Parents Get Free Car for Naming Baby Kia
Thank heavens Samantha Smyth didn’t deliver her baby in a Pontiac. Or a Hyundai. She did, however, give birth in her Kia. And now Kia Motors is giving Smyth and partner Tony Richardson a brand new car.
So what’s the catch? Continue reading »
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Tags: baby naming, birth in a car, Jeanne Sager, Kia, unusual birth
Barbie’s in a Burqa and She’s Up for Auction
Want to know if the latest incarnation of Barbie has a figure as impossible as her forebears? You’ll have to check under the burqa.
Barbie has been covered head to toe in bright colors with just a bit of white mesh where her face should be as part of an auction meant to help Sotheby’s raise money for Save the Children. Continue reading »
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Tags: barbie, barbie burqa, islam, Jeanne Sager, Mattel, muslim, Save the Children
NY Changes Booster Seat Law In Time for Holiday Travel
If you’ll be driving through New York State during any part of your holiday drive this year, you might want to get out a measuring tape.
As of today, the New York State DMV is expanding its child restraint law to include children all the way up to their eighth birthday. Kids under age eight will have to be restrained in a carseat or booster seat. Continue reading »
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Town Councilors Can Breastfeed During Meetings
A town board realized rules keeping the public out of private sessions was too tough on new moms - so they’ve passed a law allowing female councilors to breastfeed during council meetings.
Cassandra Twarloh is a new mom and councilor on the Wollondilly Council in Australia. But she’d been told that Parliament rules prohibit women from bringing a baby into chambers because the baby is technically not an elected member. Continue reading »
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Tags: Australia, breastfeeding, breastfeeding at work, breastfeeding in public, breastmilk, Jeanne Sager
Kid Writes Letter Asking for a Job for Dad
A twelve-year-old wrote a letter to the place where her dad was doing odd jobs and Dad ended up with a full-time job.
Andy Hess lost his job in 2008 when the company where he was employed as a painter went out of business. He’d picked up a little work at Oregon Motorcoach, but nothing full-time. Continue reading »
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Tags: economy, family finance, Jeanne Sager, job loss, kid's letter
Justin Bieber Rep Jailed for Not Using Twitter
We knew Twitter messages could lose you your job, but who knew you could go to jail for NOT using Twitter?
A record label representative working with teen pop star Justin Bieber was sent to jail this weekend for not getting on the star’s Twitter account and warning his fans to calm down. Continue reading »
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Tags: Disney, Jeanne Sager, Justin Bieber, kid music, teen girls, teen music, tween girls, twitter
3-Year-Old Drives Into Building
The “driver” behind a traffic accident in Zanesville, Ohio this year won’t be able to get his license for another thirteen years. He’s only three.
Left alone in a running car, the three-year-old knocked the car out of gear, sending it rolling backward into an apartment building. Continue reading »
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Tags: car accident, car accident with kids, Jeanne Sager, kid at the wheel, kid driving
Parents Get a Bill for Kids’ Detention
If your kids are troublemakers, it could one day hit you in the pocketbook. And we’re not talking bail. A New Jersey school has announced plans to charge parents a fee for keeping their kids after school in detention.
The fee would cover the cost of paying a teacher for the after school time, but parents are angry that the district is adding to their financial woes. Continue reading »
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Tags: behavior, detention, discipline, fees, Jeanne Sager, schools
Train Door Shuts 3-Year-Old Out While Dad Rides Away
It played out like my number one fear when hopping a subway with my toddler - Dad got on the train, with his three-year-old son behind him. He thought.
Instead a malfunctioning door shut the three-year-old outside on the platform, and the train pulled away with Dad frantically watching through the window. Continue reading »
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Tags: child safety, Jeanne Sager, subway safety, train safety, trains
Opening that Moral Vacuum of New Moon for the Vatican
You’ve got to wonder who at the Vatican sits down to watch teen movies before swiftly denouncing them as coming from a sordid den of iniquity (aka. Hollywood). New Moon may be sappy and sophomoric, but did they bother to catch the flick before calling it a “moral vacuum with a deviant message?”
Advance warning on a few spoilers here, but we’re going to disagree. Largely because as sappy as it is, the second installment in the Twilight saga is rife with a few moral lessons made startling by their presence in a film so popular with today’s average teen. Continue reading »
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