Read more parents stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2845/parents.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:38:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74264/facebooks-most-annoying-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest annoying trend on Facebook isn’t people who write in all caps or insist on using “ur” instead of “your”—it’s parents. Babble runs down the five most annoying types: Obsessives: If you absolutely have to post a sonogram picture, fine. But must you post 74? The same goes...http://www.newser.com/story/74264/facebooks-most-annoying-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:12:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74149/daughters-are-great-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAaron Traister is thrilled to have a daughter—“I was just as excited about my daughter as I was about my son,” he writes. “And she's even better out of the belly.” But the nagging preference for male children in our society has him doubting his own emotions. “If she...http://www.newser.com/story/74149/daughters-are-great-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73703/ny-gunman-surrenders-in-school-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gunman holding an upstate New York school principal hostage has surrendered and is in custody, reports CNN . More than 100 police officers and a SWAT team negotiated with the gunman, who a local official said was a former student in his 40s. Pine Plains is located about 90 miles...http://www.newser.com/story/73703/ny-gunman-surrenders-in-school-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 9:26:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72657/the-mommy-industry-is-killing-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to offhand comments from her son ("You're a mean mom!") and underhanded comments from other parents ("Your son's very competitive!"), Karen Houppert wakes up at 2:30am every day, wrestling with self-doubt. The newest parenting trend—family coaches to perfect your child-raising skills—joins the already $2....http://www.newser.com/story/72657/the-mommy-industry-is-killing-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72473/disney-offers-refunds-for-failed-baby-einsteins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents disappointed that junior isn't a prodigy can get now get a refund from Disney. Threatened with a class-action lawsuit, the makers of Baby Einstein products have withdrawn claims that the ubiquitous videos are beneficial to childhood development, and offered to refund the $15.99 parents shelled out if they...http://www.newser.com/story/72473/disney-offers-refunds-for-failed-baby-einsteins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 6:28:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72441/yes-im-a-mom-but-thats-not-my-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest trend in nomenclature rings false to at least one person who recently realized that "Mom" has become "the now generic name for every female parent in our country." Thinking it over, Anne Albeck dates the phenomenon to the early '90s, but familiarity—and overfamiliarity—really does breed contempt....http://www.newser.com/story/72441/yes-im-a-mom-but-thats-not-my-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71793/school-volunteering-stresses-parents-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith school budgets slashed because of the weak economy, parents are feeling more pressure than ever to volunteer. About 64% of parents surveyed by Harris Interactive say they believe it's more important than ever to pitch in, with 53%—far more than last year— saying they planned to do just...http://www.newser.com/story/71793/school-volunteering-stresses-parents-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 19:00:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71206/govt-to-japanese-have-babies-well-pay-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Japan’s aging, pension-collecting population eating away at the country's coffers, its leaders have decided they need more kids who can in turn support the elderly—and they’re willing to pay for them. They’re proposing a program that would pay new parents $3,300 a year for every new child...http://www.newser.com/story/71206/govt-to-japanese-have-babies-well-pay-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 9:46:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents lie to their children, even while telling them that lying is wrong, so often it surprised researchers, a new study reveals. Presented with a list of seven hypothetical lies—such as “the police will come if you don't stop crying now” or “you did a good job at cleaning...http://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:19:54 CDT