I just saw a news article about a woman in labor driving herself to the hospital. She was ticketed for speeding, but incredibly, the cop didn’t buy her story. She had to provide him with proof of her pregnancy!
In all fairness to the cop, I suppose he’s seen and heard just about everything. [...]
Tags: delivery, driving, Health, labor, laws, speeding, tickets
Posted in: Pregnancy
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I read an interesting article today about multi-tasking when driving. The bottom line: it’s a bad idea. I’m sure you know that already though!
The study centered on how the brain is able to perform when a person is doing tasks such as driving and talking on the cell phone. Driving, it turns [...]
Tags: brain, cell phone use, crying, driving, fighting, infants, multi-tasking, Parenting, texting
Posted in: Travel
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Earlier this week, a woman was arrested for driving a car with a three year old on the roof. The woman in question was the child’s grandmother, and when confronted by police, argued that she was driving very slowly, in a parking lot, and that the girl was completely safe because she was also [...]
Tags: driving, foolishness, grandmother, Safety, stupidity, toddler
Posted in: News
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Just released from the American Academy of Pediatrics: travel tips for little kids. All I can say is: THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I suppose if my family bopped in and out of airports every other month, I might figure out some of these on my own. But we don’t travel very much so I’m not a seasoned pro. [...]
Tags: aap, driving, Flying, Travel
Posted in: Travel
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We have all the gadgets to keep our kids safe in the car ? the car seats, the seatbelts, the child-proof lock on the door, the child-proof windows. But how about locking your car doors from the inside while driving?
A friend who comes from South America makes it a point to lock her car doors [...]
Tags: car doors, driving, lock, Safety
Posted in: Current Events, Parenting
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