Monthly Archives: October 2012

Family Halloween Activities

Friday, October 5th, 2012
by Celia Shatzman

ss_101426356_M If you can’t convince your teen to trek around the neighborhood in costume this year, don’t worry: Halloween festivities don’t have to be limited to trick-or-treating. Get the family together before the holiday and head to a local pumpkin patch (check out thepumpkindirectory.com... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Holidays, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Q&A with Modern Family’s Julie Bowen

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Maria Masters

julie bowen_sm Julie Bowen is best known for her comedic turn on the hit ABC show Modern Family, but this fall, she’s also taking center stage for a serious reason: Recently, the two-time Emmy-winning actress has been speaking up about anaphylaxis, a life-threatening type of allergic reaction. After Bowen discovered that... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Health, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Healthy Eating Tips from Jillian Michaels

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Caren Oppenheim

jillian michaels   Jillian Michaels is known for her tough-as-nails role on NBC’s The Biggest Loser (after a brief break from the show, she’s returning for the new season in January) and for her best-selling books and DVDs. But in real life, she’s basking... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Health, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Important New Book “Bully: An Action Plan”

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman

BULLY cover featured image Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions. A year ago AC360’s town hall special Bullying: It Stops Here premiered. Several experts (myself included) and wonderful, brave children participated that day, and we showed clips of Bully, an extraordinary documentary profiling five young people who had been bullied. Working on... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Advice by Rosalind Wiseman, Parenting Teens & Tweens

15 Best Italian Slow Cooker Recipes

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

11 There's no other way to say this except to say it: I have a serious craving for Italian food right now. I don't know what it is, but I am just in that kind of mood. From the delicious-sounding Italian chicken and potatoes to the stuffed peppers to the seafood pesto pasta (and all the ones in between), there's something here that will please... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, Slow Cooker Chronicles