She says single mothers often ask their parents to raise their grandchildren so the kids don't have to endure the shame of living without a father figure.
Tina Meier has acknowledged Megan was too young to have a MySpace account under the Web site\\\'s guidelines, but she said she had been able to closely monitor the account.
A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees.
They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren't great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.
Reading provides no pleasure and is anything but relaxing when the anxious parent barks out the correct word every time the child hesitates or guesses wrongly.