Parents of Olympians featured in P&G Olympic ad campaign, web site.

CEO — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:11:14 -0800

If you tuned into the winter Olympics you inevitably caught at least one of the series of Procter & Gamble “Thank You Mom” ads which was part of a campaign to highlight the sacrifices made by the parents of Olympians to support their children.

Study: With Both Parents Working, Children Get Less Help with Homework.

CEO — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:20:12 -0800

The British Journal of Sociology reported that children with two working parents get less help with their homework than children in families where only one parent works, the U.K.’s The Independent reported.

The Birds, the Bees, and a Blow-up Doll.

CEO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:10:29 -0800

When parents do a birds-and-bees talk, do they ever include a sidebar on the objectification of women? Tom Henderson, a ParentDish reporter and single dad, did just that.

Toy Travel.

CEO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:01:42 -0800

With the recession, people may decide going on vacation is simply too expensive. But instead of taking the trip with the kids, why not just send the kids' toys on vacation?

Author Says Children are NOT Overmedicated.

CEO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:47:27 -0800

Author Judith Warner went into researching her new book about children, mental illness and psychotropic medication with the idea that youth are overmedicated. However the conclusion she drew after she researched and wrote, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication is just the opposite.

Study: Perception of Kids’ Behavior Based on Mom’s Employment Status.

CEO — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:14:37 -0800

A Kansas State University study has found that people often form judgments about children’s behavior based on their mother’s work status.

Does MTV Glamorize Teen Pregnancy?

CEO — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:17:19 -0800

MTV launched 16 and Pregnant last year, and then followed it up with Teen Moms,continuing the story of some of the teens profiled. A second season of 16 and Pregnant began recently.

Olympian Moms Getting Attention.

CEO — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:36:44 -0800

Female Olympians who have kids have garnered some media attention recently, including analysis of a pregnant Canadian curler competing for medals.

The Princess Phase.

CEO — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:36:13 -0800

Mommy Tracked's Anti-Princess Reading List appears in Parent Dish's article "Is it Possible to Avoid the Princess Phase?" along with other "girl power" resources.

Writes Shelley White of parenting twin daughters, "I'm going to try to help them see that being smart and capable and courageous is much more fun than just looking good in a pretty dress."

Doritos: Serving up Violence and Racism?

CEO — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:16:57 -0800

The Superbowl might be over, but the chatter over the commercials is still in full-force. Many of them were sexist, but Jeanne Sager of Babble points out that the Doritos commercial might also be seen as being tolerant of child violence.