Boston Moms

Top toys for boys - 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:50 -0500

Boys are rarely shy about letting parents know what they want for the holidays. So what are boys clamoring for this year?

From Kyoto, with love

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:50 -0500

My son's obsessed with Bakugan action figures, and now it seems his interest has broadened to all things related to Japan. Recently, Nate came home from school and announced he wants to learn Japanese. Later that night, we located Tokyo on the globe and marveled at how far it is from Boston.

AK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:01 -0500

A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon.

WATCH's 10 most dangerous toys

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:07:01 -0500

It's a line made famous for decades by mothers everywhere: "You'll shoot your eye out!"

Race and identity: Do parents of biracial kids face special challenges?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:12:10 -0500

When social scientist Marion Kilson's children were born, in the 1960s, she assumed that they would identify as African American,...

Icing on the week

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:01 -0500

You have to wait until next year for a Swan Boat ride, but lace up your skates and spend the winter gliding on the ice smack dab in the middle of our city. There are lots of treats planned for tomorrow's Frog Pond Opening including an appearance by Mayor Menino (probably not on skates). There will be a Frog Pond ...

Budget cuts will imperil state's poor

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:02 -0500

Maria Bonilla - who has trouble walking because of a congenital heart defect - feeds, houses, and clothes her two young children with $942 of state and federal cash assistance every month, though it barely covers her rent, utilities, and everything else her family needs to survive, from diapers to subway fare. But in a few months the 27-year-old victim ...

Stay connected for lift-ticket deals

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:02 -0500

Savvy skiers know that one of the best ways to find discounted lift tickets is online, where more and more ski areas are offering deals through their websites.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:02 -0500

Laughter is her best medicine

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:04 -0500

It's a cloudy, soggy Sunday morning outside the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton. The shrubs lining the front walk sag into the mulch. Rust-colored water stains seep out from under the windows and creep across the faded brick trim. Inside, a young boy with brain trauma lies in a hospital bed, unable to move or speak.

PBS can market its kids shows without selling out

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:04 -0500

I'm ready for my Ruff Ruffman T-shirt. And my Ruff Ruffman backpack. And maybe a Ruff Ruffman flea collar, just for show. I want Ruff consumer-product overload.