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Julie Andrews' new princess
Shouldn’t having one incredible talent – like a voice so precociously mature you could support your family with your singing career while still a teenager – be enough? Not for Julie Andrews, whose four-octave range brought her stardom, but who is also an accomplished writer, and not just another celebrity trading on her fame. "I think I might have been the original celebrity writer," said...read more...// //Easter Fun For the Family
Egg-cellent Easter events throughout the county won't have you sacrificing the ham or lamb or whatever your holiday fare is in order to entertain your brood. The following celebrations are free unless otherwise noted. BROWARD Cooper City• Annual Egg Hunt: For kids in fifth grade and under (Cooper City residents only). Toddlers must be able to walk. Bring baskets; 10 a.m. Saturday, Cooper City Sports Complex, 10050...read more...// //Mom in Chief: Let's move
Dr. William Muiños is alarmed at how early in life obesity is making children sick. ``I see obese toddlers and preschool children with sleep apnea,'' said Muiños, who runs a weight-loss program for children at Miami Children's Hospital. ``I see obese kids 8 to 10 years old with fatty livers and high sugar levels.'' Muiños was among the South Florida...read more...// //Book Fair kids: Schooled in comics
School’s in session Friday for parents, teachers, librarians, anybody interested in knowing more about comic books. That’s sure to make a kid Hulk green with envy, isn’t it? BY SUE CORBETT Sue will be making her own appearance at the Miami Book Fair International, reading from her latest book, The Last Newspaper Boy in America . Sue will appear at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday,...read more...// //When to teach life skills
You walk into your bathroom, and the toilet paper roller is empty. On the back of the toilet sits a new roll, put there by a previous visitor who apparently never mastered the task of replacing a roll of toilet paper. Reloading the dispenser is just one of those things that kids should learn, things that will stay with them throughout adulthood. TALK ABOUT IT Should kids get paid for chores? Comment on Ana-Veciana...read more...// //Homework space made simple
Kathryn M. Ireland, the former music-video producer turned interior designer, has helped with a textbook's worth of schoolwork while raising her three boys with her Saturday Night Live filmmaker husband, Gary Weis. Yet the full extent of their homework headquarters consists of little more than a nook in the kitchen of their Spanish-style house in Santa Monica, Calif. "You just find a corner and put up shelves...read more...// //Travel: Utah dinosaur hunt
MOAB, UTAH -- A happy geological fluke has made Utah one of the world's best spots to hunt for dinosaurs. Throughout the rest of the United States, this fossil-rich layer of sedimentary rock is buried under prairies and forests. But in the badlands of Utah, the stratum rests near the surface, even along hiking trails. I consulted Utah's top paleontologists on the best way to make a four-day road trip to see the...read more...// //Lessons for kids in lean times
Cooking dinner instead of going out to eat. Renting movies instead of trekking to the multiplex. Families have been making this kind of little trade-off for months since the economy tanked. If a parent has been laid off, tougher financial choices loom: Do we keep paying for piano lessons? Can we afford a family vacation? And what about those college funds? READ MORE The United Way has more information...read more...// //Get those kids some shades
How important is it for my child to wear sunglasses? The long-term effects of excessive sunlight aren't seen early in life -- they show up when people are 60 or 70 years old and experience macular degeneration or cataract issues, says Steven Schiff, a New York optometrist. Just as parents want to protect their children from skin cancer by putting sunscreen on them, parents...read more...// //How to keep kids safe online
Parents who think putting the computer in the family room will keep their child safe online are in for a rude awakening, said Jaemi Levine of Coral Springs. It’s a lesson she learned the hard way. In 2004, Levine’s then 12-year-old daughter was lured to a face-to-face meeting with an Internet predator and sexually assaulted. Since then, Levine has created Mothers Against Predators to educate parents about...read more...// //‘Miami Ink' baby clothes
Meet the latest targeted consumers of tattoo art: the pacifier set. Four artists from the Love Hate Tattoo studio who came to fame through TLC's Miami Ink reality series have launched Ruthless & Toothless, a fashion line for tots. The Love Hate guys have put fire-breathing dragons and peevish samurais on pint-size garments. But that's where they draw the line: Busty babes have no place on a onesie,...read more...// //Get the kids to clean
There's something about the new year that brings on a cleaning frenzy in my life. I'm a big fan of fresh starts, and what better time than now to start with a clean desk, clean house, clean closets ... OK, now I'm getting carried away! Most kid-inhabited houses are anything but sparkling clean; in fact, an impeccable house makes me a little suspicious, or jealous at least. But order, like everything,...read more...// //Meet 'Traveling Pants' author; new series
___________ EDITOR'S NOTE: Ann Brashares' Jan. 15 South Florida appearance has been postponed. The author is ill. __________ One pair of jeans mailed like a postcard among four best friends separating for the summer is more than just a neat idea for a young adult novel; it's a franchise. The first volume of Ann Brashares' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants generated three sequels (eight million...read more...// //Take the kids to the Book Fair!
The Miami Book Fair International is going on all week in Miami. The street fair and Children's Alley open on Friday, Nov. 14. Click here for the Children's Alley schedule and more information. Admission to the street fair is free on Friday; $5 on Saturday and Sunday; students 18 and under get in free. KINNEY CHAT MiamiHerald.com hosted an online chat with Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney...read more...// //Talking to kids about politics
By SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, McClatchy Newspapers We're in the midst of one of the most charged presidential elections in decades, and the children are watching. "Kids are more in tune to politics than most adults understand,'' said Val Weeks, director of Early Childhood Accelerated Program, a preschool for gifted children in Wichita,...read more...// //4,000 Florida families in study
By FRED TASKER, ftasker@MiamiHerald.com The University of Miami Medical School has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health as the Florida leader in a 25-year nationwide, pioneering study of children's health, following potential mothers from before they're pregnant to when their children reach 21. The $54.6 million project, which will track 100,000 children nationwide, including 4,000 in Florida, will...read more...// //Parents sending kids to the gym
NEW YORK -- Like many parents, Diana Ennen had trouble getting her daughter Amber to exercise. So two years ago, Ennen decided that Amber was coming to the health club. Now age 10, Amber is using the stair stepper, lifting hand weights and doing situps on a stability ball. "She's lost some weight," said Ennen of Margate. "Her clothes fit better. You can tell she's firmer."...read more...// //Overscheduled kids are not getting ahead
By LISA DAVIS, McClatchy Newspapers Soccer. Baseball. Basketball. Volleyball. Travel teams. Gymnastics. Dance. Tae kwon do. Piano. Violin. Band. Quiz Bowl. French Club. Latin Club. Science Olympiad. Required community service. AP classes. SAT prep. Homework, homework, more homework. Tutoring. Therapist. When did family life become one giant to-do...read more...// //Rachael Ray's new cookbook for kids
By BECKY SHER, McClatchy-Tribune If you can get past the gratingly cheerful title, Yum-O! The Family Cookbook, TV chef Rachael Ray's latest, is actually pretty good. Very good, in fact. "Yum-O'' is one of Ray's trademark exclamations, and the name of her nonprofit, which promotes healthy eating and cooking to kids. (Proceeds from the book go to the charity.)...read more...// //Phelps giving kids swim fever
BY EVAN S. BENN AND NATALIE P. McNEAL, ebenn@MiamiHerald.com South Florida's pools are teeming with kids who want to Be Like Mike. Michael Phelps, that is. Phelps inspired legions of swim fans when he made Olympic history last week, picking up more gold medals than any Olympian in any sport. "I stay up every night to watch him, and then I get so excited I can't go...read more...// //Tips for buying kids' computer
The most expensive item on your back-to-school shopping list might be a new computer. But with thousands of choices on the market, how do you find the right model, style and software for your kids? Bridget Carey, The Miami Herald's tech writer, has put together a guide on what you need for kids of all ages -- from preschoolers to college students. Check it out here at...read more...// //Cellphones, cancer and kids
NEW YORK -- When Amy Morris' twin boys, then 11, went on an academic trip to Washington last year, she agreed to give them cellphones at the program's request. But this summer she was dismayed to learn that girls at her 8-year-old daughter's day camp were using cellphones they'd taken along in their backpacks. "We were outraged," says the Connecticut mother, who adds that the camp didn't know....read more...// //Talking to kids about losing your job
BY CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN, cgoodman@MiamiHerald.com When Millie Puldon learned her job would be eliminated, she agonized over how to tell her three kids. "I didn't want to worry them,'' recalls Puldon, a single mother. When she did tell them, her 9-year-old daughter broke into tears and asked, "Are we poor now?'' Job loss is hitting employees of all kinds, and...read more...// //Kids in the White House
By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Young Tad Lincoln herded goats into a White House sitting room. Quentin Roosevelt rammed his wagon into a historic painting. John Kennedy Jr. had to be scooped out of a hiding place in his father's desk. Amy Carter famously brought a book to a state dinner. And teenager Susan Ford, in a mini-revolt, dodged the Secret Service for a brief taste of...read more...// //Fun science tricks for the kids
By MARY MEEHAN, McClatchy Newspapers Chances are, they're bored. The first few weeks that school was out, the pool was a lure for your kids and a non-school book seemed a treat. But now, the kids probably just stare at you with those accusing eyes that say: "What are you going to do about this?'' To...read more...// //WALL-E born 14 years ago
EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- The lunch meeting grew into something of a legend over the years. It's gotten "mythified,'' says Andrew Stanton, who was there. And little wonder, since A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and the newest film from Pixar Animation Studios, WALL-E (in theaters on Friday), all were dreamed up that day. It was 1994, the year before Pixar delivered...read more...// //A dose of culture for the kids
School's out for a couple of months, but there are plenty of things to do in South Florida to entertain the kids -- and keep their minds sharp. There are reading clubs for kids at public libraries in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, art classes for kids at the Miami Children's Museum MORE TO DO Moms' Summer Survival Guide has a complete list of things to do with the kids -- indoors and out...read more...// //Tips for the sex talk
By AMY KOSSOFF SMITH, The Business of Motherhood With Sex and the City having hit the big screen, sex is everywhere -- on billboards, on TV, online. Even very young kids are exposed to mature topics unknowingly through pop-up ads, YouTube and at recess. The media buzz makes me reflect on another bird/bee phenomenon -- talking to your kids about sex. It's something we all need...read more...// //Theater Shorts 4 Kids a hit
City Theatre's popular Summer Shorts Festival has always been complex, especially considering that it is built around the pleasures of little comedies and brief dramas. Lots of plays, many actors and interns, a number of directors and designers: The challenges (and stresses) of putting together a program as successful and satisfying as City's current Signature Shorts lineup are major. So what have...read more...// //Local kids showcase the arts
BY CHRISTINE DOLEN, cdolen@MiamiHerald.com More than 400 arts-loving kids will get the opportunity to perform on a high-profile stage when Growing Up With the Arts, a free program presented by The Children's Trust, takes over the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts at 4 p.m. Sunday. The two-hour program features nearly two dozen...read more...// //Teach that kid some manners
Does your daughter slurp her soup? Does your son lick his plate? Are your meals filled with burping contests, tussles at the table, and "He looked at me!'' complaints? I feel your pain. And rest assured, we're not the only ones. Ask moms, and they'll tell you that good manners are a must. But most kids, it seems, haven't gotten the memo. Most parents...read more...// //Kids' teeth key to good health
Yamila Nunez flashes her two new teeth to her mother, Trissia Espinosa. "See? They're shiny!'' Yamila's dentist, Lester Gil, had just done a pulpotomy -- a baby tooth root canal treatment. She had two teeth pulled because of decay; the root canal was necessary before implanting the crowns into her gums. That was on her right side; the left side will be done next...read more...// //Talking to kids about hard times
About a year and a half ago, Michele and Bill Jones of Davie gathered their three youngest children around the kitchen table and served up a big dose of reality: "Here is what everything costs," they said, spreading out the bills. "And here is what we make," they said, spreading out the paychecks. "And here is what we want you to do." The children were to learn about...read more...// //Kids' clothes growing up - in price, too
By KATHRYN WEXLER , kwexler@MiamiHerald.com Retail may be in a funk, but designer Phillip Lim has a new angle on cinched waists and jagged-edged trim. This season, the Neiman Marcus darling introduced a sophisticated two-tone shift for $325 and orange tea dress for $225 -- both in girls' size 6 or smaller. Designers of women's wear are increasingly turning their attention...read more...// //Top beach resorts for families
More beach resorts are offering pools with water slides, no-cost children's programs and other amenities that make them affordable alternatives for families looking for one-stop vacations, says Parents magazine. The magazine evaluated more than 200 beach resorts in the United States and the Caribbean, based on room rates and other costs, quality of children's programs, family activities, pool and beach area and...read more...// //Speedracer running on empty
BY RENE RODRIGUEZ , rrodriguez@MiamiHerald.com Were Larry and Andy Wachowski just really, really lucky when they made The Matrix ? Speed Racer , the brothers' live-action, special-effects intensive adaptation of the beloved TV cartoon, is such a dull, clunky, joyless mess, it's hard to believe the people who made it understand much about movies. For example: Hundreds of talented artists...read more...// //Keeping kids safe around water
Even though he was on vacation from school, Justin Johnson learned a critically important lesson during spring break: "If anyone says not to go into the water, you shouldn't go because you could drown,'' the 7-year old Plantation boy said. Justin was one of several dozen youngsters who received a crash course in water safety recently at the city of Plantation's first April Pool's Day. The Miami Heat...read more...// //Family getaway: Rafting Snake River
LEWISTON, Idaho -- It looked like Survivor, the family version. But the sunburned stragglers stranded on the beach beside Idaho’s Snake River were only waiting for lunch. "Ooooh, yuck, that’s disgusting!'' said 11-year-old Michelle, peering into a tin of smoked oysters. She wrinkled her nose. "Can’t we have peanut butter and jelly?" To the rest of us, ready to...read more...// //Kids and energy drinks: Bad mix
BY HOWARD COHEN, hcohen@MiamiHerald.com Energy drinks charged into the U.S. market in 1997 with Red Bull and its claim: ‘‘Improves performance . . . increased concentration . . . stimulates the metabolism." At 66.7 mg of caffeine per 8.3-ounce can that would be a mere blip in the bold new world of energy drinks. A cup of coffee, by contrast, has 107.5 mg. Today, provocative handles like Cocaine...read more...Kids can help track climate change
By GEORGIA TASKER , gtasker@miamiherald.com Here's a hands-on nature lesson for the kids: Have them become citizen scientists and help track climate change. Take a notebook and pencil on a walk around the block or your own back yard and look for the first new flower on the shaving brush tree or the first open amaryllis or the first flowers on the live oak. Write down the name and the date. Click on Project...read more...
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