Government Babysitting Interference Annoys Mothers

Two mothers in England who were babysitting each others' children were told by inspectors earlier this week that they were breaking the law for babysitting without a license. In Michigan, a woman has received a...

Best U.S. Companies For Working Mothers Listed

Working mother magazine has made a list of the best companies to work for while building a family. Companies deemed the best by the magazine are ones that offer programs for health care, child care and other benefits, as well as flexible schedules and compressed work weeks,...

Home Truths

Beautiful wisdom!"We invest far more than money in our homes, says Nabila Cowasjee. A good measure of a culture's evolution is how it treats its women and children - and one of the most fundamental humanistic needs is having a home. Children and...

Desmond Hatchett is 29 and has fathered 21 kids, insists it's ok

Desmond Hatchett from Tennessee is only 29-years-old, but already he has fathered 21 kids with 11 different mothers, but he insists it is ok, and that he knows all their names, ages and birthdates. The childrens'...

Parents and Doctors Create Monsters Out of Autistics

i am calling for the immediate public shaming of, and lawsuits for abuse, against Ann Bauer, the mother of Andrew Bauer, a person who started life as autistic and has since been destroyed and changed into a violent...

Voice of Reason: Sex trafficking in Iraq a tragedy

I've never understood how anyone could sell or give their child away.  How anyone could prostitute their child  or sell a child for the means of prostitution. What I can't understand is when the Iraqi...

First Lady visits Fort Bragg, vows support for military families

First Lady, Michelle Obama visits Fort Bragg, North CarolinaArmy Morale, Welfare and Recreation"FORT BRAGG, N.C. March 12, 2009 - First Lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to Soldiers and family members at Fort Bragg in what was her first tour outside the White House. During...

Do You Have The Right Stroller For Baby?

Here's something else for new moms to be anxious about.  You may be making your baby anxious by the wrong sort of stroller.  Old fashioned carriages mostly faced backwards, towards the parent.  Over...

Motrin Learns: Hell Hath No Fury Like Baby-Wearing Moms

When it comes to marketing, the first rule to remember is "know your audience".  It's pretty simple, actually, but apparently not in practice by the marketing firm for Motrin.They released an ad on their...

In memory of those who gave their lives

War is a Nightmare. Being a soldier is: Seeing death, destruction and your fellow soldiers dying. It is more difficult then one could ever imagine. Every day one wakes up not knowing, if they would still be...

Babies boost mothers' intelligence

Contrary to previous studies pregnant women gets their brains rewired to cope with motherhood — and their intelligence soars when the tots are born. Tests on rats showed mums become braver and faster at finding food. And the increased ability could curb...

Classical Music Reduces Pregnancy Stress

Kaohsiung Medical University researchers in Taiwan have determined that pregnant women who listen to classical (or otherwise soothing) music are less likely to endure stress or experience depression throughout...

PETA Asks Ben & Jerry's to use Human Milk- YUCK!

" Burlington, Vt. - This morning, PETA dispatched a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of ice cream icon Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace the cow's milk in their products...

Abortions in US at 30-year Low

The rate of abortions in the US is considerably lower than it was 30 years ago, having fallen 33% between 1974 and 2004.  The Guttmacher Institute report also found significant trends throughout the course of...

Grey’s Anatomy Makes Viewers Health Aware

In an episode of last season's Grey's Anatomy, researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation worked with the show's writers to inject some real-life facts into the show to see if audiences would retain the knowledge after watching the medical drama.In the episode, an...

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