Ex-Etiquette: Who gets to host the birthday parties after parents split? Q My ex and I do not agree about who is to host our children's birthday parties. We both agree it would be nice to have one party with all the friends and family, but she insists on having them all. She tells me that I can have my own party for the kids, but if I do, the kids' relatives and friends won't want to go to two parties. The kids have asked to have 'some parties at Mom's and some at Dad's.' How can we resolve this?
Feeling sick? Mayo's offering you an app for that Using iPhone, learn what's wrong, what to do next Worrywart parents and borderline hypochondriacs, rejoice! Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has released a free iPhone app called Symptom Checker that provides a categorized database of aches and pains, coughs and wheezes, tingles and palpitations.
Activities: Web site helps families organize carpools The roads are full of parents driving their kids to summer camps, sports practices, music lessons, the list goes on ... Carpooling sounds like a good idea, especially with today's gas prices. But organizing a carpool can be a logistical nightmare.
