Judge Wants Boys To Bring Knives To School

Once upon a time, every schoolboy had a pocket knife with him at all times.  It was a tool, used for carving things out of wood, preparing food, or just playing around with.  Of course, times have changed.  In a post-9/11, post-Columbine world, no one carries a knife; most schools have a zero-tolerance policy that not only covers pocket knives, but also includes eating utensils.  So why would a British judge be advocating for schools to allow boys to bring a knife to school now?

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They Say: Older Moms (and Certain Couples) Pose Bigger Autism Risk

A new study linking parental age to autism has found women who gave birth when they were over 40 were two times more likely to have autistic children than women who conceived and gave birth before 25. Fathers over 40 who had significantly younger partners had a pronounced increase in the number of autistic offspring, as well.

The study, published online in the journal Autism Research, looked at 5 million births in California during the 1990s. More than 12,000 of the babies were diagnosed with autism — a large en0ugh sample for further statistical analysis. From these numbers, they concluded the following: Continue reading »

New Kiddie Lo-Jack Is On the iPhone

As if all those “slip a GPS in your kid’s backpack” devices aren’t tempting enough, now you can do it all from your iPhone.

AT&T has made an app that enables with an iPhone and a group plan to track the whereabouts of the other phones in the plan right from said iPhone. No more rushing home to check your computer to see if Junior is really staying after school for “track practice.” You can stalk, er, track him from work. Continue reading »

Did Sexy Beckham Diaper Ad Go Too Far?

A diaper ad meant to mock a David Beckham Emporio Armani is getting plenty of attention - but it isn’t the type likely to sell overnight training pants for toddlers.

Parents are calling the Good-Nites ad featuring a little boy covered in sweat and perched on a rope as everything from pedophiliac to just plain weird.

As a fan of both David Beckham’s feet and parts, well, farther up the body, let’s just say I find the controversy to be a bit hotter than expected. Continue reading »

Mom Uses Internet to Diagnose Daughter’s Brain Tumor

When Carly Hornbuckle’s 4-year-old daughter began waking up listless and sick to her stomach last year, the 25-year-old mother immediately made an appointment to see a doctor.  But when that doctor dismissed little Bella’s symptoms as nothing more than a bad case of sibling rivalry, Hornbuckle took matters into her own hands.  Continue reading »

PBS Proves Science Is for Girls

The science programming for tots has been growing, but TV’s tween girldom still seems to be haunted by the hair tossing and double lives of the Hannah Montanas and Wizards of Waverly Place. Until now.

PBS is entering the fray this month with SciGirls, a Sid the Science Kid for the tween set - aimed specifically at tween girls. Continue reading »

The Office of the Future. Pretty Please?

The staff of Rally Software in Boulder, CO was growing–at least their families were.  CEO Tim Miller counted seventeen new additions born to various staff members  and realized that he needed to do something to accommodate these potential future software developers.

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The Secret Lives of 4 Famous Children’s Authors

Are children’s book author’s lives as squeaky clean as the tales they crank out to bookstores? The other day, I misplaced my better nature and took to the Internet for some research. As it turns out, even the authors of some of the most endearing and cherished children’s classics kept some sordid secrets that didn’t make it on the bio page.
Aesop

The granddaddy of kid’s lit, Aesop’s fables (like The Tortoise and the Hare and The Ant and the Grasshopper) ensured him adoration for hundreds of generations. Too bad everyone back in the 6^th century B.C. hated his guts.

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Peter Facinelli Launches Twihards4Charity [Morning News]

Three words — Twihards4Charity. Or is that one word? Or two words and a number? I don’t know. Heck, I only just found out that the Twilight vampires sparkled in daylight. Anyway, actor Peter Facinelli is trying to harness the power of the Twilight-obsessed to help raise money for Haiti. Continue reading »

Dad Waterboards His Four-Year-Old Daughter For Not Knowing Her ABCs

Talk about a punishment NOT fitting the crime.  U.S Army soldier Joshua Tabor, 27, admitted to submerging his little girl’s face under water because she couldn’t recite the alphabet. That’s right — the little 4 year old was subjected to CIA torture methods (so egregious they’ve been  banned by the Obama administration!)  because she failed to live up to her dad’s academic expectations.  We’ve all had our moments of frustration with our kids — and many parents cross the line.  But waterboarding?  Continue reading »