Forget Nanny 911, there's a new parenting sheriff in town, and her name is Lenore Skenazy. Readers may remember her as the famous or infamous — depending on which parenting circles you run in — New York columnist who was dubbed the "world's worst mother" for allowing her 9-year-old son to ride the subway solo in 2008. Instead of backpedaling and trying to save face in front of all those Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My boyfriend (age 28) invited me (26) to live (not together) in the Midwest.  Later this month, we'll have been together for four months though we've known each other for almost a year.  He invited me to spend a week in his hometown in Utah for Christmas with his family.  If I didn't come Read more

Matt Damon stars in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion, which is out in the US on Sept. 9. He was at a press conference in LA last weekend chatting about what it was like to work with both Steven and writer Scott Z. Burns. Matt also touched on his personal life, revealing a funny nickname that he earned from wife Luciana because of his overprotective tendencies. The actor also spoke about getting Read more

Go ahead and let go! Rising up in direct opposition to the much maligned overprotective, helicopter mom, the free-range parent boldly allows — even encourages — her children to take part in what many parents would consider risky behaviors. If the following signs sound familiar, don't be surprised if other parents stop returning your calls for playdates; you're clearly a free-ranger and thus a Read more

The helicopter mom may have been shoved aside by the Tiger Mom this year, but overprotective parents won't be extinct any time soon. It's a big scary world out there and if parents aren't watching over their kids' every move, who will? If these signs sound like you, watch out, you may be hovering in Helicopter Mom territory! You have the cell phone numbers of all of your kids' teachers on Read more