New Moon - Kids Warned Not to Skip School for Vampire Movie

Vampire fans on both sides of the Team Edward/Team Jacob fence got a little lesson in what it means to be responsible last week.  Orange County school administrators reminded teens that they belonged in class last Friday — the day New Moon hit the big screen — and not in a movie theater.

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School Paper Shut Down for Being Too Honest

Kids were writing stories about teen pregnancy, shoplifting and honor students who drink and do drugs. So did the school call an intervention? No, they shut down the student newspaper.

The Stevenson High School paper has long been regarded as one of the most hard hitting in terms of high school journalism. Earlier this year, an issue on “hooking up” disappeared. Continue reading »

Start Shopping Now With Babble’s Discounts and Deals

You’ll hear a lot about how times are tough this year, and how stores will be offering deep discounts. It seems like we hear that EVERY year, though, and this year is no different. People like to save money. That’s why lots of us drag our turkey-soaked heads out of bed before sunrise on Black Friday to scour stores for cheap stuff.

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Should Military Mothers Be Deployed Overseas?

A recent post about a single mother soldier who refused deployment to care for her son has spurred a lively debate about what limits and protections, if any, should be afforded to mothers in the military.

While some commentators are arguing that women have no place in the army whatsoever, others are arguing that no soldier deserves special treatment and that women who “shirk their responsibilities make things harder for those who are trying to receive equal treatment.” Continue reading »

Best of Strollerderby November 20, 2009

The End of Oprah (aside: Will Sarah Palin take her place?)

Baby Chub Airbrushed Away in Some Mags

Soldier Chooses Her Son Over Her Service

Meep Banned at High School

Sebelius Says 40-plus Women Should Get Mammograms

Dad Only Speaks Klingon to Kid For 3 Years

Woman Labors in Hospital Bathroom After Doctors Send Her Home

Dads detained, banned from Wal-Mart for Shopping While Gay

Kansas Teacher Fired Over Florida Joke

Tiny Titans, Mickey Mouse and More - Kids Comics This Week

And a couple from last week:

Hospital Rejects Birth Plans

What the House Health Reform Bill Means For You

Bad Parent Essays We’d Like To See

Best of FameCrawler - Week of Novemeber 20th

Jenna on Oprah: I Don’t Care What People Think

Halloween Cost Brad Pitt Millions

Heidi Klum Says She’s Still Needs to Lose 20 Pounds…Yeah Right (PHOTOS)

Stinky Diaper Awards Go To Octomom, Bristol Palin and Debbie Rowe

Ryan O’Neal Reacts To Farrah’s Will

Pregnant Reality TV Star Found Shot and Burned In Oklahoma City

Marge Simpson Posing Again - From Centerfold to Calendar

Sunday Cute Shot - Seriously Seraphina

Jon Gosselin’s Staff Has Turned Against Him

Naomi Watts And Liev Schreiber On A Rainy Day (PHOTOS)

Britney Hopes Satan Will Make Her Boys Princes Of The New World Order

Going Rogue with Sarah Palin - Is Trig Too Young To Do Book Tours?

Hulk Hogan Gets Beat Up During Press Conference (PHOTOS)

Jenna Jameson on Oprah Tomorrow

Richie and Ava go New Moon

Sweet! Jolie in Salt!

Why Toddlers Ask “Why?”

As any parent of a toddler will tell you, a child this age has two favorite words:  “No” and “why.”  While both words can be exasperating, the dreaded “why” is especially vexing.  This is because “why” often requires a more thoughtful response than “Because I said so.”

But what is really going on with a child who repeatedly asks “why?”  If you think they are doing it for the obvious reason - that they really want to know why - congratulations!  You figured out something all by yourself that it took an assistant professor of psychology two whole studies to determine.   Continue reading »

Sesame Street Launches iPhone App

Your loveable, furry old pal Grover is now waiting tables inside your iPhone.

As part of its 40th birthday celebration, Sesame Street has just launched its first iPhone app. Grover’s Number Special was developed by Sesame Workshop and IDEO Toy Lab. It features some original video footage of the friendly monster, as well as an easy tilt-based game for little people. Continue reading »

2-Year-Old Delivers Baby Brother

You hear stories about dad delivering the baby all the time. But who ever heard of a two-year-old stepping in to catch his baby brother?

Two-year-old Jeremiah Favazza literally helped mom Bobbye push brother Kamron into the world. Continue reading »

Girl’s Stuffed Animal Show Goes Horribly Wrong

Channing has a great idea.  She’s going to put on a stuffed animal dog show, and when she’s done, she wants all of you to grab your stuffed animals and make your own show.  Then she’ll choose the one that’s the best.

This sweet little video probably would have been lost in virtual oblivion had it gone as planned.  Only it doesn’t.

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