In the News
Some Parents Think New Breastfeeding Doll Really Sucks
Aug 10, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Hmmmm, Kids' Products
A new toy from a Spanish toymaker is creating quite a stir among parents missing the good ol’ days of boring, do-nothing Raggedy Ann dolls…
Introducing Bebe Gloton, a hungry doll that mimics breastfeeding. To nurse Miss Bebe, your child slips on a halter top that has sunflowers over the nipple area. Continue Reading »
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Inappropriate Baby Names; Miley for Walmart; Taking the (GASP!) Wife’s Last Name
Aug 7, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Weekly News Roundup
When certain baby names are deemed inappropriate for your child. Like when I said “hell no!” to Mr. Candy’s desire to name our girl Emily – who just happened to be my hubby’s first crush. [lilSugar]
Katie and Suri on set of Katie’s new movie, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. I’m more afraid of the fact that, after Mad Money, Katie’s still allowed to make movies. [Baby Scoop]
A husband discusses decision to take his wife’s last name. Complete with open-minded comments asking the author how he’ll feel when his wife leaves him for a “man who actually has a pair.” [Globe & Mail]
Raunchy Line of Baby Clothes Upsets Family Groups, Grammarians
Jul 25, 2009 | Filed Under: Featured,In the News | Tags: Just Wrong
Family groups in Australia and New Zealand aren’t too pleased with a Cotton on Kids’ line of baby clothes featuring heartwarming slogans such as “I’m a tits man,” “The condom broke,” “Mummy likes it on top” and “I’m living proof my mum is easy.”
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Breastfeeding Under the Influence and “Crying It Out”
Jul 24, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Weekly News Roundup
Stop! In the name of spiked milk! Woman arrested for BUI (Breastfeeding Under the Influence). [AP]
Doctor defends his advocacy of the “crying-it-out” method, which has been accused of “harming” babies. Naysayers undoubtedly include neighbors tired of hearing them “cry it out.” [lilSugar]
Attention Parents: An Important Killer Tambourine Update
Jul 23, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Music
Murderous tambourines: Now preying on YOUR children? News at eleven.
Thank goodness for the diligent journalists who cover the killer band instruments beat; otherwise, parents may not have been aware of the life-threatening consequences of allowing their child to be a budding percussionist. To wit:
New Over-the-Counter DNA Paternity Test Answers the Question: Who’s Yo’ Baby Daddy?
Jul 20, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News,Pregnancy | Tags: Baby Daddy
It’s a question many “active” pregnant women, especially on soap operas, have asked themselves:
Who’s the Baby Daddy?
It’s okay if you’re not sure. Women are expected to juggle the demands of home and work — how can we possibly keep track of all of our sexual partners on top of that? Or under that. Or behind that. Whatever the case may have been; that’s for you and The McKinley Pub men’s restroom stall to know.
Fortunately, the first over-the-counter paternity test kit will be on sale within weeks to answer any lingering uncertainty. For just $50, plus $200 to receive the results, confused moms and potential fathers can get a collection kit — with which they swab the inside of the cheeks of the child, dude and, optionally, the mother — to determine Baby Daddy status without the hassle of going to court or Jerry Springer.
The test is 99.9 percent reliable… which is more than we can say for that condom that was used!
End-of-Week News Deliveries: Fetal Memory; Paternity Leave; The Billionth Update on MJ’s Kids
Jul 17, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Weekly News Roundup
Study explores babies’ short-term memory in the womb. Hopefully, my little one forgets all the choice words I’ve been yelling at other drivers lately. [lilSugar]
Denise Richards opens up about the current state of her relationship with ex-hubby Charlie Sheen. Just in time for the new season of her reality show! [Baby Scoop]
Top 10 “Bad Boy” Names
Jul 16, 2009 | Filed Under: Featured,In the News | Tags: Baby Names
A new study in Social Science Quarterly — which I never miss an issue of — claims the more unpopular, uncommon or feminine a boy’s first name, the greater the chance he will end up behind bars.
