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  1. Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

    Being unwed and pregnant can get you fired

    By Monica Beyer on Apr 11, 2012
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    An unmarried pregnant teacher was dismissed from the private Christian school where she worked. Is the school right to require...
  2. Baby & Toddler

    Co-sleeping sometimes leads to murder

    By Monica Beyer on Apr 11, 2012
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    A baby died in his parents' bed in Texas, and his mom got convicted of child endangerment. Why, if co-sleeping isn't illegal? Read...
  3. Baby & Toddler

    Does refusing vaccines make you an unfit parent?

    By Monica Beyer on Apr 4, 2012
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    A premature birth changed the home birth plans of a Pennsylvania couple, but after having their baby in an ambulance on the way to...
  4. Baby & Toddler

    Kicked off a plane for breastfeeding

    By Monica Beyer on Mar 20, 2012
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    In 2006, Emily Gillette made national headlines when she was kicked off an airplane for refusing to cover up while breastfeeding her...
  5. Single moms

    Are single parents also child abusers?

    By Monica Beyer on Mar 8, 2012
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    A Wisconsin senator has introduced a bill that has sent single parents, particularly moms, into a rampage. Is being a single parent...
  6. Children's School & Education

    Parent arrested for child's art work

    By Tiernan McKay on Feb 28, 2012
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    A father of four in Canada was arrested and strip searched after his 4-year-old daughter drew a picture of a gun in kindergarten.
  7. Baby & Toddler

    Boobs in bikinis are ok, as long as you don't breastfeed

    By Monica Beyer on Feb 28, 2012
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    Maggie Bowen was visiting an Ohio indoor water park when she was approached by management and told to stop breastfeeding her...
  8. Child Development & Health

    Should doctors refuse to treat unvaccinated kids?

    By Monica Beyer on Feb 16, 2012
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    Vaccine researchers have discovered that more and more physicians are releasing patients from their practice who refuse to...
  9. Mom & Dad

    When mom's away, dad's a "babysitter"

    By Monica Beyer on Feb 9, 2012
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    The U.S. Census Bureau has officially deemed fathers as "child care," while mothers are considered the "designated parent." Do you...
  10. Child Development & Health

    Is fast food a bad parenting choice?

    By Monica Beyer on Feb 1, 2012
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    British teen Stacey Irvine recently fell ill after a steady diet of little more than McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. Who is to blame...
  11. School Age Kids

    Parents finally reveal gender of 5-year-old child

    By Monica Beyer on Jan 23, 2012
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    Five years after their baby was born, UK couple Beck Laxton and Kieran Cooper have finally revealed the sex of their child. Keeping...
  12. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Most controversial mom blogs

    By Stephanie Precourt on Dec 14, 2011
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    No topic is too hot to handle for these five mom bloggers. They aren't afraid to keep it real and speak their minds. Often, they...
  13. Parenting

    Performance artist Marni Kotak gives birth in art gallery

    By Stephanie Precourt on Oct 26, 2011
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    Performance artist Marni Kotak gave birth to a baby boy named Ajax in a live exhibition at a Brooklyn gallery for her art...
  14. Parenting

    New tattooed Barbie causes a stir

    By Christina Holt on Oct 20, 2011
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    There's a new girl in town and she's getting a lot of attention. The same Barbie that we all know and love has a new look for 2011,...
  15. Parenting

    Controversial children's books

    By Laura Willard on Sep 23, 2011
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    A handful of controversial kids' books have been making the headlines lately. From a book about a pig whose parents died to another...
  16. Baby & Toddler

    Would you breastfeed another woman’s baby?

    By Laura Willard on Aug 26, 2011
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    Would you breastfeed another woman’s baby? Would you allow another woman to breastfeed your baby? While these questions may be...
  17. Tweens, Teens & College

    Lost actor Doug Hutchison, 51, marries a 16 year old

    By Laura Willard on Jun 23, 2011
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    Many parents cringed when they heard that The Green Mile and Lost actor Doug Hutchison married a 16-year-old aspiring country...
  18. Tweens, Teens & College

    Field trip kids stop at ... Hooters?

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jun 21, 2011
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    Eighth graders on a field trip recently made an unusual stop when a chaperon took a group of them to Hooters for lunch. Was this...
  19. Mom & Dad

    Mom confesses: "I've never liked my child"

    By Laura Willard on Jun 21, 2011
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    What if a mom doesn't like her child? What is she to do? It's hard to imagine a mother not liking her own child because of the...
  20. Baby & Toddler

    Canadian couple raising a "genderless" baby

    By Laura Willard on May 25, 2011
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    A Canadian couple made the decision to raise a "genderless" baby and is doing so by not revealing the baby's sex to anyone. Kathy...
  21. Tweens, Teens & College

    Botox Mom: Not who she says she is, loses custody of her daughter

    By Laura Willard on May 17, 2011
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    First, Kerry Brown went on Good Morning America , insisting that it was perfectly acceptable to give her eight-year-old daughter...