Drunk Man Joy Rides with 7-Year-Old on Car Roof

Who says babysitting is hard? Robert Wayne Christgau of Austin has it down to two simple steps.

1. Get drunk
2. Put kid on top of car and drive in circles.

What kid wouldn’t love that?

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Best of FameCrawler - Week of Novemeber 20th

Jenna on Oprah: I Don’t Care What People Think

Halloween Cost Brad Pitt Millions

Heidi Klum Says She’s Still Needs to Lose 20 Pounds…Yeah Right (PHOTOS)

Stinky Diaper Awards Go To Octomom, Bristol Palin and Debbie Rowe

Ryan O’Neal Reacts To Farrah’s Will

Pregnant Reality TV Star Found Shot and Burned In Oklahoma City

Marge Simpson Posing Again - From Centerfold to Calendar

Sunday Cute Shot - Seriously Seraphina

Jon Gosselin’s Staff Has Turned Against Him

Naomi Watts And Liev Schreiber On A Rainy Day (PHOTOS)

Britney Hopes Satan Will Make Her Boys Princes Of The New World Order

Going Rogue with Sarah Palin - Is Trig Too Young To Do Book Tours?

Hulk Hogan Gets Beat Up During Press Conference (PHOTOS)

Jenna Jameson on Oprah Tomorrow

Richie and Ava go New Moon

Sweet! Jolie in Salt!

Why Toddlers Ask “Why?”

As any parent of a toddler will tell you, a child this age has two favorite words:  “No” and “why.”  While both words can be exasperating, the dreaded “why” is especially vexing.  This is because “why” often requires a more thoughtful response than “Because I said so.”

But what is really going on with a child who repeatedly asks “why?”  If you think they are doing it for the obvious reason - that they really want to know why - congratulations!  You figured out something all by yourself that it took an assistant professor of psychology two whole studies to determine.   Continue reading »

What’s the Best Punishment For Kids?

What do you do when your kids misbehave? A poll by the self-proclaimed “World’s Strictest Parents” on Country Music Television’s new reality show suggests that 80% of parents - or at least 80% of parents who visit  the “World’s Strictest Parents”  website - favor punishing misbehavior in children by removing privileges. Continue reading »

Chemicals in Plastics are “Gender Benders”

Does your son play with dolls? Could just be his charming personality, or it could be something in the water.

A team of  scientists has found that chemicals commonly found in some plastics can make boys more like girls. Continue reading »

Here Be Dragons: Where Your Kids are on the Internet

My five-year-old recently used some of her carefully hoarded birthday money to buy herself a Webkinz. She generously bought one for her little sister, too. The girls have spent the past week naming, cuddling and grooming this fluffy stuffed critters. They’ve made collars and bracelets and hats for them, all with matching sparkly beads and ribbon.

Luckily for me, I don’t think either girl has realized yet that there’s a Webkinz website where they can extend their play into the Intertubes. It’s only a matter of time, though. Continue reading »

A Kid’s Saturday To-Do List

Remember when Saturday mornings meant sleeping in, eating cereal in front of the TV, catching up on the latest cartoons?

Not much has changed:

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Best of FameCrawler - Week of November 13th

Kate Hudson Says Smoking Took Her Away From Family

Cindy Crawford & Husband Victims of a Extortion Scam

Rosie O’Donnell Is A “Monster” To Live With, Says Insider

Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen And Olive Spotted (Photos)

Rebecca Gayheart Finally Confirms Pregnancy

Celebrity Guess Who - Kid(s) Edition

Great Dad Moments - The Edge

LL COOL J Gives Chris O’Donnell Parenting Advice

Demi Moore Prefers To Be Called A Puma

Shaq And Shaunie Are Headed For Divorce Court

Baby Talk With Kourtney Kardashian & Kendra Wilkinson

Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith

Fat Pride Community Takes a Stand on Health Care

Most of the recent press about weight has focused on losing it. In spite of (or maybe because of?) a $30 billion a year weight-loss industry, Americans are getting fatter. Kids are gaining weight even faster than adults.

Doctors, educators and politicians have been working to fight this trend with changes to school lunch menus and projects like Operation Pull Your Own Weight, which has kids do pull-ups to stay fit. As these experts have raised the alarm, a cultural gestalt has begun around eating healthier foods. Family kitchens all over the country have been turning away from candy and toward more fruits and vegetables in their diets.

Now, the New York Times reports on some fat, happy people who are pushing back. Continue reading »

“Tough Love” is Good for Kids

A British study has concluded that a “tough love” approach to parenting brings out the best in kids. The study showed that kids whose parents were engaged in their lives and set clear rules and expectations had the most “character”.

According the report’s author, Jen Lexmond, “It is confidence, warmth and consistent discipline that matter most.” Continue reading »