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Goosebumps coming to the big screen

In ParentDish - Posted 1 hour ago
Filed under: Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, In the news, MediaSince 1992, author R. L. Stine has been scaring the pants off young readers with his Goosebumps books. The science fiction/horror series for the under-twelve set has inspired several board ga...
School supplies for next to nothing

In ParentDish - Posted 17 hours ago
Filed under: Life & style, Education, Resources, Shopping & recallsNeed some pencils for the new school year? How about a ruler? If you've got a cent, you can get them -- at Staples and OfficeMax, respectively, in some areas. Target regularly offers ...
Tom Cruise totes tot's toys

In ParentDish - Posted 19 hours ago
Filed under: Toddlers, Preschoolers, Life & style, Celeb parentingTom Cruise is known for being an action hero of sorts -- from prancing about in his skivvies in Risky Business to chasing about as super spy Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible series...
Roseanne Barr rips Angelina Jolie and the kids

In ParentDish - Posted 21 hours ago
Filed under: Celeb kids, Celeb parenting, Behaving badly, In the news, Weird but trueIf you thought 'funny' lady Roseanne Barr had quietly disappeared to wherever it is that loud, opinionated comedians disappear to, you were wrong. She's still out th...
Frazzled Felicity Huffman gets the job

In ParentDish - Posted 23 hours ago
Filed under: Just for moms, Money & work, Celeb parenting, Media, That's entertainmentFelicity Huffman is frazzled, ya'll. And she has every right to be. Not only is Huffman star of the big and little screens, she's also wife to actor William H. Macy...
Hanson babies just keep coming

In ParentDish - Posted 1 day ago
Filed under: Celeb kids, Life & style, Celeb parenting, In the newsJust last month, eldest Hanson brother Isaac and his wife Nikki had their second child, a son named James Monroe. That brought the total number Hanson babies to six, but not for long....
China's Olympics - Talk to your kids

In ParentDish - Posted 1 day ago
Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, In the news, Media, EducationThis summer, the Olympics are providing lots of great family entertainment. The opening ceremony's parade of nations inspired my son to plop his globe on the kitchen table for an imprompt...
Septuplets born to Egyptian couple

In ParentDish - Posted 1 day ago
Filed under: Newborns, Pregnancy & birth, In the news, Weird but trueGhazala Khamis made history last week when she gave birth to seven apparently healthy babies via c-section, making her only the second mother ever to successfully give birth to sept...
For some kids, winning is everything

In ParentDish - Posted 2 days ago
Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Fun & activitiesAround here, nothing ruins Friday game night quicker than a bad deal on Uno. As my seven-year-old draws card after card, not getting what she needs to play, her chin starts to quiver a...
Diuretics and pregnancy

In ParentDish - Posted 3 days ago
It would seem common sense that a pregnant woman would not take diuretics during pregnancy. Diuretics are often used in weight loss bids, usually to null or sometimes dangerous affect. More often than not pregnant women are trying to gain weight, not...


