July 14th, 2008
Similar to Virginia, Massachusetts has passed a law which requires kids under the age of 8 to ride in a car seat or booster seat. The law, which took effect July 10, 2008, replaces an old safety seat statute that required children under the age of 5 or under 40 pounds to be in a […]
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May 27th, 2008
In January I mentioned that Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, MLK III, was expecting a child. Well, on Sunday, May 25 Martin Luther King III and Andrea Walters King gave birth to a 7 pound, 8 ounce little girl.
Via CNN:
Martin Luther King III’s wife Andrea Waters King gave birth to a girl on […]
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April 2nd, 2008
This is downright disturbing. Apparently up to 9 third graders at Center Elementary School in Georgia were planning to attack their teacher with a steak knife. The 8 and 9 year olds were upset because the teacher scolded a student for standing on a chair.
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this story is the calculating […]
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March 22nd, 2008
From Reuters ‘Odly Enough‘, a young couple from northern Germany purchased a stroller in an online auction only to find that it came with its own defense system; a loaded Sig Sauer 9mm hand gun.
The couple was not excited about the $900 add-on they got for free, and called the police. Officials searched the home […]
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February 12th, 2008
Police in Florida arrested a moron who seatbelted a 24-pack of Bush beer into hear car, but was driving around with an unrestrained 16 month old girl and her mother in the back seat. The driver, who was found to have ‘pipes’ on her, said she did not know why the toddler was unrestrained. Shortly […]
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February 7th, 2008
Since Britney Spears has gone off the deep end, Kevin Federline has put his plans for a reality TV show about single fatherhood on hold. 29 year old Federline has physical and legal custody of the two children he and Spears had together before her well-noted decline.
From the celebritycafe.com:
Now that her 72-hour hold has been […]
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January 16th, 2008
Matthew McConaughey announced on his website that he and girlfriend Camilla Alves are expecting a child together. The child will most likely surf and play bongos.
“My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together. … It’s 3 months growin’ in her womb and all looks healthy and lively so far. We are stoked and wowed […]
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November 7th, 2007
I previously posed the question if parents had to choose one, would they prefer their children to see nudity or violence in television and movies. The results were rather one sided, with 90% of respondents indicating that they would prefer nudity to violence. (Please feel free to weigh in if you have not already.)
A recent […]
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October 12th, 2007
I’m trying not to be negative and almost don’t like posting recalls every time one occurs (especially because it seems to be happening every day), but I feel it is something of which people should be aware. However, an additional six toys were recalled yesterday (Oct. 11, 07, listed below).
At the suggestion of a […]
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October 11th, 2007
Drug makers voluntarily pulled infant cold medicines from the market today on the heels of an FDA suggestion that the products should not be used in infants under two years of age.
The products recalled include:
Johnson & Johnson Pediacare Infant Drops
Tylenol Concentrated Infants Drops
Wyeth’s Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
Novartis’ Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips
Prestige Brands Holdings’ […]
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