest, and sweetest. The hugs and kisses I get in the future will never be so frequent, big, and carefree as the ones I get this year.

CFS is an illness that sucks the energy from your body and mind. Read a personal account from the spouse's point of view.

A look into the problem and the solution for both parents and teens.

The author of "Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay and Other Things I Had To Learn As A New Mom" introduces mommies to the wonderfully hysterical world of motherhood.

Motherhood is an amazing journey that sometimes feels lonely. These books will make you laugh and realize your typical day isn't that unusual after all.

Being a mother is not always easy. Try some of these tips to make your job less stressful.

Reading a lot can improve a person's ability to comprehend and analyze. Reading a lot can improve one's critical thinking. But because reading materials can be expensive, it seems that knowledge is not affordable. However, there are many ways to have access to cheap books.

Adoption isn't for everybody. There are questions every prospective adoptive parent should consider, especially those who are adopting out of the foster care system.

It used to be that cartoons were for kids. Not anymore. Why have adult cartoons become so popular? Does this have any reflection on our society?

A guide to making it through a pregnancy with twins

A good comedy can provide a few hours of entertainment and laughter on a Friday night date night at home.

This guide will give you peace of mind and help you remain calm as you prepare for a very important meeting with a potential birth mother.

My daughter will celebrate her seventeenth birthday tomorrow and I don't know how I have survived the last sixteen years. I am uncool, my clothes are all wrong and I am totally lacking in social skills.

Heather Has two Mommies, Leslea Newman, gay, lesbian

If I'm not taking my child to ABA therapy, not going to DAN! doctors- not giving up my house, my job, AND my life for my son - am I a terrible mother who doesn't love him enough to bother?

In a recent experiement, my kids have finally proved their theory: "Kids can make parents crazy." I am proud to be a part of their experiement, but wish that I had not been the lab rat.

Deciding to homeschool your children is not a decision to be taken lightly. Weigh the pros and cons to see if homeschooling would be a nice fit for your family.

In this essay, I focused on the portrayal of Dads on Sitcoms and how it can affect the viewers' opinion of men, and how it all ties together with fatherhood and masculinity.

Giving a great speech ranks right up there with fear of death. But if you have some terrific talks under your belt, you can deactivate podium panic. Here's how to develop a winning speech, based on what you know.

In a recent Q&A with UCLA Screenwriting professor and author Hal Ackerman, I asked what it takes to increase the odds of making it in the difficult industry of screenwriting. Here's what he told me.

The pursuit of happiness may be an unalienable right, but happiness itself is not. Nor is happiness a commodity people can acquire with a trip to the mall, the doctor, or the refrigerator.

Taking time out to raise your children isn't impossible, and it doesn't have to be the end to your career ambitions.

This is a list of blogs that have to do with gays and lesbians.

Meet AC Content Producer Afton Nelson!

Are you looking for an ebook to read? Ebooks are very popular now and cover just about any subject you can think of. Here are several websites that offer great ebooks for free!

He's been called many things, including a washed up former child star who refuses to go away. Here is a look at the whole of who is the man, Danny Bonaduce.

Tired of the Holiday stress and chaos already? Avoid long lines, trips to the post office and the disappointment of your good tidings not reaching their proper destination in time. The solution? E-cards!

Article addressing common concerns about television for children, complete with tips and advice for keeping children safe from inappropriate content. This article addresses both allowing and forbidding television for children.

This article explores some of the much-neglected gems of the early gaming decades. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, many hundreds of games were produced, but few have value after two decades of play. These games do.

Who doesn't love a good, awkward teenage-coming-of-age story? Running With Scissors is that story-and so much more. Based on the popular memoir of the same name, the film chronicles the unbelievable, side-splitting adolescence of Augusten Burroughs.

Online is a good way to meet other people with similar interests but it does require a bit of common sense.

Many baby boomers are finding themselves sandwiched between two worlds--caring for and raising their own children, while also being responsible for their aging parents.

What literary agents to query for Chick Lit books

12 Things that can kill your relationship within a marriage.

Here are some book recommendations for newly divorced or widowed fathers.

That summer provided moviegoers with 27 total movies, 5 sequels, 1 remake and 3 films geared specifically towards children.

When I was pregnant, I was so sick of hearing from other mothers in that condescending tone, "Ah, you're about to be a mother. It is IMPOSSIBLE for you to even BEGIN to comprehend what it's like until you're holding that precious little bundle." Ick. Gag me.

A look at some of the most popular children's shows on television.

A true Story of a Sailor almost on liberty.

I'm mother to a 7 year old with multiple mental health problems. Sometimes the challenge is invigorating and brings out my creativity, and sometimes I want to hide in a closet. But every day is different. So when things are difficult, I just hold on until the next good time.

Ever long to return to the days when your daughter was a sweet, precious little angel?

Article examines the woman of 2007.

Learn how to write and self-syndicate a weekly column

The unequivocal epitome of absurdity, The Brothers Solomon is equal parts stunning hilarity and eyebrow-raising ridiculousness.

ATTENTION...Rise and shine! All children get those feet on the floor, beds made tight enough to bounce a dime on, be dressed in uniform and present yourselves for roll call ready for today's maneuvers!!

My friends have asked for rhymes of me, Which I'll provide most willingly.

The ten-year-old talk show has teamed up with best-selling author Stacy DeBroff, and Kimberly Clark, to offer a $25,000 room makeover to sixteen lucky winners.

Praising a child when they do something good is worth gold to them. Why don't parents do this more often.

Good and bad, problem and solution, God and the devil are polar opposites because they are opposite aspects of one Reality. Each problem contains a seed for its solution. And each solution contains a seed for a problem.

An article about Nikol Hasler and her method of getting teens to talk openly about sex. The importance of getting teens to communicate with parents about all the issues they face is more important than ever.

An Italian living in the mountains of Virginia? It almost sounds like an oxymoron, but it's an endearing combination that provides a good read.

My suggestions for Britney Spears 2008 New Years Resolutions

Wouldn't it be nice if your favorite 1980's sitcom was recast and brought back to television? Check out these top 80s sitcoms and actors who could reprise the famous roles...

The oldest argument in determining our personalities and what we turn into...nature vs. nurture. My own personal experience makes an interesting case.

This article discusses three Christmas gift ideas for an expectant mother.