All articles from Lisa Suhay
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Modern Parenthood 911 call over bedtime; fishermen find girls: A great first responders week
A 911 call over bedtime by an aggrieved 10-year-old and at a hidden crash site fishermen find two little girls: It was a great week for first responders and a good time for parents to review the 911 rules with kids.
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Modern Parenthood “To this day”: Poet talks about his viral animated anti-bullying video [video]
"To this day," a viral animated anti-bullying video, aims to show that words may hurt more than sticks and stones. Canadian poet Shane Koyczan – who suffered bullying as a kid and was crushed by his nickname "Pork Chop," speaks in his beautiful video to victims and bullies alike.
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Modern Parenthood Family of 7 kidnapped: When news is bad, how to talk to your kids
Recent headlines – like "Family of 7 kidnapped," "Six-year-old Maced," and "Women hid boy for 8 years" – portray a scary world, especially for kids without experience to place the facts in context. How one mom puts it together for her four boys.
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Modern Parenthood Hello Kitty 'terrorist,' et. al: Is zero tolerance suspensions for kids right?
Zero tolerance suspensions of kids is an overreaction in cases like the kindergarten Hello Kitty 'terrorist' who wanted to "shoot" people with bubbles or 6-year-olds pretending to shoot with their fingers. It's adults crying wolf.
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Modern Parenthood Dogs steal more in the dark, says new study. My cat suggests otherwise (+video)
German an British researchers – with a lot of food for bait – have concluded dogs steal more food in the dark. One dog-and-cat owner is skeptical: Cats may be framing the dogs.
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Modern Parenthood 'Newborn' 13-year-old: Mom explains viral photo
'Newborn 13-year-old adoptee, Latrell Higgins, said he never had baby photos. His Mom talks about the photos she took and the importance of adopting older kids.
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Modern Parenthood Kate Middleton bump photo: Privacy aside, let's talk body image
Kate Middleton baby bump photo captures the happy mom-to-be in a bikini as well as the world's obsession with body image. Let's remember the pre-delivery joy of the baby bump when we're tempted to analyze women's body images post delivery.
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Modern Parenthood Westminster Dog Show, Monopoly kitten: What pet gets Valentine's Day love?
The Westminster Dog Show only added fuel to the her kids' fire. They have cats, a dog, and a predicament: Which pet is truly best in show? The Westminster Dog Show is pro-canine, Monopoly's new token is pro-kitty, but a compromise is need with Valentine's Day for Animals coming up.
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Modern Parenthood Faith Hill braces and Helen Mirren pink hair: Parsing the fairy tale of beauty
Faith Hill braces and Helen Mirren pink hair? As a parent it makes you realize beauty is more a fairytale we tell our children and ourselves at every age.
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Modern Parenthood Winter storm Nemo: Moms, tweet us your kids doing these snow projects
Winter storm Nemo will pound the Northeast and moms will be called on to keep kids from going stir-crazy. When you do our snow day projects, tweet @modparenthood with photos of you and your kids facing up to winter storm Nemo and make sure to tag it -- #Nemo
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Modern Parenthood Nanny caught on camera, N.C. student paddling: Who can hit our children?
After news spread about a nanny caught on camera striking a child and North Carolina schools just now considering a stand against paddling in the classroom, a question needs to be asked: Who has the right to hit our children? No one. Not the nanny caught on camera, not N.C. teachers.
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Modern Parenthood New Monopoly token: Cat replaces housewife's iron, good riddance!
New Monopoly token: The iron, forced upon young girl Monopoly players everywhere, has been ousted by the Internet generation. Here's to that new Monopoly token, a cat, clawing away at old gender roles.
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Modern Parenthood Mary Leakey 100th birthday: A son on her adventuresome parenting
Mary Leakey 100th birthday: Her son, Philip Leakey, who learned to walk at a dig site, discusses the scientist's adventuresome parenting style. A bio about Mary Leakey might tell modern moms as much as any parenting advice book.
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Modern Parenthood Facebook after death: Should family get deceased's social media passwords?
Facebook after death: A Canadian girl who committed suicide after being bullied still has an active Facebook page where those who bullied her in life continue to bully her in death. New Hampshire lawmakers are considering legislation giving social media account information to the executor of the deceased person's estate.
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Modern Parenthood Super Bowl GoDaddy kiss commercial: How much did your kids squirm?
This year's GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercial, a painfully uncomfortable kiss between model and nerd archetype that embarrassed some younger viewers, is either a win for the underdogs or a new urban slang term for woefully uneven couples.
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Modern Parenthood Kate Middleton's nose: Latest plastic surgery inspiration
Kate Middleton's nose, described by a psychologist as nearly perfect, is becoming an obsession to women in the UK. So much so that women are undergoing plastic surgery to have Kate Middleton's nose.
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Modern Parenthood Deep freeze and family safety: Watch the carbon monoxide levels
What I learned from a little bird about CO home safety
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Modern Parenthood One young chess player shows the power of parental support
A 16-year-old chess player from Nigeria and his mother inspired a Virginia town.
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Modern Parenthood Thanksgiving turkey pardon: When one mom told Bush to pardon a pig
Thanksgiving turkey was not the authentic original dinner. And when a mom debunked the idea, she came literally head to head with President Bush trying to set the record straight and get a pig pardoned instead of a turkey.
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Modern Parenthood 'Brooklyn Castle' families turn to chess, avoid checkmate by Sandy (+video)
'Brooklyn Castle" documentary film shows the inspiration chess can be for kids in life's storms – and they the kids say it even helped in Sandy and this week's nor'easter.
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