parenting

Yes, you read that headline correctly. A lawmaker in Kansas is trying to push forward a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children, and not just spank them, but spank them hard enough to leave marks.

If you want to teach your teenage daughter a lesson, why not deprive them the one thing they crave most? Proximity to the dulcet tones of One Direction.

You think your dad embarrasses you in public? Wait'll you see this guy.

In today's News of the Obvious, lady-beater Chris Brown and Miley "has she become a stripper yet?" Cyrus have been voted the worst celebrity role models in a recent poll of 2,400 parents around the world.

Being a mom is tough. How do you feed your little one on the go? Enter Lollipop company Lollyphile and their line of breast milk-flavored lollipops. Yes, this is a thing now.

They say the sins of the father will be visited upon the son. Now, it’s about to go the other way.

When we started preparing for our little girl, I was blown away by how much money i could spend on a car seat. My first thought was, "We need to get two!" (One for mom's car and one for dad's.) But, after price checking we decided that we could make one work.(Car seats can be expensive!) But today,once again, I came to work with an empty car seat in my car, and mom was stuck at home with the little one, unable to go to work. If only I had ponied up for two car seats...

There will be a "Stranger Danger" talk on May 29th through the local family of young kids group NoCoTots on May 29th. If you have young kids, this is a great talk to hear. As parents, we need all the help we can get to keep them safe. Join the NoCoTots group Meetup to find out where the meeting will be held on May 29th and RSVP today...

I recently came across this list on Facebook. I like things like this because sometimes parenting is so overwhelming that a "should" list is helpful. I now have two sons, twins, that I can't believe someday will be grown men. If they did 50% of these things they'd be better off than a lot of guys out there...

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week:

Myth debunked - parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week:

Need something to make you feel better when your kids are acting up? Here's 10 pieces of photographic evidence that yes, other people's children act up as much as yours. Check out some impressive messes created by kids who are definitely lucky they're cute and be glad that you're not the one who has to clean them: