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Baby Palin: The name has experienced a big jolt in popularity since Alaska's star politician burst onto the national scene in 2008.

Palin: The hot new baby name

The number of parents naming girls after Sarah Palin jumped nearly seven-fold after the Mama Grizzly burst onto the national scene, says Sue Kidd at TODAY Moms

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
At princess camp, young girls learn to how to greet royalty (top) and how to take afternoon tea (bottom).

Is it wrong to send little girls to princess camp?

A London hotel capitalizes on royal wedding mania by offering an aggressively delicate prep course for little girls who want to be the next Kate Middleton

 
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Meet Jeremiah, one of the Breast Milk Baby dolls for toddlers who want to practice nursing early.

7 creepy, controversial dolls: A slideshow

Though these toys are meant for lighthearted child's play, some see more sinister dimensions in them

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
A couple in France is being blamed for their infant daughter's death, with prosecutors charging that the mother's vegan diet deprived her breast milk of crucial nutrients.

Vegan breastfeeding: A deadly crime?

A vegan couple faces neglect charges in France for feeding their malnourished baby only breast milk. Is the mother's diet to blame for her daughter's death?

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
A text gone wild: Washington state middle schoolers were accused of spreading child pornography after a teen sent her then-boyfriend a nude picture of herself.

Is it time to prosecute sexting teens?

An unfortunate scandal at a Washington state middle school illustrates an intensifying nationwide dilemma

 
Parenting Controversies : Fact Sheet
Breastfeeding your child? A new study finds it may make women less desirable employees.

Does breastfeeding make women seem incompetent?

A new study finds bias about the intellectualism, math skills, and hireability of breastfeeding moms

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
A young boy gets tested for allergies: In Florida, an elementary school is taking drastic measures to protect a first-grader with a severe peanut allergy.

How far should schools go to protect a student's allergy?

An elementary school in Florida causes an uproar by enforcing strict rules to protect a 6-year-old with a severe peanut allergy

 
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Teenagers decked out in minis with manicured nails dance at a bat mitzvah: Why do mothers encourage their 12- and 13-year-old daughters to dress so provocatively, asks Jennifer Moses in The Wall Street Journal.

Why we let our young daughters dress so sexy

A generation of sexually liberated women don't quite know how to tell their young daughters to cover up... or even if they want them to, says Jennifer Moses in The Wall Street Journal

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
A mom admits to loving her 20-month-old son "a little bit more" than her 3-year-old daughter, igniting a blogger battle about the cruelty of honesty.

Is it okay to admit you have a favorite child?

A mommy blogger concedes that she prefers her son to her daughter, sparking both outrage and understanding

 
Parenting Controversies : Instant Guide
Watching viral videos, chatting with relatives: Toddlers are reportedly doing it all on the internet.

Do 80 percent of toddlers really surf the internet?

A new report says a huge majority of kids 5 and under regularly use the web. What are they doing there... and is this a worrisome trend?

 
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A New York mother says her 4-year-old daughter's future Ivy League education may have been compromised by an uninspiring preschool program.

Only in America: The mom who sued a preschool for wrecking her 4-year-old's Ivy League chances

A New York City mother pulls her daughter out of a $19,000-a-year preschool that she says turned out to just be "one big playroom"

 
Parenting Controversies : Fact Sheet
Dads suffer from postpartum depression, too, a new study finds, and 41 percent of the "sad dads" polled admitted to hitting their children.

The disturbing effect of postpartum depression... on dads

New moms aren't the only ones suffering from postpartum blues. And when men get depressed, some turn violent

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
Three middle schools in Wichita, Kan., are finding success with single-sex lunches — less food waste and rough-housing, more eating and good behavior.

Should middle schoolers get single-sex lunch periods?

Some Kansas campuses are separating boys and girls at lunch to keep the focus on eating rather than socializing

 
Parenting Controversies : Essay
Hoping for Harvard? Parents eager to get their teenagers into the ivys will likely have to fork over some cash for private admissions counselors.

How to get your kid into the Ivy League

For a fee, says Andrew Ferguson, a new kind of counselor can make any teen look like Harvard material

 
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A mail-order test can reportedly identify genes related to athletic attributes, helping parents guide sporty kids.

A genetic test to find the next Michael Jordan

Controversial mail-order tests claim to determine whether your kid is biologically predisposed to be an athletic superstar

 
Parenting Controversies : Opinion Brief
Raising a child can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a new study suggests that parents are kidding themselves by claiming it's worth it.

The joy of parenthood: Worth the price?

According to a new study, parental happiness is just a myth used to justify the high cost of having kids

 

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