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Kids with Special Needs

Deaf boy forbidden to use his own name sign

A deaf 3-year-old Nebraska boy has been told that the way he signs his name — Hunter — violates the school’s weapons policy and he...

Mom & Dad

Boy Scout committee chair dismissed for breastfeeding

Tess Kinker of Alliance, Ohio, was recently dismissed from her post as committee chair for her son’s Boy Scout pack. Kinker says...

Baby & Toddler

Is 14 too young to learn about breastfeeding?

Along with sex ed, why not learn about breastfeeding in school? Students in the Liverpool area in England are. What do you think...

Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

Why more families are choosing not to circumcise

Back when we were babies, circumcision was almost universal in the United States. In recent years, however, the data shows that...

Baby & Toddler

Bloomberg aims to up NYCs breastfeeding rates

Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, has caused a stir with “Latch On NYC” — a mandate to keep formula marketing away from new...

Mom & Dad

Boy Scouts uphold ban on gay members and leaders

The Boy Scouts of America have refueled the fire by reaffirming their ban on gay Boy Scouts and leaders recently. Read on to decide...

Child Development & Health

Would you let your kid swim with sharks?

The parents of a 5-year-old girl who they let swim with sharks during their vacation in the Bahamas are facing severe criticism...

Children's School & Education

Shocking video: Students bully bus monitor

Middle schoolers in upstate New York not only verbally assaulted and taunted a 68-year-old bus monitor, but they videotaped it and...

Conceiving

Parents compete for a free IVF

Infertility is heartbreaking and can be emotionally and financially draining. A fertility clinic stepped in to seemingly save the...

Mom & Dad

Are children of gay parents less happy than their peers?

A recent study released by well-known sociologist Mark Regnerus claims that children of gay parents aren’t as well off as their...

School Age Kids

Kids left alone at home shoot a gun

Two boys, aged 8 and 10, were left alone in a home with a loaded gun. What happened next raises all sorts of questions, from how can...

Teen School & Education

Diddy's son gets scholarship, people cry foul

The son of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to attend UCLA this fall courtesy of a football scholarship. Some people have...

Baby & Toddler

Breastfeeding mom sues for courtroom discrimination

A mother was asked by a deputy to leave a courtroom to breastfeed her baby, and is now suing her county. Should they be made an...

Mom & Dad

JCPenney Father's Day ad normalizes gay parenting

JCPenney has seemingly responded to One Million Moms and their failed efforts to boycott the company after they hired gay actress...

Baby & Toddler

Is breastfeeding in a military uniform taboo?

A photo of two military moms breastfeeding their babies has stirred up a breastfeeding controversy like no other. Is breastfeeding...

School Age Kids

A teacher's right to spank

Grandpa may have told you stories about a notorious teacher slapping a ruler across the wrists of naughty children. This may seem...

Having a Baby

Cops Taser pregnant woman, now seek Supreme Court

Police officers used a stun gun on a pregnant woman, and the Supreme Court is considering hearing a case from the officers involved...

Mom & Dad

Dads cheat because of mom's parenting choices

If you strive to be the perfect parent, are you driving him to an affair? Some think so. Read on to discover why.

Mom & Dad

Stay-at-home moms are dragging women backwards

A French author proclaims stay-at-home mothers to be equivalent to animals and a danger to the modern woman. Has she lost her mind,...

Baby & Toddler

Cookies and breast milk, anybody?

An Oreo advertisement featuring a nursing baby eyeing an Oreo cookie was leaked, quickly went viral and generated a lot of...

Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

Being unwed and pregnant can get you fired

An unmarried pregnant teacher was dismissed from the private Christian school where she worked. Is the school right to require...