What do you think about the mother in this case? A 26-year-old North Dakota mom was arrested for breastfeeding her baby while she was drunk.
Police were called to her home to investigate a domestic disturbance, and found Stacey Anvarinia breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby. The officers believed that she was drunk and arrested her. Last week [...]
Tags: alcohol, Breastfeeding, child abuse, drinking, nursing
Posted in: Breastfeeding, Current Events
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It may seem somethings straight out of the Jungle Book or Tarzan but there is nothing cute or romantic about the plight of the 5-year old Russian girl Natasha who was raised by dogs and cats – right within the four walls of her home. She was found in a little flat in Siberia whom she [...]
Tags: child abuse, communication skills and children, feral child, Jungle Book, Mowgli Syndrome, Natascha, Negligence, Tarzan
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Sleek, glossy and the best possible taste in cell phones? The Apple iPhone might be these things but a game recently approved by Apple for use on the iPhone is none of the above.
The Baby Shaker game depicts black-and-white drawings of babies, and plays a crying sound while challenging the user to shake the phone [...]
Tags: apple, cell phones, child abuse, iphone, shaken baby, shaken baby syndrome
Posted in: Baby, Current Events
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Over the years, the science of genetics has given us insights into our health and behavior. A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that experience of abuse during childhood can leave scars on the genetic make up that last for life.
A previous study in rats revealed that baby rats reared by negligent or indifferent [...]
Tags: child abuse, DNA, glucocorticoid hormones, stress
Posted in: Health, Parenting
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In January, someone abandoned a baby girl in a Toronto parking lot stairwell. The little girl, believed to be about 8 months old at the time, was discovered about two hours later in freezing temperatures.
Since her abandonment, the baby, named Angelica-Leslie by rescuers, has been living with a foster family, and has been thriving and [...]
Tags: Abandoned Baby, Canada, child abuse, Crime
Posted in: Current Events, News
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