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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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OPINION

Moms Deserve
a Break Today

Think before offering 'constructive criticism,' then ... keep it to yourself: Warner

Jun 26, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability... More »

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parenting • children • parents • mothers • working mothers • busybodies • Judith Warner • Ayelet Waldman • Bad Mother • women's issues

Kid's Looks May Affect Mom's Love: Study

Women more likely than men to look away
from ugly babies

Jun 24, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mother’s love may be “determined by facial attractiveness,” a new study suggests in finding that women were more likely than men to avert their gaze from an unattractive baby. Researchers showed men and women photos of normal and abnormal infants; men and women gave equal attractiveness... More »

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parenting • women • men • love • baby • mother • babies • looks

(Newser) - While Jon and Kate discussed their painful decision to divorce on the latest episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, their kids were frolicking in their four new, custom-made playhouses that cost a whopping $28,000, reports ABC News. The super-pricey haunted house, pirate ship, veterinary clinic, and garden shop... More »

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television • reality TV • parenting • twins • single parenting • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • sextuplets

Wandering Kids' Parents Get High-Tech Help

GPS, alarms, other safety measures can't top common sense

Jun 22, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 90% of families lose their kids briefly in public places, and more and more are turning to new methods of preventing major mishaps, the Baltimore Sun reports. Some parents track kids with GPS; others use watches that give off loud alarms. Lower-tech temporary tattoos that show parents’ phone numbers... More »

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parenting • children • tattoos • GPS • child safety • parental supervision

(Newser) - It's time to stop treating underage drinking like a joke—5,000 deaths and 100,000 sexual assaults a year should make that clear—and give states the freedom to get creative with their laws, writes John McCardell in the Atlantic. The federal age-21 restriction only pushes the drinking underground... More »

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parenting • alcohol • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • drunk driving • teenage drivers • teenager • drinking age

(Newser) - Many Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times.  Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second... More »

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gender • abortion • parenting • in vitro fertilization • girls • Koreans • gender gap • gender bias • Census data • Chinese Americans • Asian immigrants • Indians • sex selection • boys

(Newser) - A British fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo into a woman who aborted it as soon as she found out, dashing another couple's hopes of having their second baby, reports the Telegraph. When a lab assistant informed the couple, they "held each other and sobbed," said the... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • parenting • embryo • birth • mistake • fertility treatment • IVF

(Newser) - Gossip Girl "mom" Kelly Rutherford was rushed late yesterday to a Los Angeles hospital where she gave birth to bouncing baby girl, reports Radar. The newborn will join big brother Hermes, 2. The new arrival comes just as Kelly is divorcing the kids' pop, business tycoon Daniel Giersch, for... More »

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parenting • single parenting • newborn • Gossip Girl • celebrity parents • Kelly Rutherford • David Giersch

 Octomom: 'I 
 Screwed Up 
 My Life, Kids' 

But 'I'll just have to retend I didn't,' says Suleman

Jun 5, 09 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Octomom Nadya Suleman admitted yesterday she "screwed up" when she plotted to wrangle sperm from a boyfriend to father her 14 children. "I screwed up my life, I screwed up my kids' lives," Suleman says on RadarOnline. "What the heck am I going to do? I... More »

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parenting • sperm • single parenting • sperm donors • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Jon: Kids Aren't 'Exploited' 


Jun 3, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin would quit his hit TLC show before allowing it to impede his children's happiness, or so he tells People. “Exploited?” he asked. “I don't even want to use that word, because I think it's ridiculous.” Gosselin spoke without wife Kate, who, in a different... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • children • exploitation • TLC • celebrity interview • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jon Gosselin interview

 Obamas' 
 Marriage 
 Once 
 'Frosty' 

He was too ambitious; she was cold and ungrateful, says new book

Jun 3, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may be hard to believe now, but Barack and Michelle Obama have weathered "frosty" times in their marriage because of politics, according to a new book. During a painful stretch in 2000 "there was little conversation and even less romance," said Renegade author Michael Wolffe, who... More »

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Barack Obama • parenting • politics • Michelle Obama • White House • marriage • gender roles • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

(Newser) - The next US tennis star will not be the product of a national training push, Huan Hsu writes for Slate, but rather of “crazy tennis parents.” The United States Tennis Association plans to spend $100 million in the next 10 years, but that’s not how it’ll... More »

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sports • parenting • tennis • Serena Williams • Venus Williams • Pete Sampras • Andre Agassi • Richard Williams • United States Tennis Association • USTA • tennis parents

 TV Slows Babies'  
 Learning: Study  

Cuts crucial talking time with adults

Jun 2, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Infants’ time in front of the tube can mean less interaction with parents—interaction key to language development, a study suggests. Over 2 years, researchers recorded what kids aged two months to 4 years heard and said in random 12- to 16-hour periods. The scientists found that every additional hour... More »

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television • parenting • research • baby • infant • language • child development

(Newser) - Heartsick parents jumped to their death from cliffs in Britain with the body of their son who had died from an illness, reports the Times of London. The trio were found in East Sussex at the foot of Beachy Head, a notorious spot for suicides. The body of the couple's... More »

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suicide • parenting • death • Britain • child • Beachy Head • dead child

 Cue the Kid: 
 Toddler Runs 
 Pool Table 

Keith stands on chair for slices, bank shots

May 26, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York toddler in diapers has become a YouTube hit as he runs a pool table with deftly delivered slices and bank shots, reports the AP.  Keith O'Dell, 2, is the youngest member of the American Pool Association and recently staged an exhibition in Vegas. He started knocking... More »

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parenting • New York • Las Vegas • toddler • diapers • child • pool • Jay-ZTV • prodigy • pool table • pool tournament

OPINION

 Lame Dads Rule in Kids Books 

Old dad, poor dad as out of it as ever in kid lit

May 26, 09 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite major upheavals in gender roles, clueless dads unable to parent or set a table still rule in children's books—if they exist at all—laments one stay-at-home father. "I’m aware that there is plenty of good-natured humor to be had from lampooning fathers," writes columnist Damon... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • literature • reading • children's books • gender stereotypes • gender bias • fathers

ANALYSIS

 Parental Neglect a Thorny Issue 

Sometimes parental desires clash with those of authorities

May 23, 09 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Parental neglect” is a tricky term that may indicate just the opposite: devoted parents who care for their children, but in a way authorities oppose, Kate Dailey writes in Newsweek. It’s a paradox illustrated by two moms who fled with their sons this week, one to prevent him... More »

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cancer • parenting • chemotherapy • parents • Minnesota • child neglect • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

(Newser) - An Albuquerque mom has confessed to police that she killed her toddler son—twice—and buried his body in a playground. She suffocated 3-year-old Ty, then changed her mind and used CPR to revive him before deciding again to suffocate him, Tiffany Toribio told detectives. She killed him because she... More »

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parenting • crime • murder • toddler • infanticide • child murder

 Zoo Webcasts Elephant Birth 


May 18, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgium zoo webcast its first elephant birth to enthralled animal lovers yesterday as the newborn plopped out of mom Phyo Phyo after 38 hours of labor. The mother, sister and aunt scrambled in excitement in a circle around the newborn, trumpeting, until the baby responded with squeals of its... More »

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Belgium • parenting • zoo • Brussels • webcast • elephant

(Newser) - The California hospital where Nadya Suleman's octuplets were born has been fined $250,000 for failing to stop employees from snooping into medical files on the famous case. "It's the hospital's job to prevent these breaches from occurring," said a state official shortly after imposing the fine against... More »

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California • parenting • hospitals • privacy • medical records • fine • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • penalty

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