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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for the ‘Parenting in the News’ Category

November 18th, 2007

Parents of unvaccinated students threatened with jail time

 The state of Maryland is cracking down on unvaccinated kids in their school system. Their brilliant approach is to threaten jail time to the parents of those kids.
Parents in Prince George’s County have been ordered to appear at a special court hearing today where they will be given a choice: Get their children vaccinated on […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

October 7th, 2007

Horrid Hollywood Parents

I’ve mentioned how Kevin Federline is the more sane of his kids’ two parents (versus Britney Spears) and how Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are looking to expand their village with yet another child. While these instances cause some disbelieving head shakes, this list of 8 horrid Hollywood parents will make you realize what bad […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

September 16th, 2007

Low vitamin D tied to serious pregnancy complication

Parentwonder.com linked to an interesting story on Reuters which refers to a new study stating:
Moms-to-be who have low vitamin D levels during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for suffering from pre-eclampsia, according to a study.
Pre-eclampsia is a condition of pregnancy that usually begins with high blood pressure. The disorder may also lead to […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

September 15th, 2007

The Dangers of the Internet

Many parents fear for their children’s safety while the kids are on the Internet. However, it is apparently dangerous for kids while the parents are on the Internet.
A man in Queensland, Australia was surfing the net when some loon walked into his house, picked up his child and walked out. Luckily the thief was […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

September 4th, 2007

Paris Hilton wants to be a mother, and other signs of the apocalypse

I have no DUI’s and I have no sex tapes.
I have never spent time in jail and my dog is far too big to carry around under my arm.
I do not have armies of vapid and spoiled teenagers yearning to be me, (at least not that I know of)
…and I still want to be a […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

August 26th, 2007

Home paternity tests?!

In an unbelievable commentary on society, Consumer Genetics of Sunnyvale, California is now selling paternity and genetics tests that can be “performed” at home. I put performed in quotes because the home part involves pilfering anything from a strand of hair from a brush to ABC (already been chewed) chewing gum and sending it in […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

August 22nd, 2007

Brangelina, another kid?!

Despite rumors that their marriage is not doing well, Brangelina is pushing forward with their plans to raise their own village. That’s right, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie trying for another kid. I think it’s great that they love children so much, but how can two people with such busy, globe trotting schedules possibly take […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

August 18th, 2007

The joys of baby naming

Early on in the process of picking names for our son I threw a name into the mix that my wife did not like. (It was the name of the baker in the Godfather who was bringing flowers to Vito Corleone in the hospital when Michael met him on the stairs. Anyone know the […]

By Bill -- 5 comments

August 16th, 2007

Woman gives birth after American Idol tryout

A 9-months-pregnant American Idol contestant went into labor while waiting for her shot at stardom. The most amazing part of this story is what she named her child.
” Fighting off contractions, Antoria went before the judges and sang her best — and even made it through to the next round.
After her tryout, she was taken […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

August 13th, 2007

Kevlar diapers and bulletproof backpacks

Following the lead of a few fathers outside of Boston who have begun selling bulletproof backpacks for school kids, I’m submitting a patent for Kevlar diapers. My design is actually a protection mechanism for parents against the explosive digestive tracts of young ones, while Joe Curran and Mike Pelonzi are selling My Child’s Pack ballistic […]

By Bill -- 10 comments

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