PARENTING
Doing the twist
The twists and turns of life can be painful and mysterious, especially when we dont see them coming. I didnt see a major twist coming, and either did a 47-year-old pastor who went from being an ultra-...
Posted on 6/14/12 at 6:50 PM
Celebrating Our Little Cowboy's 16th Birthday
Sixteen years ago this past Friday, life as my husband and I knew it was forever changed when we became initiated into parenthood with our firstborn; a son. We had no idea what we were getting into ...
Posted on 2/28/12 at 8:00 PM
I Could Parent Without It...But I Just Don't Want To.
As parents in the current age, weve all heard and probably have said: We didnt have stuff like that when were young and we came through just fine. Yes, we did, but how much more fun is life now with t...
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:07 AM
S.D. has nation's biggest spike in single parenting
There was a brief from The Associated Press in today's Daily Republic that said one in three children in South Dakota now lives in a single-parent home. It also said the state's increase in single-par...
Posted on 8/3/09 at 12:49 PM
DVORAK: Why my male babysitter freaks some people out
By Petula Dvorak , May 10, 2013
Parent education session rescheduled in Salem
The free parent education and support sessions on “Guardianship — One Size Does Not Fit All,” scheduled for Thursday, has been rescheduled to 7 p.m. on April 25 at McCook Central School, Salem.By News release , April 16, 2013
LETTER: Author to discuss better parenting
A few years back, many of us were surprised to learn that Davison County was No. 4 in the state for juvenile drug abuse and juvenile arrest rate, and that commitments to the Department of Corrections had nearly tripled since 2000.By Christopher Hart , April 07, 2013
Program to help parents understand crying babies
PIERRE (AP) — A new program in South Dakota is educating parents about a period in a baby's life when they may cry a lot.April 01, 2013
SD Senate defeats shared parenting
PIERRE — Senators voted 21-13 Thursday against proposed changes to South Dakota’s child custody laws, which would have put parents on equal footing at the start of a custody proceeding.By Staff reports , February 08, 2013
Legislature sets hearing on child support reforms
One proposal would provide legal standing for action to be brought by a potential biological father who isn’t the husband, in instances when a child is born in wedlock or within 10 months of the end of a marriage.By Bob Mercer , January 15, 2013
Push goes on for changes to custody laws in state
“I’m not sure people realize how behind the other states we are,” said Casey Wilson, a Plankinton native. “We are fighting the state bar association, who does not want to let things change. More fighting over kids means more money for them.”By Anna Jauhola , January 04, 2013
Free parent education session set for Jan. 10 in Salem
When caregivers use positive coping skills we model behavior that, hopefully, our children will learn and use.By News release , December 30, 2012
PARKER: Obama a reluctant First Father
By Kathleen Parker , December 14, 2012
SD celebrating world breastfeeding week
PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota health officials say the state is joining the rest of the country and more than 170 countries Aug. 1-7 in celebrating the 20th Annual World Breast-feeding Week.July 30, 2012
WOSTER: Parenting is a young man’s game
When I reached the kids’ place in Chamberlain a while before sunset a week ago Friday, I parked the truck, got out and leaned over in the driveway to scoop up Sage, our 3-year-old granddaughter who came sprinting across the concrete to welcome me to town.By Terry Woster , September 17, 2011
BLOG: Free range kids develop more skills
From bullying to creativity to frontal cortex development, a new study shows how kids play less than their parents and grandparents did and how it affects development.September 07, 2011
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