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iPotty Lets Pottytraining Toddlers Use the Bathroom Like Grownups

Stephanie McMaster — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:41:24 +0000

Pottytraining can be frustrating, not to mention time consuming, cutting into precious minutes a toddler could be spending watching Dora the Explorer, but not anymore! Meet the iPotty, a training toilet with a built-in holder for an iPad so your toddler can use the restroom just like a grownup -- while playing Angry Birds and watching Netflix.

Dad Turns Kids' Sandwich Bags Into Artistic Masterpieces

Stephanie McMaster — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:53:32 +0000

A Massachusetts father gives his children a reason, beyond the possibility of string cheese, to look forward to lunch. David Laferriere of Attleboro has been drawing on his kids' sandwich bags for the past five years, posting pics of each doodle to his flickr account.

Latest Fashion Trend For New Moms – Breast Milk Pendants

Robert J Wright — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:39:53 +0000

Virtually every man has uttered the phrase, ‘I just don’t understand women.’ But this latest fashion trend takes my utter astonishment to a new level: The breast milk pendant. ‘Now you can preserve your own breast milk inside a locket’, one ad says. ‘Your breast milk pendant makes a beautiful keepsake that you can pass [...]

Hilarious Tweets By Parents The Week Of Feb. 25

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Myth debunked – parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week: Renee (@nayele18): I can tell everything my kids ate during the day by examining their shirt [...]

10 Photos of Impressive Messes Made by Children

Stephanie McMaster — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:04:47 +0000

Need something to make you feel better when your kids are acting up? Here's 10 pieces of photographic evidence that yes, other people's children act up as much as yours. Check out some impressive messes created by kids who are definitely lucky they're cute and be glad that you're not the one who has to clean them:

College Student Wins Stalking Order Against Extreme Helicopter Parents

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:55:14 +0000

When Aubrey Ireland left for college she had a good relationship with her parents. They had always supported her interest in music and acting and offered to pay her tuition to the University of Cincinnati’s prestigious College-Conservatory of Music, even though she had received scholarships from other schools. However during her college career, David and Julie [...]

Awesome Dad Builds Spaceship for Son

Emerald Catron — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:52:25 +0000

This guy’s Dad Level = Outer space. With some donated old electronics and a master control board found in a TV station’s dumpster, he built his son a spaceship. Then Redditor JeremiahGordon shared his results with the world. We must admit, we’re pretty impressed. Take a look! Donated Electronics Control Board Add a NASA logo [...]

How Do You Know When a Teenage Son Appreciates You

Robert and Erin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Love when teenagers do things that just make you feel so proud......he's gonna kill me for the Santa photo!!

Mom Arrested After Slapping Kids Who Bullied Her Daughter

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:46:57 +0000

Rebecca Sardoni doesn't deny that she entered her nine-year-old's school bus to complain about her daughter being bullied by four of her fellow students.

But it's what happened next that is subject to dispute.

Best Dad Ever Sends Toy Train Into Space

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:50:04 +0000

We assumed this guy was the world’s worst dad for taking his son’s favorite toy and launching it into space. But it turns out he could track it using GPS so that it wouldn’t be lost forever, and he is actually the coolest dad on earth because now his kid has a video of his [...]

Honest Toddler is Honestly the Funniest Twitter Page

Mary Martin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:42:03 +0000

The newest Twitter page sensation, HonestToddler, has nothing to do with crazy stuff your father might say, but everything to do with what your toddler is thinking. If this Twitter page is not run by a parent, then I’m Mother Goose. It reminds me of “Look Who’s Talking.” The question is, how does a parent [...]