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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The story this week of a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a neighbor is a tragic reminder of the dangers that can lurk in our own backyards.
Hser Nay Moo, of South Salt Lake, Utah, was […]
A Dog Is a Kid’s Best Friend Too
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008No wonder Lassie’s boy Timmy always looked so rosy. A new study from Israel suggests dogs may make children healthier.
The medical benefits of animal ownership have long been recognized in adults. But not much has been said in the past about the effects of pets on children.
Researchers in Jerusalem recently found that kids who have […]
Alleged Hooker Rises to Fame
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008It was only a matter of time.
In this case, it was a mere 36 hours after The New York Times broke the story about New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s alleged tryst with a prostitute before 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s bikini-clad photo was circulating throughout cyberspace.
The headlines that brought down Spitzer’s career may well have jump-started […]
Upskirt Photographer Goes Free
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008The Oklahoma Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of a man who took pictures up a teenage girl’s skirt at a Target store.
According to the ruling, the girl was not “in a place where there is a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy,” the state’s legal requirement for prosecution in such cases.
Testimony indicated […]
Consumer Products and Other Scary Things
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008The Washington Post ran an article this past weekend about parents shelling out big bucks to shield their offspring from potentially toxic substances in everyday products.
From organic cotton crib mattresses to stainless steel sippy cups and wooden teethers, it seems there is a growing market for products made from non-synthetic materials.
Recent stories about possible adverse […]
Belief in God Makes Kids Happy
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008A new study offers proof that belief in God is important for a child’s happiness.
The Canadian study from the University of British Columbia asked kids ages 9 to 12 to rate the importance of such statements as: “I believe a higher power watches over me.”
The researchers compared each child’s answers with parents’ and teachers’ assessments […]
Does bad parenting cause brain damage?
Monday, February 18th, 2008Here’s one more bit of evidence regarding the important role parents play in their children’s lives.
Kids who don’t enjoy good early relationships with their parents may have altered brain development, a neurology researcher says.
A study of children between the ages of 4 and 8 found obvious physical changes over time in brain scans of kids […]
Super Tuesday offers lessons in democracy
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Like many others across the nation, my family was glued to the television during last night’s coverage of the delegate race. As the results from various primary elections and caucuses came in, no one was more interested than my 10-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter.
Each news update was met with cries of, “Yes!” or “Boooo!” You […]
Sure I’ll study, if the price is right
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Should kids be paid to succeed? A trial program in the Atlanta area is offering middle school and high school students $8 per hour to study after school. The youngsters will receive additional cash bonuses for improved academic performance. The program’s goal is to determine whether paying kids to study will make them better students.
While […]
Because she said so, that’s why
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Here’s a news story that caught my eye this morning. An Iowa woman who calls herself the “meanest mom on the planet” is selling her teenager’s car after discovering alcohol in it.
Jane Hambleton ran an ad in the local newspaper that reads: “OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don’t love teenage son, selling […]
