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Christina Vercelletto
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 10:52
Survey: A Majority Of Moms Lie To Their Kids
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell

As a mom who occasionally (OK, often) massages the truth with her kids, I found two of the findings from the Parenting and HLN Raising America mom confession surveys—what’s the word? Surprising? Nah. More like reassuring.

 

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 15:44
Does The Elf on the Shelf Send the Wrong Message to Kids?
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell

Sure, Santa's been watching and making those two lists forever. But now that his uber-popular minion, The Elf on the Shelf, has taken over as middle management in every other home...I had to wonder whether kids are any "nicer" than usual?  

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 17:18
Would You Risk Your Life to Save a Pet?
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell

For lots of young marrieds, a pooch is the starter child. But shouldn't things change with the kids arrive?

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:27
More Bad News for Bullied Kids
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell
New research suggests adolescents have a greatly increased risk of considering suicide if they’ve been bulliedRead Full Post
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 11:08
Mom Who Battled Cancer Delivers Quadruplets
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell
Imagine being 24 years old, battling cancer, and breastfeeding quadruplets.Read Full Post
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 09:18
Kids Model Mom's Drinking Habits, Not Dad's
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell
A new study finds that adults who observed their mothers drinking were later more likely to binge drink.Read Full Post
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 01:00
Q&A: Sofia Vergara's Style Guide
by Christina Vercelletto
Celebrity Kids & Parents
Celebrity mom and Modern Family star Sofia Vergara stopped by to chat with us about her KMart line and to give us some style tips on how to look smokin'.   Read Full Post
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 11:01
Better Back to School Shopping
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell
If you’re like most moms of girls, your thrill at her going back to school is tempered by the ordeal of clothes shopping. You’ll be dragging her from store to store, trying to find just the right things to suit her personality, fit your budget, and—horrors—that aren’t going to be seen all over town. Apparently lots of moms shopped at the same local chain store that was having the big sale that we did…as evidenced by not one but two girls in my daughter's class showing up in “her” outfit on the first day of school last year. It was a long night.Read Full Post
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 12:19
Forced Charity in Schools: Right or Wrong?
by Christina Vercelletto
Mom Congress
I am really annoyed, and I don’t know whether I have a right, or whether I’m over-thinking. At my daughter’s school they are running a program this week called Jump Rope for Heart. The American Heart Association distributes a packet through the school, which includes a pledge sheet and leaflets detailing the prizes the kids can win for bringing in different amounts of money. They earn this money by signing up sponsors, who pledge a certain amount for each jump the child makes in a jump-rumping competition in gym class.Read Full Post
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:29
My Tween Won't Wear a Coat!
by Christina Vercelletto
Show and Tell
My sixth grader, Aden, refuses to wear a coat, never mind hat or gloves. We live on Long Island, where we have had a particularly long string of cold, snowy, icy weather. Yet day after day, he leaves for school wearing a sweat jacket. Of course, he owns a winter coat. Two in fact. But there he is, shivering, at the bus stop (I can see from my window).Read Full Post

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