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Family guide to new movie releases
'HERE'
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some suggestive material, brief strong language and smoking.
What it’s about: An innovative domestic drama looking at one house and one place from a single point of view over many hundreds of years.
The kid attractor factor: Not much — this is more of an adult drama.
Good lessons/bad lessons: ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'VENOM: THE LAST DANCE'
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, bloody images and strong language.
What it’s about: The third spin on the dance floor for Eddie Brock and his sassy symbiote sidekick sees them at Area 51 battling other aliens.
The kid attractor factor: It's a monster movie comic book character — some ...Read more
Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. 'We're going to pay for it,' experts say
LOS ANGELES -- Every week, Caitlin Scuttio stops by Target and piles her cart with pureed food pouches for her 4-year-old and twin 18-month-olds sons.
In goes a 24-pack of unsweetened applesauce. Then a 24-pack of the fruit and veggie blend. And finally, the yogurt pouches for her oldest son's breakfast. "He'd eat six apple sauce pouches a day ...Read more
Commentary: Kids with chronic pain often go untreated. That has a profound effect on mood
Although most research and attention focus on adults, children and adolescents suffer from chronic pain and mental health disorders in numbers as high as adults.
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics last month showed that a third of children younger than age 18 who have chronic pain also meet the criteria for anxiety disorder, while 1 in 8 ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'SMILE 2'
Rated R for strong bloody violent content, grisly images, language throughout and drug use.
What it’s about: The sequel to the surprise horror hit sees the smile demon infecting a mega-famous pop star.
The kid attractor factor: Teen audiences will be drawn to the horror flick, especially in spooky season, but no appeal for kids.
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Kids are spending big money on skin care. Some adults are concerned
Fourth-grader Naiya White knows what you think about her twice-daily beauty regimen and her Sephora shopping trips.
"I heard all you guys were freaking out about 10-year-olds using skin care," she says in a TikTok video posted last month, standing outside a Sephora store in Grand Junction, Colorado. "So let's go pick some out!"
Moments later, ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'PIECE BY PIECE'
Rated PG for language, some suggestive material and thematic elements.
What it’s about: A documentary about musician, producer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams' life, done entirely in Lego style.
The kid attractor factor: Kids will definitely be drawn to the Lego style and soundtrack of popular songs.
Good lessons/...Read more
Mom leads charge for Riley's Residence, 'loving home' for kids with disabilities
BOISE, Idaho -- When Michelle Short, 52, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019, her first thought was about how she’d maintain care for her son.
Then a single mother to a 12-year-old with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, Short made a decision she thought she’d never have to make: She put her son, Riley, in a group home...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'WHITE BIRD'
PG-13 for some strong violence, thematic material and language.
What it’s about: An older woman recounts her childhood experience in the Holocaust to help her grandson learn a lesson about kindness.
The kid attractor factor: This young adult-aimed film has appeal for older kids and teens in its characters, story and lessons.
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Tragedy struck for Catholic newlyweds. Months later, a miracle?
On the first day of their honeymoon, they had planned to sleep in, relax, then explore their Sandals resort in Saint Lucia.
But when Nate Kuhlman, 23, awoke that sunny morning, he couldn’t wait to hit the waves. He convinced Mari, 22, to go water skiing.
With a driver and spotter on the boat, there was only room for one of them. Mari watched...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'MEGALOPOLIS'
Rated R for sexual content, nudity, drug use, language and some violence.
What it’s about: A sprawling epic about a misunderstood genius who wants to build a futuristic utopian community.
The kid attractor factor: Not much attraction for kids here. This is for adults only.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Daring thinkers will always...Read more
Newsom signs California bill to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
California took a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature on a bill to limit the ability of companies to provide "addictive feeds" to minors.
Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 976, named the Protecting Our Kids From Social Media Addiction Act and introduced by state Sen. ...Read more
Wagon overturns during pre-K trip to Wisconsin orchard, injuring more than 17
A pre-kindergarten school field trip to an apple orchard near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, turned tragic on Wednesday when a tractor-pulled hay wagon overturned while rolling downhill, leaving three victims with life-threatening injuries.
In all, at least 17 people — both children and adults — were rushed from the scene by ambulance, and one ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'NEVER LET GO'
Rated R for strong violent content and grisly images.
What it’s about: A troubled mother survives in the forest with her two young sons, tormented by terrifying visions of ghosts.
The kid attractor factor: This psychological horror thriller is for adults only, despite the two young stars.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Everything...Read more
It started with a book about adoption: How DNAngels helped in decades-long journey to find biological parents
Children get all kinds of books from their parents while growing up. But a book mine gave me when I was around 10 years old would have a significant impact on my life — even if I didn’t realize it at the time.
It was around 1980 when they gave me “Why Was I Adopted?” by Carole Livingston. The book is meant to help parents like mine ...Read more
Column: Without fanfare, parents like me are mourning our kids' last first day of school
This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, "Emptying the Nest."
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After weeks of preparing myself for the emotions of "the last first day," the start of my youngest child's senior year was distinctly anticlimactic.
I did make her a hot breakfast, over which she received my bittersweet ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'SPEAK NO EVIL'
Rated R for some strong violence, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
What it’s about: An expat American family living in London go on a weekend trip to visit some new vacation friends in the English countryside. Things get increasingly uncomfortable and dangerous from there.
The kid attractor factor: This is ...Read more
If Grandma can't answer your parenting question, maybe Google can
ATLANTA -- When my kids were young, I kept a stack of parenting books to consult on teething, toddler tantrums and bedtime routines. More often, however, I took my child-rearing questions to parents I met on the playground or in the neighborhood.
My own mother was no help. She had four children in proximity and always told me our early ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE'
Rated PG-13 for violent content, macabre and bloody images, strong language, some suggestive material and brief drug use.
What it’s about: Thirty-six years after the bio-exorcist and the Deetz family charmed audiences, Beetlejuice and Lydia are back to close some doors and settle some scores.
The kid attractor ...Read more
After saying goodbye to kids heading off to college, these parents look forward to their next chapter
CHICAGO — Ever since Chuck Blatt got divorced 14 years ago, he’s established a routine with his daughters — visits and dinners on Wednesdays, Fridays and every other weekend. But this year, it started to significantly change when both women went away to college, his youngest for her freshman year at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. ...Read more
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- Family guide to new movie releases
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