Blog Entries for nickiRelated SearchesStepparents As 'De Facto' Parents: The US Supreme Court Weighs In18 May 2006 08:02 AM The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling this week that outlines a new classification of parent: the 'de facto' parent. This classification affects anyone who acts in the role of a parent without a blood connection to the child. 5 comments — latest 03 Mar 2008 08:43 PM by Crystal Tags: adoption | de facto | 'de facto' parent | parents | parenting Oops, She Did It Again! Spears Is Mom of Two!10 May 2006 07:43 AM The cat is official out of the bag, after weeks of mere speculation, rumor and gossip. Britney Spears is pregnant with her second child. Yes, folks, you read that right. Another baby Spears is on its way. Spears announced her bun in the oven last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Tags: Britney Spears | celebrity pregnancy | sean preston A Parent's Guide to Chicken Pox09 May 2006 08:03 AM It's that time of year again! Although the recent increase in those receiving the chicken pox vaccine has slowed the occurrences in schools, they still persist. My own family is current knee deep on pox. Tags: chicken pox | health | Kids Step-Grandparenting 10108 May 2006 09:43 AM Judging by the number of times that concerned parents write into the forums here at Families.com about issues concerning the relationship between children and their step-grandparents, this is an issue that is not going to go away. It is a sign of the times. Tags: fairness | grandparenting | loving | step children | step grandparenting Toys for Techno Tots04 May 2006 05:16 PM When I was little, we played "grocery store" with a cardboard pop-up storefront. When my older kids were babies, we bought them the plastic play kitchen with the working cash register and microphone. This was their store front. But this is the era of the Internet. Soda In Schools? No More!03 May 2006 09:57 AM We recently moved to a new school district and we couldn't believe that our local elementary school had fully stocked vending machines, accessible to kids, full of sodas, candy and other unhealthy snacks. 7 comments — latest 03 Sep 2009 05:50 PM by Argo117 A Tattling Tale02 May 2006 05:50 PM When my husband and I married and blended our families, we also had to blend our rules. We outlined them clearly to the kids. We thought we were being pretty proactive and efficient. Tags: discipline | Kids | parenting | tattle | tattling A Parent's Guide to Music Sharing Laws27 Apr 2006 07:08 AM Kids as young as young as elementary school-aged are asking Mom and Dad to help them download music onto their MP3 players. Most people know now that there are legalities surrounding downloading music from the internet. 2 comments — latest 28 Apr 2006 11:43 AM by Nicki Bradley Tags: file sharing | laws | MP3 | music downloads | music sharing' Dad Can Do It!26 Apr 2006 03:50 PM When my friends and I were all starting our families and experiencing motherhood for the first time, we noticed that it seemed like we Moms were doing a lot of the work. More so than our young husbands. And it didn't seem fair at all. We were pretty cranky about it, in fact. Tags: dads | fatherhood | moms | parenthood | parenting A Dirty Little Stepparenting Secret26 Apr 2006 02:07 PM When women date men with children from a previous marriage, we often romanticize the future. 1 comments — latest 09 Aug 2006 05:39 PM by SteppingOut Tags: blended family | parenting | stepfamily | stepmom | stepparenting |
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