In the News
Feb 11, 2010
Before you deprive your supposedly peanut-allergy-ridden child of a lifetime of delicious Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Eggs, you may want make sure it’s necessary — because, turns out, many kids whose allergies were diagnosed on the basis of blood or skin tests alone may not be truly allergic to those foods, experts say.
Feb 10, 2010
Who knew staring at a marshmallow could be so darn entertaining?
Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.
In this reprise of a well-known Stanford psychological experiment from the 1960s, kids are put in a room with a marshmallow and told they can either eat it immediately OR… if they are willing to wait [...]
Feb 10, 2010
If you’re tired of driving all the way to the salt mines to get your child’s daily intake of yummy sodium, you’ll be happy to know you can just grab Gerber’s “Chicken & Pasta Wheel Pickups” toddler dinner, which contains a whopping 550 mg of sodium — equivalent to that contained in two medium orders [...]
Feb 5, 2010
Alternate uses for medical swag in new moms’ postpartum hospital bags. Also, thanks to this story, I now know it’s called a “peri bottle” — not a “vaginal hose,” apparently. Huh. Who knew? [lilSugar]
Jon Gosselin to allow TLC to film kids again in exchange for dropped lawsuit. Way to stand your moral high ground, [...]
Feb 4, 2010
Ha, haaaaa! That DOES sound like a knee-slapper.
Despite its obvious hilarity, the Arizona school principal who penned the sarcastic letter chiding parents for children who were either “too lazy or too stupid” to complete their assignments in class was suspended after the missive was mistakenly sent home.
Feb 3, 2010
Like many new mothers, I have been vigilant about — or, as my hubby says, “totally obsessed with” — taking precautions against SIDS. So it’s heartening to hear researchers may have solved the mystery of what makes some babies vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome, which kills more than 2,300 babies a year.
Feb 1, 2010
I cannot lie: I love me some Forever21. (Even if they DO make me chug my latte before stepping foot in the store.) And now they have launched a kids’ line for budding fashionistas on a budget.
Jan 29, 2010
A mother of three confesses her “dirty secrets.” And, NO, that is not the beginning of a Penthouse Forum Letter. Geesh. (Trust me, I checked.) [lilSugar]
Most Amazing Rumor of the Day Thus Far: Angelina Jolie cheated on Brad with Lady Gaga. [Showbiz Spy]
