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Save Corks, Feed Seniors

Monday, November 21st, 2011
by Melissa Knific

Save Corks, Feed Seniors Put a cork in it—an envelope, that is. From now until Dec. 31, Gallo Family Vineyards is asking its customers to send back corks from the brand's empty wine bottles. For every cork Gallo Family receives, it will donate $5 to Meals on Wheels Association of America. The program, Every Cork Counts, has committed to raise up to $50,000.

Categories: Food & Recipes, News

Transgender Boy to Join Girl Scouts

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
by familycircle

transgender boy to join girl scouts Bobby Montoya, 7, is anatomically male, but has identified as a female since he was 2 years old. He dresses as a female and has had both a Princess birthday party and a Repunzel birthday party. Yet when his mother took him to sign up for Girl Scouts so he could follow in his older sister’s footsteps, the local troop leader denied him... Read More >

Categories: News, Parenting Teens & Tweens

11-Year-Old Boy Who Identifies as a Girl Goes on Hormone Blockers

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
by familycircle

11-Year-Old Boy Who Identifies as a Girl Goes on Hormone Blockers Puberty is a confusing time for any tween or teen, but one young boy has some additional challenges in store. Besides pressure to fit in and figure out who you are, 11-year-old Tommy, who prefers to be called Tammy, is trying to figure out which gender he identifies with.

Categories: News, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Trend Alert: Tween Girls Decorating Inside of Lockers

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
by Irina Gonzalez

lockerchandeliers1 When I was in middle school our locker decorations were pretty simple and, I now realize, really boring. I put up pictures of my friends, a mirror and maybe a dry-erase board if I was lucky. These days, though, girls can create a miniature room of their own with great new accessories available today.

Categories: Fashion, News, Parenting Teens & Tweens

What if you caught your kid cheating on the SATs?

Friday, September 30th, 2011
by Irina Gonzalez

SATscheating A sophomore at Emory University was recently arrested after allegedly accepting a fee of up to $2,500 to take the SATs for 6 high school students in Long Island. And now school officials and prosecutors are saying that there is a continuing investigation focusing on other schools and students.

Categories: News, Parenting Teens & Tweens