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  • July 2008

    • Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      newser  |  St. Petersburg Times  |  Jul 23, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports . "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns only a few of the 3,000 properties operating under the brand. More »

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      children  • travel  • conservative  • movies  • pornography  • hotel  • adult films  • Marriott

    • Savage Defends Attack on Autistic 'Brats'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 22, 08 2:32 AM CDT

      Savage Defends Attack on Autistic 'Brats'

      Right-wing mouth Michael Savage isn't backing down from his remarks characterizing autistic kids as nothing more than "brats," outraging thousands of parents, the New York Times reports. The radio host said in a broadcast last week that autism was a "fraud" and 99% of cases were created by poor parenting. Dozens of parents demonstrated outside his studio yesterday, and an insurance company has canceled advertising on his program. More »

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      children  • autism  • talk radio  • neurological disorder  • Michael Savage

    • Connery Won't Give Son a Dime

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Connery Won't Give Son a Dime

      Add Sean Connery to the list of wealthy patriarchs who want their children to make their own money. The 77-year-old actor is worth $170 million, but his 45-year-old son, Jason, will “never receive a penny” of it, Connery’s ex-wife and Jason's mother Diane Cilento told the London Times . More »

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      celebrity  • children  • money  • celebrity parents  • inheritance  • Sean Connery

    • First Kids Are Kids First

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 8, 08 5:23 PM CDT

      First Kids Are Kids First

      Whether the Obama girls or the McCain brood move into the White House next, all eyes will be on the new presidential offspring. Saturday Night Live 's infamous dig at 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush's public underage drinking are reminders that nothing, from braces to boyfriends, escapes the spotlight. Some First Kid highlights from AP: More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • children  • White House  • Chelsea Clinton  • president  • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg  • childhood

    • Docs Push Cholesterol Tests for Kids

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 6:49 AM CDT

      Docs Push Cholesterol Tests for Kids

      With 30% of US children overweight, pediatricians are now recommending cholesterol screenings for kids as young as 2, and the use of cholesterol-fighting drugs in youngsters 8 and up, in order to stave off diabetes and early heart attacks. Some 30%-60% of children with high cholesterol aren’t being treated, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, and those with family histories of cardiovascular problems should be screened and treated. More »

    • Are We Happier Without Kids?

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jul 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Are We Happier Without Kids?

      Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children."  Are today's parents too busy and bleary-eyed to feel the love, Newsweek asks, or have expectations changed? More »

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      children  • family  • mothers  • study  • happiness  • father  • survey

    • Parents Not Ga Ga Over Google Day Care

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 5, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Parents Not Ga Ga Over Google Day Care

      So much for Google the good. The search giant announced 2 months ago a plan to raise in-house day care prices by 75%—to about $57,000 a year for parents with two kids. Some workers wept when the news broke in secret focus group meetings. Now the company that Fortune has twice called the "best to work for" faces parents bent on taking their kids elsewhere. More »

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      Google  • children  • parents  • daycare

  • June 2008

    • Marriage on the Rocks? Maybe It's Your Birth Order

      newser  |  Divorce360.com  |  Jun 30, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Marriage on the Rocks? Maybe It's Your Birth Order

      Whether a marriage reaches its gold anniversary or ends up in divorce court could depend on the spouses' birth order, reports Divorce360.com.“There is strong connection between birth order and divorce rates,” says one counselor. “The most successful marriages are those where the oldest sister of brothers marries the youngest brother of sisters.” More »

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      children  • divorce  • birth  • siblings

    • How to Work Museums Into Kids' Summers

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jun 25, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      How to Work Museums Into Kids' Summers

      For kids, summer means endless hours at the pool—but parents don't want them to grow up culturally underfed cretins, either. Emily Bazelon offers Slate readers a few suggestions for turning a summer museum trip into an outing the young'uns (and you) will actually enjoy: Keep it simple. Kids have short attention spans and hate to walk for hours.   More »

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      children  • parenting  • family  • summer  • museum  • outing

    • Abigail Breslin: Little Miss a Serious Actress

      newser  |  Vanity Fair  |  Jun 17, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Abigail Breslin: Little Miss a Serious Actress

      Pint-sized Abigail Breslin swears that her Oscar nod and whirlwind career have barely changed her life, Vanity Fair reports. She will admit that her best supporting actress nomination for Little Miss Sunshine “was really exciting," but so are the 12-year-old's veterinary dreams. “I got to ride a sea lion, and I got to play with pelicans and lizards" in her latest film, she said. "It was awesome." More »

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      celebrity  • children  • actor  • movies  • Academy Awards  • toys  • movie premiere  • Abigail Breslin

    • Jerry to Mick's Kids: Don't Date Men Like Dad

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 17, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Jerry to Mick's Kids: Don't Date Men Like Dad

      Mick Jagger’s ex stomached his philandering for 20 years but Jerry Hall insists their daughters—Elizabeth, 21, and Georgia May, 15—will never date a wild womanizer like their Rolling Stones dad, the Daily Mail reports. “No, never. But I don't think they would. They have far more confidence than I did, and they have great boundaries.” More »

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      celebrity  • children  • parenting  • celebrity divorces  • celebrity parents  • Mick Jagger  • cheating  • adultery  • Jerry Hall  • dating tips

    • Writing About Your Kids? Set Some Limits

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jun 8, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Writing About Your Kids? Set Some Limits

      Writers can throw themselves head-first into the nasty, permanent archive that is the Internet—but what of their kids? Emily Bazelon polled writers for Slate and found that while details may differ, the general policy is, the more privacy the better. "The blog medium has a certain kind of immediacy, and a reciprocal surrendering of privacy, that we don't want in our lives forever,” says one writing dad. More »

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      children  • journalism  • ethics  • online privacy  • journalistic ethics  • personal privacy

    • 45 Reasons to Have a Kid. ASAP

      newser  |  Babble  |  Jun 5, 08 2:38 PM CDT

      45 Reasons to Have a Kid. ASAP

      If you're planning on having a kid at some point then now's the perfect time, advises Babble , which lists 45 reasons to produce a curtain-climber without delay. Here are the top 5: Halvies: Unlike the old days, fathers are expected to do half the dirty work like changing diapers Your inner kid: Having a baby is a great excuse to throw on classic kids' shows on DVD, like Sesame Street and Schoolhouse Rock More »

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      children  • parenting  • babies  • infant

    • Bunk Bed Injury Figures Rolled Out

      newser  |  WebMD  |  Jun 3, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      Bunk Bed Injury Figures Rolled Out

      Bunk bed-related injuries have sent more than half a million young people to the hospital since 1990, WebMD reports. Ohio State University researchers found that boys and young men accounted for 61% of the ER visits. Cuts, bruises, and fractures were the most common injuries, with almost three-quarters of the injuries resulting from a fall. Children under the age of 6 accounted for half of the injured. More »

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      children  • accident  • hospitalization  • bed  • beds

    • Want a Skinny Kid? Don't Tell Her She's Fat

      newser  |  Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Jun 2, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      Want a Skinny Kid? Don't Tell Her She's Fat

      A new study of obese teens has produced a counterintuitive indication: Parents should under no circumstances tell pudgy youngsters to diet, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. A group of teens correctly identified by parents as overweight and encouraged to diet were more likely to still be chunky 5 years later than was a group with clueless parents who took no action. More »

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      children  • teenagers  • parenting  • diet  • scientific study  • teen health  • obese

    • Paddington, at 50, Gets a Very 2008 Makeover

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 2, 08 4:08 PM CDT

      Paddington, at 50, Gets a Very 2008 Makeover

      Paddington Bear is celebrating his 50th birthday with a comeback, the Daily Telegraph reports, as the first new book in 30 years arrives soon. Though the marmalade-loving furball will be charming as ever, Paddington Here and Now might raise controversy: It’s about immigration. More »

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      children  • immigration  • Children's books

  • May 2008

    • Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 25, 08 9:56 AM CDT

      Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

      As a massive earthquake shook Sichuan province, subpar construction turned many Chinese schoolrooms into the mass graves of as many as 10,000 children, the New York Times reports, and grieving parents are pointing fingers at Beijing. The government, aware of the problem, had issued warnings on school safety in the years before the quake—but in many cases, the shoddy buildings remained. “This is not a natural disaster,” said one parent. “They stole our children.” More »

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      China  • children  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • student  • school  • Sichuan province  • construction  • building

    • It's Time to Bring Back Geography to Classrooms

      newser  |  American  |  May 22, 08 9:40 PM CDT

      It's Time to Bring Back Geography to Classrooms

      The impressive skills of 11-year-old Akshay Rajagopal—the nation's new geography bee champ—are all too rare. In fact, lots of Americans are geographically illiterate to an appalling degree, writes Evan Sparks in the American . At some point, the nation decided to leave the subject out of school curricula. Geography, for example, is the only core subject named in the No Child Left Behind Act that does not receive federal funding. More »

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      Iraq  • children  • education  • No Child Left Behind  • Geography

    • Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 22, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

      The youngest daughter of Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed yesterday when one of her older brothers ran over the tyke in the family driveway, the AP reports. Several family members witnessed the accident that claimed the life of 5-year-old Maria Sue, who died later at a nearby Nashville hospital. More »

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      murder  • children  • music industry  • Tennessee  • car accident  • accidental death  • Nashville  • foreign adoptions  • Steven Curtis Chapman

    • Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      newser  |  Abilene Reporter-News  |  May 19, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      A 7-year-old Texas boy was apparently mauled to death yesterday by two pit bulls, writes the Abilene Reporter. Police responding to a 911 call discovered Tanner Joshua Monk’s body on the side of a road, with two dogs nearby. The deputies were forced to kill the dogs, which belonged to a neighbor of Monk’s family, when the animals attacked them. More »

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      children  • Texas  • death  • animal attack  • pit bull

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