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After Costa Concordia disaster: 8 safety tips for cruise ship passengers
The recent cruise ship disaster in Italy has prompted travel industry experts to advise the public about safety steps they can take, not only aboard ships but also in hotels. When the Costa Concordia ran aground off the shore of Tuscany on Jan. 13, roughly 160 yards from the shore of Giglio Island, many of the more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board the ship were reportedly unprepared for the crisis and the evacuation that followed.
Nancy Dunnan, publisher of TravelSmart Newsletter, urges cruise ship passengers to take precautions to protect themselves and their belongings. She suggests the following:
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In Pictures: Hobbits around the world
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Michelle Obama: politics tough, but 'Dad is always going to be Dad'
First Lady Michelle Obama discusses family life, the need for her daughters to have thick skin and her advocacy for American families to eat right and exercise during interviews to promote her new book on the White House garden.
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Modern Parenthood
Homesick at summer camp: five tips for parents with unhappy campers
Give you kids time to settle, make friends and have fun before bringing them home, say our teen experts in their five tips for dealing with kids who get homesick while at summer camp.
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Family vacation: Airlines asked to cut fees for seating together
Family vacation might be cheaper if Senator Charles Schumer succeeds in getting airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra for window and aisle.
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Modern Parenthood
Aishwarya Rai, breastfeeding, tanning: parent etiquette lessons
Aishwarya Rai criticized for her post-baby weight, Patricia Krentcil for her tan, Jamie Lynne Grumet for suckling her 3-year-old on the cover of Time – plus a kid punched out for being noisy in a movie and a first-grader suspended for singing a popular song. What's an etiquette-minded mom to do?
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Modern Parenthood
Parents: check attitude before you expect change in kid’s behavior
One child is easy and flexible while the other is strong-willed and disrespectful. Breaking the cycle of negative action and reaction to these behaviors is based on parents being open to their own attitude and childhood baggage.
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Modern Parenthood
Awkward but necessary: fathers should talk to sons about dating
Although it could be awkward, our teenage experts suggest that fathers talk to their sons one-on-one about dating and relationships, but don't push them too far out of their comfort zones.
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Modern Parenthood
Condom distribution at prom: Ummm…does it encourage teenage sex?
Mom, Dad: How do you feel about high school condom distribution at prom? Does the safety effort actually encourage teenage sex? Is it worth it?
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Condoms to be handed out at Brooklyn high school prom
Condoms will be handed out at Brooklyn high school prom, according to school officials who notified parents this week. The school also plans a safe-sex program in the weeks leading up to the dance.
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Modern Parenthood
US Navy uses new online game to gather energy security solutions
A new online game developed by the US Navy creates a platform for older kids to contribute ideas on how the military can lessen its dependence on oil, supplementing its current research on energy security.
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Modern Parenthood
Mom, I'm an atheist: A son's decision troubles religious parents
Mom, I'm an atheist: A son's decision troubles his religious parents. Our guest blogger gives advice to such parents who might be upset that their child is starting to question the God he was raised with.
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The Circle Bastiat
Is tanning over-regulated?
The recent 'tanning mom' controversy has state and local governments cracking down on tanning bed use. Is that fair?
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Noisy kid punched in theater: Parents, what were you thinking?
Disruptive kids in theaters are nothing new, but a recent violent incident highlights what steps parents and theater managers should take to make sure unsupervised kids follow basic movie-going etiquette.
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Modern Parenthood
Encouraging independence means letting teens have a few secrets
One way to encourage independent teens: let go of the need to know everything that is going on in their lives. Our experts say that it is better for parents not to know about some of their teen's secrets.
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Modern Parenthood
Raised with rabbis: One family's journey to share their faith
At Modern Parenthood we've been interested in how parents share their faith, or lack thereof, with their children. Our guest blogger shares how her family's relationship with religion has evolved.
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DWTS contestant and author Bristol Palin to get own reality show
DWTS contestant and author Bristol Palin to get own reality show. The famous former First Daughter of Alaska's show, "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp," will premiere June 1 on the Lifetime network.
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Modern Parenthood
Tom Brady's dad has big concerns about safety of youth football
Tom Brady's dad says he would be hesitant to let his son play football if he were making the decision today. His concern: the long term physical impacts of the game, even starting at the youth football level.
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Modern Parenthood
"Playborhood:" Parent guide creates community playscapes
"Playborhood," a new how-to guide for parents gives tips on how to turn empty spaces into the kind of community playscapes that increase the safety of neighborhoods, while encouraging kids to get off the couch and play.
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Noisy kid at movie theater hit by Washington man watching Titanic
A Washington man fed up with a noisy kid and his companions at a movie theater hit the 10-year old, knocking out a tooth and bloodying his nose. The man, charged with second-degree assault, claims he thought the person he hit was an adult and that the group was throwing popcorn at him and his girlfriend while they watched Titanic.
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Modern Parenthood
Parent engagement, not policing, best policy for Internet use
Parent engagement, not harsh policing may be the best policy for Internet use, according to a recent study of the habits and techniques of thousands of teens and their families in over two dozen countries.
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Modern Parenthood
Future plans: six tips to deal with teen's differing life goals
In searching for their identity, teenagers often change course on their education and career goals, frustrating parents who have different paths in mind. These six tips remind parents to keep things in perspective.
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Modern Parenthood
Potty dance at Costco: Can a good mom let 5-year-old “go” alone?
Costco bathroom is the scene of another free-range parenting controversy. If a 5-year-old is doing the potty dance in the check-out line, does a good mom allow her kid to use the bathroom alone?
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'Pink slime' author unapologetic to industry, consumer concerns
Used as beef filler for decades, "pink slime," was nicknamed by a former USDA meat inspector a decade ago, but recently it has sparked consumer petitions to remove it from school lunches and the closure of three Beef Products, Inc. meat plants.
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Modern Parenthood
Teenage pregnancy: High US rates due to poverty, not promiscuity
Teenage pregnancy rates in the US have declined dramatically – 40 percent in two decades – but remain among the highest in the developed world. A new study suggests American teens don't have more sex than teens elsewhere, but that they suffer more "despair" due to poverty.
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'Mommy Wars' are American phenomenon, says feminist French author
'Mommy Wars' are strictly American, says feminist French author Elisabeth Badinter whose recently-released book, 'The Conflict,' argues that natural motherhood hinders women from fulfilling their full potential.
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Modern Parenthood
Nature versus nurture: our parenting expert’s two cents
Our connective parenting expert’s two cents on this ever-interesting, ever-controversial question. And for the record, she's going with nurture.
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