Tag: kids
Boy Hasn't Slept in 3 Years
His parents have to take shifts watching him day and night. abc.com A 3-year-old boy who never sleeps--how can his mom possibly deal? We're short-tempered enough when our kids sleep 8-10 hours a night. Imagine if they only slept 8-10 minutes...or not at all. That's...
Teen Clones Dad's Credit Card, Orders Escorts
... and we're not talkin' Ford Escorts here...This is my double-you tee eff story for the day: Kid gets a copy of dad's credit card, and buys loads of stuff with it... including renting a motel room and hiring...
Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for wee...
Two children and their mother lived for about two months with thedecaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's onlybathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed thecorpse would...
Tempest over a Timbit
The Tim Hortons cashier who gave a Timbit to a fussy child and was fired for it, has been rehired today.Seemed like a silly idea to fire someone over that anyway."Nicole Lilliman, 27, said she was fired Wednesday for...
ITV hit with record £5.68m fine
ITV has been fined a record £5.68m by Ofcom for abusing premium rate phone services in viewer competitions.
The media regulator said the fine was by far the highest ever imposed and reflected the seriousness of...
Bicycle Riding with a Child on Board? It can be f...
I live in an area with lots of traffic, pedestrian and otherwise, and I see a lot of parents riding around with their kids on their bikes. I actually saw a woman topple over with her kid in the back. She wasn't going...
New sexual consent law confusing, youth workers say
Youth advocates are worried a somewhat technical new law in Canada that effectively raises the age of consent from 14 to 16 may confuse teenagers, making them susceptible to early pregnancy and STIs.However, as the...
Barely Legal: Canada Raises Age of Consent to 16
Canada's age of consent has been raised to 16 today. It used to be 14, which I had no idea about... that's pretty dang young, though kids are doin' it earlier and earlier. (Just because they are, doesn't mean they...
Coachella 2008
"Coachella Festival Added on Apr 27, 2008 Ladies and Gentleman, we're floating in space. INDIO, CA - APRIL 24: A general view of the campgrounds are seen during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 24, 2008 in Indio, California."
Seagulls force kids' playtime to be cancelled
"A seagull, waiting to strikeHungry seagulls have forced playtime to be cancelled in Croatian schools after they started grabbing pupils' packed lunches. The protected species have resorted to scavenging owing to an explosion in their numbers. 'It is too dangerous for...
People don't sleep enough: study
On the flipside though, if I sleep too much I'm useless the rest of the day. Striking a balance is the tough part, I think."If you're looking for a good night's sleep, don't work long hours at a high-pressure job. Or...
Growing Concern about BPA in Baby Bottles
Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart to phase out all plastic baby bottles containing the chemical BPA.Getty Images For months now, we've been freaking about the possible dangers of bisphenol-A, or BPA, in plastic baby bottles.And now, reports say Toys "R" Us will phase out all...
Toddler Forced to Smoke Pot
A horrific video surfaces of a toddler being given marijuana against her will. Warning: This video is disturbing. SEE THE DISTURBING VIDEO HERE The images of this 18-month-old girl being forced to smoke marijuana by 18-year-old Melvin Blevins and his 16-year-old...
Kid to 9-1-1: Mom Won't Wake Up
When she went into a diabetic coma, this Mom's nightmare had only just begun. Getty Images When 39-year-old Anthonette Richardson Burden went into a diabetic coma, her young son whipped into action and called 9-1-1 on their cell phone.But when EMS dispatchers asked...
Kids to learn about boob jobs
I think you always remember your favourite book when you were a kid - mine was 'The Paper Bag Princess' and I loved it. But now it seems times have changed and new books for kids are starting to come onto the market....
