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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!When Susanne Butscher was just 15 years old, she went through menopause. But thanks to her twin sister’s donated ovary, Mrs. Butscher is now the proud mum of Maja Charlotte Shasa Butscher, born last week in London.
Because Mrs. Butscher [...]
Most of us at one point in time have considered giving our children “back” to wherever they came from. A few parents I know have actually threatened their irritating teenagers or toddlers with such a punishment.
In Nebraska, parents of 35 children have done just that.
The idea is to reduce infanticide. Every state in the US [...]
On June 29, 2008, the world’s first “pregnant man” gave birth to a baby girl. Ever since then, Thomas, Nancy, and Susan Beatie have lived in seclusion, refusing media appearances, and quite a bit of money, in order to be a normal family. But in Thomas’s own words, “Hiding a pregnant man is like hiding [...]
As Amy Carter walked through the doors of Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School, the media had a heyday. But most of the country’s top politicians ever since have opted instead for private schools. So a lot of people this week are urging the Obamas to make the PC decision and send their two daughters, Sasha and [...]
People in many places celebrated in myriad ways yesterday when Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States. Perhaps nowhere was the party as enthusiastic as in maternity wards the world over, especially Kenya, Obama’s birthplace.
Today saw a flood of little Baracks, Michelles, and even Obamas, as mothers hope their little bundles [...]
Actress Julie Bowen and her husband, real-estate investor Scott Phillips, are expecting their second child in the spring. The baby will join brother Oliver McLanahan Phillips.
Bowen has been nominated three times for an award by the Screen Actor’s Guild for her role on ABC’s Boston Legal. She plays attorney Denise Bauer in the show. The [...]
November is National Adoption Month. If you are like most other Americans, adoption has touched you rlife in some way. And a survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation reported that 39% of Americans have considered adopting themselves. Yet only 2% of families in the US actually take the leap. Why? Of course, some families [...]
Just when you thought (maybe) BPA was safe, we find out that the FDA did not include important evidence in its report.
It turns out that the report’s thumbs-up for BPA was based on studies paid for by the plastics industry! It also conveniently ignored information from some independent studies.
The short story is that the FDA [...]
The most fun age to take children trick or treating may be when they are toddlers. But that can also be when they are most in danger. This is partly because they are very mobile, but also uncoordinated, leading to the three most common preventable Halloween injuries. Dr. Brian Keaton, President of the American College [...]
In a recent post, I discussed why I now let me son go trick-or-treating. If you are in agreement, then we may be in another situation together, too: there are only a few days left, and your kids don’t have a costume yet! Ah! You could go buy one, if you don’t mind spending the [...]
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