Tales from all over the map. For starters, there's rather interesting ABC News piece on at-home moms and teenagers (thanks to Peter Baylies for the link). It suggests "that children may need their parents more than ever in their teen years."

Apparently, the piece is based on a Ladies Home Journal article, and it pretty much ignores fathers. But I know the dads who have made that choice -- to remain home as their kids move through the teen years -- think it's a great decision. But I'm also wary of suggesting that parents *must* stay home when their kids are teens. There's a vast gulf between a super-involved at-home parent and a parent who basically checks out of his or her kid's life once high school begins.

On the other side of the coin, please be sure to check out this great Onion story on fatherhood ...