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parenting stories: 195 news summaries

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 Dad Killed 
 Daughter 
 Carrying 
 His Baby: Cops 

Body is tossed into boiler

May 14, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 14-year-old girl strangled by her father was carrying his baby, prosecutors revealed yesterday. Miguel Matias, 36, has confessed to killing his daughter because he caught the teen typing  "sexy things" on her computer, reports the New York Daily News. Authorities have now discovered that DNA taken from girl's... More »

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parenting • crime • murder • fetus • teen sex • incest • teenager • sex assault

(Newser) - Marie Myung-Ok Lee gives marijuana to her 9-year-old autistic son and has no intention of stopping, she writes for doubleX, a new Slate spinoff for women. It’s working to calm him and curb his aggressive behaviors, writes Lee, who had her own misgivings initially. “I was already the... More »

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parenting • autism • medical marijuana • children • marijuana • Risperdal • medication

Charge Vs. Mom Who Kicked Kids to Curb
Will Be Dropped

NY lawyer just needs
to stay out of trouble

May 7, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madlyn Primoff, the New York lawyer who gained notoriety when she kicked her squabbling kids out of the car last month, will likely not face legal repercussions, the Journal News reports. Though she faces a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, it will be dropped in 6... More »

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parenting • children • lawyer • misdemeanor • district attorney • criminal charges • Madlyn Primoff

OPINION

 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

May 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between
... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Courtney Love • Brad Pitt • parenting • Disney World • Michelle Obama • Roseanne Barr • Dina Lohan • list • mothers • celebrity • recession • Kate Moss • Jennifer Aniston • Reese Witherspoon • Jennifer Garner • survey • Sarah Palin • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Mother's Day • celebrity parents • Jada Pinkett Smith • Clair Huxtable

Interview

Calm Down,
Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe

Writer/mom says parents worry, hover way too much

May 4, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a constant barrage of news stories and TV shows highlighting child abductions and murders, it may seem like a supremely dangerous time to be a kid. But don't believe the media, says Lenore Skenazy, the author of Free-Range Kids. In an interview with Salon, she explains why children today... More »

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parenting • children • abduction • author • child safety • book • cable news • Lenore Skenazy

 Depression 
 in Dads 
 Hurts Kids 

More research needed into effects of fathers' mental health, experts say

May 4, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - With modern fathers often more directly involved in parenting than previous generations, researchers say it’s time to pay closer attention to the impact of paternal mental health on children, the BBC reports. Existing evidence suggests that children of alcoholic or depressive fathers are likely to suffer psychiatric or behavior... More »

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fatherhood • parenting • depression • mental health • alcoholism • father • men's health

 Mercy's Dad Rips 
 'Scandalous' Madge 

Dad who walked out on toddler's mom blasts Madonna for lacking 'good morals'

Apr 30, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna's battle to adopt a second Malawi child suffered a major blow yesterday when the toddler's father blasted the singer's loose morals and launched a battle for custody, reports the Daily Mail. James Kambewa is seeking to block the adoption because he wants to spare 3-year-old Mercy a life... More »

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Africa • adoption • parenting • Malawi • Madonna • child custody • Guy Ritchie • David Banda • Mercy Amba Oduyoye

'Co-Sleeping' Puts Babies at Risk of Death

Sharing bed or couch with an adult imperils infants: UK docs

Apr 29, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sleeping with an infant on a bed or sofa is dangerous for the baby, new research finds. The risk of unexpected infant death goes up for babies sleeping somewhere other than their cribs, especially for parents who smoke or who have been drinking. The study found that half of sudden... More »

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parenting • health research • babies • cribs • co-sleeping

 ADHD Signs 
 Tied to Lack of Sleep 

Kids getting less than 8 hours show most hyperactivity

Apr 28, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids who get enough sleep may be less likely to show signs of ADHD or other behavioral issues, the BBC reports. A Finnish study of 280 healthy kids aged 7 and 8 found that those who slept less than 8 hours were most hyperactive. Researchers say a third of US... More »

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sleep • parenting • ADHD • study • children • behavior • research • sleep deprivation

(Newser) - A German couple has been detained in Italy for abandoning their three hungry kids at a pizzeria, reports Der Spiegel. The poverty-stricken young parents, found in a forest outside the town of Aosta, said they didn't know what else to do. The parents had left behind their car and a... More »

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parenting • Germany • Italy • children • starvation • poverty • child abandonment

 Laid-Off Execs 
 Try Fatherhood 

Mr. Moms confess new gig hurts the ego

Apr 23, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobless Mr. Moms are becoming more prevalent at school pickup time and PTA meetings in Pelham Manor, a posh New York suburb where hedge-fund managers and execs raise families. Their blunt decisiveness is a remnant of once-successful careers, and while PTA moms welcome their help, they worry for them, too.... More »

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parenting • men • New York • unemployment • father • corporate jobs • Mr. Mom

 NY Attorney 
 Beat, Suffocated 
 Family Over Hours 

Gig was about to be up on Parente investor scam, investigators believe

Apr 23, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York attorney beat and suffocated his wife and two daughters in a horrific attack that took hours, police told the New York Daily News. He then fatally slashed himself in a Baltimore hotel room where the four bodies were found. Investigators believe William Parente, 59, was ripping... More »

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parenting • New York • Manhattan • murder • scam • lawyer • father • attorney • filicide • William Parente

 Madonna 
 Ignores 
 Her Kids: 
 Ex-Cook 

Blocking of latest adoption might be good, he says

Apr 21, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps it’s best Madonna’s bid to adopt another Malawian child was barred, because the Material Girl's a negligent mom—spending barely half an hour a day with her kids—her former house manager and cook tells the National Enquirer. “She's got two full-time nannies and one part-time... More »

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adoption • parenting • Malawi • Madonna • mother

(Newser) - Tormented Dr. Meredith Grey of Grey's Anatomy will be heading to the hospital for real soon when actress Ellen Pompeo delivers her first baby, reports People. Pompeo, 39, and hubby Chris Ivery, 41, are said to be "ecstatic" about the pregnancy. "It's great news," said their spokeswoman.... More »

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pregnancy • parenting • Grey's Anatomy • celebrity pregnancy • Ellen Pompeo • Chris Ivery • TV doctors • babies

2 Languages Better Than 1 for Baby's Brain

Bilingual kids may talk later but excel at 'executive functions'

Apr 18, 09 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some teachers complain that children raised in bilingual households tend to lag behind their peers in school, but a new study suggests multilingual kids' brains may be better organized, the Economist reports. Polyglot babies have stronger "executive function": processes in the brain that help humans plan, prioritize, and switch... More »

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parenting • Italy • brain • baby • psychology • language • bilingual education

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s father—the great-grandfather of Bristol Palin’s son, Tripp—says 19-year-old babydaddy Levi Johnston “has not contributed anything” to raising the boy, Us reports. Chuck Heath took exception to Johnston’s recent Palin-bashing media tour. “He’s broke, so he’s trying to capitalize on... More »

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parenting • diapers • Election 2008 • media coverage • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Chuck Heath

Parenting
for Dummies:
What Not to Do

Bad parents proudly cop to their worst-of moments in books

Apr 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, arguments about organic baby food. A new set of books celebrates a less perfect kind of parenting—stories from moms and dads who mess up, and don't mind copping to it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Parents who let their toddlers watch too much TV or have read... More »

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motherhood • fatherhood • parenting • book • confession

 First Grandma on 
 Her First Mag Cover 

Talks parenting, Washington life with Essence

Apr 7, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Marian Robinson posed with her daughter Michelle Obama for Essence this month in the first grandma’s first magazine cover shoot. In an interview with the pair, who are all smiles in the White House shots, Robinson says she’s loving life in DC. “You want to know why?... More »

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parenting • Michelle Obama • White House • photograph • Marian Robinson

(Newser) - The concept of Twitter, widely copied in the US and abroad, has found a home at a mommy-centric website, the Wall Street Journal reports. The site Today’s Mama hosts a new microblog called “Connect," which, unlike Twitter, allows users to join groups by region or... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • Web 2.0 • mothers • website • Twitter • moms

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman is more interested in media attention than in her babies, charged a spokeswoman for the free nursing staff axed this week by the multiple mom. "There's only a few hours beyond the time when the cameras were rolling that she actually came into the nursery... More »

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parenting • single parenting • Gloria Allred • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman • Howard Stern Grid

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