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Parenting issues from child care to elder care and everything in between.

About WBZ's Parent Report with Doug Cope

Parenting issues from child care to elder care and everything in between.

Good Sportsmanship
WBZ's Doug Cope stresses the importance of good sports manners.

FAFSA
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's important to fill out this form.

Equal Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope says it is possible for both parents to parent.

Kids and Money
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's a difficult conversation.

Parenting without Power Struggles
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about why kids push back.

Whaledone Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about this style.

Cyberbullying
WBZ's Doug Cope talks to the parents.

Blinds and Shades
WBZ's Doug Cope has recall information.

Choking
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about foods.

Battle of the Bulge
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about Fitchburg's fight.

Turtles
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about their hazards.

Bullying
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about one case.

The New Parent
WBZ's Doug Cope says parenting is a contact sport.

Mindset
WBZ's Doug Cope reports on today's kid's mindset.

Falling TV Sets
WBZ's Doug Cope says children are still being injured.

Booster Seats
WBZ's Doug Cope has some advice.

Baby Crib Recall
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about drop-side cribs.

Good Sports
WBZ's Doug Cope talks good sportsmanship.

FAFSA Forms
WBZ's Doug Cope says fill them out now!

Do-Over
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about doing over your life.

Middle School
WBZ's Doug Cope says there's some adjustment.

Vacationing with Kids
WBZ's Doug Cope says be prepared.

Cyberbullying
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's a growing problem.

Strangulation Hazard
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about a recall.

Financially Responsible Kids
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about money values.

Your Family
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about naming legal guardians.

The Learning Environment
WBZ's Doug Cope talks home schooling.

Battle of the Bulge
WBZ's Doug Cope says Fitchburg is slimming down.

Baby Equipment Rental
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about renting rather than towing.

College
WBZ's Doug Cope says getting into college may be harder than paying for it.

The Bully Bill
WBZ's Doug Cope says bullying in school is still a big problem.

Balanced Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope says parents can deal with their kids' problems in a balanced way.

Toppling TV's
WBZ's Doug Cope says the number of young kids that are hurt by toppling TV's continues to rise.

Mindset
WBZ's Doug Cope has the "mindset" of the typical college student.

Escaping Endless Adolescence
WBZ's Doug Cope has some advice.

Teen Drivers
WBZ's Doug Cope says teaching your teenager to drive can be challenging.

Physical Education Injuries
WBZ's Doug Cope found more kids are getting hurt in Phys Ed classes at school.

Turtles
WBZ's Doug Cope says they're hazardous to kids.

Psychiatric Drugs
WBZ's Doug Cope found psychiatric drugs can lead to an alarming amount of weight gain.

Prescription Drugs
WBZ's Doug Cope says your children could have a bad reaction to medications prescribed for them.

Paying for College
WBZ's Doug Cope has tuition help.

Willow
WBZ's Doug Cope has a powerful new book.

Nannies
WBZ's Doug Cope says more people are skipping nanny-care in this tough economy.

Names
WBZ's Doug Cope says your name might say it all.

School Lunches
WBZ's Doug Cope says more parents are having trouble paying for school lunches.

Cash for Teens
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about young entrepreneurs.

Healthy Schools
WBZ's Doug Cope asks, "What makes for a healthy school?"

Kids Problems
WBZ's Doug Cope says we need to find balance.

No Mind Left Behind
WBZ's Doug Cope wonders if the world is not moving too fast for our kids.

Bullying
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's just not acceptable.

Bad Nutrition
WBZ's Doug Cope talks food.

Lost Childhood
WBZ's Doug Cope says children may be losing their childhoods.

Teenage Girl Pressure
WBZ's Doug Cope says today's girls are under high pressure to do everything.

Money Values
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's important for kids to know the value of a dollar.

Legal Guardians
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's important to name legal guardians for your kids.

Raising Twins
WBZ's Doug Cope says raising twins isn't easy.

Seat Belts
WBZ's Doug Cope explains why seat belts really do save lives.

Teens
WBZ's Doug Cope says teens are facing more challenges than their parents did.

Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope has advice for dealing with your kid's problems.

Video Games
WBZ's Doug Cope says those video games might not be so bad after all.

Environmentally Aware
WBZ's Doug Cope says you can make your children more environmentally aware.

Diet Study
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about kids and dieting.

Unhealthy Foods
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about feeding kids right.

Time Outs
WBZ's Doug Cope has new information about time outs for children.

College Tuition
WBZ's Doug Cope takes a look at rising tuition costs.

Lost Childhood
WBZ's Doug Cope wonders if we're putting too much pressure on our kids.

Fire Safety
WBZ's Doug Cope says the youngest are at risk.

Working Mothers
WBZ's Doug Cope has the best companies to work for if you're a working mother.

Teens and Cell Phones
WBZ's Doug Cope says a cell phone is a teen's first priority.

Time Management
WBZ's Doug Cope says time with the kids is essential!

Teenage Girls
WBZ's Doug Cope says the pressure is on for teenage girls.

Money Values
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's important your kids know the value of a dollar.

Lead and Crime
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about a possible link between lead exposure and crime.

Puzzling Kids
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about child behavior.

Teen/Parent Communication
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about the teen/parent connection.

Legal Guardians
WBZ's Doug Cope says it's a good idea to name an alternate legal guardian.

Raising Twins
WBZ's Doug Cope says raising twins is quite a challenge!

Invasive Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope asks, "Are you an invasive parent?"

Backpacks
WBZ's Doug Cope says those backpacks might be bad for your kid's health!

Extended Families
WBZ's Doug Cope says more families are moving in together to save money.

Food
WBZ's Doug Cope says getting your kids to eat healthier is a challenge.

School Lunches
WBZ's Doug Cope says more and more kids are needing help paying for school lunches.

Autism
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about autism's affect on families.

Car Safety
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about how car safety has changed.

Healthy Schools
WBZ's Doug Cope reveals the nation's healthiest schools.

Teens
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about today's teens challenges.

Names
WBZ's Doug Cope asks, "What's in a name?"

Online After School
WBZ's Doug Cope talks about a new program.

Parenting
WBZ's Doug Cope has advice on how to handle your kid's problems.

Eat This, Not That
WBZ's Doug Cope helps your kids steer clear of unhealthy foods.

Lawrence worker denied accrued vacation pay

Report: Vacant jobs out of reach to many seeking work

4 lost snowboarders spend night at Maine resort

Irish tenor 'Tynan' shipping off to Boston

Union locals end contracts with supermarket

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Lowell school bus driver charged with raping eighth-grader

Lowell woman's family sues cosmetic surgery company

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Malden man arraigned in death of 6-month old son

Braintree Police investigate bold robbery at Zales

Tewksbury approves new high school, two cape towns merge districts

Stop & Shop negotiators in NE report progress

Menino demands action on old Filene's site

NH high school teacher charged with indecent photo

Drugs at nursing homes could pose risks

Logan starts using body scanners

Report: Vacant jobs out of reach to many seeking work

Review of Big Dig handrails ordered

Pedestrian struck and killed on Rte. 128

Dems cite health care in Kennedy-successor debate

Parents try to reverse school suspensions of boys charged with attempted murder - COMMENT

13-year old Lab recovers after 21-pound tumor is removed

Mass. bill would add protections for bluefin tuna

Teens held without bail in killing of Dorchester clerk

Falmouth first-grader won't be charged

BC women advance in ACC Tourney, upset #8 FSU

Stop & Shop: Deals reached with 5 NE labor unions

Tewksbury approves new high school, two cape towns merge districts

Irish tenor 'Tynan' shipping off to Boston

Workers strike at Shaw's distribution center in Methuen

Malden man arraigned in death of 6-month old son

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

The view over the scene of the accident Tuesday afternoon in Swansea (WBZ-TV)

Teen seriously hurt in bicycle crash in Swansea

A 15-year-old Somerset teenager is being treated at a Rhode Island hospital after suffering serious injuries in a bike accident Tuesday afternoon. Police and witnesses say the 15-year old rode his bike into oncoming traffic on Bark Street in Swansea. Police say drivers never saw him coming and some witnesses have told police he was wearing headphones at the time. The driver of the car is described as an elderly woman who was so distraught she had to be hospitalized as well.

WBZ-TV

MA Senate approves Lawrence finance bill

The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill allowing the city of Lawrence to float up to $35 million in municipal bonds to help balance its budget. The Senate rejected a Republican-sponsored amendment that would have required the administration to immediately place the city under the control of a state-appointed finance control board.

WBZ-TV (file)

Lawrence school head indicted on fraud charges

Suspended Lawrence Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy has been indicted on charges of fraud and embezzlement. An Essex County grand jury returned nine indictments against the educator Tuesday after months of investigation. Police had raided his home and office. One of the charges accuses him of having alcohol on school grounds.

Security cameras catch the suspects in the act (WBZ-TV)

Braintree Police investigate bold robbery at Zales

Braintree Police are investigating a bold robbery at a Zales jewelry store in South Shore Plaza. Police say the suspect asked to see two loose diamonds worth $20,000 each, and then grabbed them from an employee and ran out of the store to a waiting getaway car.

RMV highlighting ways to avoid branch visit

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is trying a workaround after the governor killed a $5 fee it wanted to impose for in-person service. Registrar Rachel Kaprelian called a news conference for Wednesday to highlight two ways to cancel a license plate without having to visit a branch office and wait in line. She says it's "one of the simplest Registry services."

4 choices for low-performing NH schools

Twelve New Hampshire schools considered low-performing must select from four options to qualify for improvement grants. The federal government requires that states identify their lowest-performing schools. The state looked at the last four years of results on the New England Common Assessment Program tests to identify them. Schools could fire the entire staff, close, reopen as a charter school or restructure.

Students to protest for Central Falls teachers

Students and alumni say they'll hold a silent protest in support of the teachers fired at Central Falls High Scool. Tuesday evening's protest is being held as the school district's Board of Trustees meets to discuss the turnaround plan at the failing school. The board voted last month to fire all the teachers and administrators at the school at the end of the school year.

DA: Fatal police shooting justified

Investigators have determined that two state troopers who shot killed a suspect during a drug raid in New Bedford in November acted lawfully. The investigation by the Plymouth district attorney's office released Monday said the troopers fired on suspect Thomas Garnett after he opened fire on police who had knocked on his door and announced their presence.

Supporters hold signs outside the Massachusetts State House Tuesday (State House News Service)

Library supporters protest planned cuts

Pumping signs in the air and chanting "don't close the books!", over a hundred people gathered Tuesday on the State House steps to protest state funding cuts to the public library system. The Governor's budget proposal for the state library budget is a 37.2% from 2009 levels, according to the MLA.

NH court refuses to reconsider $110M ruling

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its ruling rejecting the state's claim to $110 million surplus from a fund that underwrites medical malpractice insurance. Governor John Lynch spokesman Colin Manning said Tuesday the decision was disappointing.

CBS

TSA employee charged with rape

A Logan Airport TSA employee has been ordered held on $50,000 cash bail following his arraignemnt on charges of statutory rape on a 14-year old girl. The Suffolk District Attorney says Sean Shananhan had sexually asaulted the young girl at his home during school vacation and repeatedly sent her sexually explicit text messages. He was arraigned Tuesday in East Boston District Court.

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, left, speaks as U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listens during a McCain campaign rally Friday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Brown team takes campaign template on the road

The political team that helped Republican Scott Brown stage his improbable victory in the Massachusetts Senate race is now applying its strategy in Rhode Island. The Shawmut Group, led by aides to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, is helping GOP congressional candidate John Loughlin, who's campaigning to replace retiring Democratic Representative Patrick Kennedy.

Mark Kerrigan at his arraignment in January. (AP Photo/Ted Fitzgerald, Pool, File)

Mark Kerrigan makes brief court appearance

The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father in their home shortly before he died, has made a brief pretrial appearance. Kerrigan and his attorney declined to comment after a scheduling conference in Woburn District Court on Tuesday morning. The next hearing was set for April 9. The 45-year-old Kerrigan is free on $10,000 bail with electronic monitoring.

Review of Big Dig handrails ordered

The state Transportation Department has launched review of handrails in some Big Dig tunnels that have been connected to the deaths of seven people, including a state trooper. Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan ordered the study following a story in The Boston Globe about the deaths of seven people who died after striking or getting entangled in the handrails after accidents.

The hole in the ground that was once the flagship store of Filene's in Downtown Crossing (WBZ-AM)

Menino demands action on old Filene's site

The old Filene's flagship store on Washington Street at Downtown Crossing is the center of controversy. Mayor Tom Menino is not happy that there is still a huge hole in the ground and is threatening to revoke building permits or even seize the land through eminent domain. The mayor fears one developer is sitting on the project to pressure the city to help with financing. The developers intially planned to build a 39-story tower with offices, retail stores, a hotel, and condominiums, but were forced to stop construction in 2008 because of financial problems.

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Providence, RI police to start drug testing

he Providence police department will start randomly testing its officers for drugs after three were arrested in a narcotics probe. Mayor David Cicilline said Monday that he has instructed the police chief to begin testing immediately. Right now, officers can only be tested when they are first hired or when there is reasonable suspicion they are using drugs.

State: Boat driver in fatal NH crash legally drunk

A woman was legally drunk and piloting her 37-foot speed boat too fast when she struck a ledge off Diamond Island in Lake Winnepesaukee, killing her best friend and seriously injuring herself and another passenger, a prosecutor said Monday. Belknap County Attorney James Carroll called the June 15, 2008, crash a "criminal event" for which Erica Blizzard, 36, should be held accountable.

Man stabbed in Pittsfield restaurant parking lot

Pittsfield police are investigating the weekend stabbing death of a former high school basketball star who was found in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Authorities say 26-year-old Jahda Martin was found lying in the parking lot of a Burger King at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center where he later died.

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, during his kidnapping trial in Suffolk Superior Court. (AP Photo/Nancy Lane, Pool)

New trial for 'Clark Rockefeller' denied

The judge who presided over the trial of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter last year has denied the defendant's motion to get a new trial. After a six-day trial last summer, the man who called himself “Clark Rockefeller” was found guilty of kidnapping his daughter, then 7, during a 2008 custody visit and taking off to Baltimore.

FBI

FBI celebrates 'Most Wanted' anniversary

The FBI will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives program this weekend. The Top Ten program is designed to publicize particularly dangerous fugitives. It is an extremely important law enforcement tool and media involvement is crucial to its success.

Michael Riley sits in the courtroom for his trial in Brockton. (AP Photo/Greg Derr, Pool)

Father on trial in daughter's death

Opening arguments are underway in the trial of Michael Reily, the Hull father charged with killing his four-year old daughter, Rebecca. Prosecutors have been granted permission by the judge to use grizzly crime scene photos of the body of Rebecca during opening statements. The little girl died on the floor of her parents bedroom from an overdose of prescription anti-psychotic drugs. Prosecutors say Reily and his wife Carolyn routinely gave the girl more drugs than necessary in order to keep her "calm". Carolyn Reily was convicted in a separate trial earlier this year.