Monday, 19 January 2015

Should you let your kids wear shorts in the winter?

It's freezing, but boys just want to wear shorts! Should you let them?

Whether it's a balmy 80 degrees or a frigid 5, some boys insist on wearing shorts. If Cara Schultz allowed it, her 10-year-old son Sam would wear shorts 24/7. Last Friday, when temperatures dipped to 7 degrees in Pittsburgh, Sam begged Schultz to wear shorts for ice-skating. Schultz offered a compromise: He could wear athletic leggings underneath. Sam balked.

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Girl asks late dad for a sign and gets one: Kind strangers answer 'letter to heaven'

When 16-year-old Ashlynn Marracino released a balloon in memory of her late father, she asked him to send her a sign. What happened next made her believe she got one.Hundreds of miles away, kind strangers are answering what she and her mom call her letter to heaven.Ashlynn, a high school junior who lives in Whittier, California, releases a balloon every Jan.

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'Normal' or neglect? Parents investigated after letting their children play and walk alone

Danielle and Alexander Meitiv consider themselves traditional parents in many ways."Our kids have strict bed times. We limit sweets and TV, and they do chores around the house. We eat dinner together every night," Danielle Meitiv told TODAY.com. "To us, kids walking around the neighborhood is also a very normal, natural part of a traditional childhood."Authorities apparently disagree.

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