April, 2010 Archives
Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 28, 2010 in 7:47 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
RECALL: The number of salmonella poisonings related to last weeks nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts has risen to 28 people across 10 states.
How to be the Worst Parent Ever Part 1: Post “The only mistake I ever made was having a kid” on your child’s Facebook page.
How to be the Worst Parent Ever Part 2: Drink yourself into an oblivion until your blood alcohol level is a mind-boggling .39, then take three little kids for a frightening hell ride.
How to be the Worst Parent Ever Part 3: Step 1) Drink and drive – Step 2) Become a hit-and run driver – Step 3) Tell your teenage son to take the car out for a drive – Step 4) Call the police and report the car stolen.
Beware the dangers of inflatable rides:
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 27, 2010 in 9:20 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
The cold case file of Etan Patz, the first missing child featured on a milk carton, heats up almost 31 years to the day after he disappeared.
Kids find a new high via “eyeballing” – pouring vodka into the eye for quicker and more effective intoxication.
Meet the 2-year boy with the 40 cigarette a day habit.
Taking the family out of family business:
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Posted by: , April 26, 2010 in 9:20 am
When I was a kid we played with trucks. We rode big wheels around the neighborhood pretending to be Ponch and Jon. We collected comics, Micronauts and Star Wars Cards. The toys back then had heart, substance and encouraged children to be creative.
WE INVENTED PONG GOD DAMMIT!!! Back then, less was more.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 26, 2010 in 9:10 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
What’s a girl to do after her school confiscates and searches her cell phone before handing it over to the district attorney’s office to prosecute her for taking nude photos of herself? Take ‘em to court and sue their pants off!
Add another mugshot to the Rogue’s Gallery of teachers that have allegedly had sex with their students (and this time around it was right in her classroom).
Turns out that the software that allowed a Pennsylvania school to remotely spy on students at home via webcam is quite vulnerable to being hacked by third parties (so who knows who else was able to operate those cameras).
Do you monitor your kid’s online time?
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Posted by: jodim, April 26, 2010 in 8:07 am
At the playground a group of moms were all huddled around the sandbox as our 6-12 month old children played. I had never met them before even though I’m at the playground every day. Apparently they don’t have time for playing in the playground- such a frivolous activity – since they are too buys taking their babies to various classes and structured activities. As they talked of their music, gym and baby yoga classes, I tried not to laugh at the intensity of it all. Since when is playing outside with other children not enough stimulation?
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Posted by: Janet Lin Lawson, April 25, 2010 in 10:36 am
Everybody seems to be talking about being bilingual these days. The world is changing – it’s cliché but true. Foreign trade is skyrocketing and the Internet knows no borders. Even in other areas, like the Vancouver Olympics, coaches, officials and athletes from different countries had to communicate in tons of different languages. It’s not surprising then that parents are rushing out to teach foreign languages to their children, as young as 3 years old.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 25, 2010 in 9:27 am
It is easy to believe in a cause. Signing a petition or sending in a small donation always helps. But living up to the cause is the hard part especially when it requires effort, sacrifice or change. The environment is something everyone should make a part of their lives. Here is a look at ways to create an all around green lunch box and the benefit it will have on our planet and your family’s health.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 25, 2010 in 8:57 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
The doctor whose flawed and now discredited research linked autism with vaccinations has been banned from practicing medicine.
A Georgia teacher is now likely to join the ranks of the unemployed after allowing students in her Advanced Placement history class to suit up in Ku Klax Klan robes for their show and tell project.
The Texas Textbook Massacre:
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Posted by: heather22, April 24, 2010 in 4:33 pm
I was trying to get my two kids into a movie theater, and realized that my daughter who had just turned 3 years old would be charged. So I told her to say that she was 2 years old. Every dollar counts you know and it was just a few days difference. This really caused an issue for my very proud daughter and a terrible embarrassment for me as we walked away from the box office with her screaming “I am not two. I am three. I am a big girl now!” Ugh. I will never ask my child to lie again…it was not worth the money saved… lesson learned!
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, April 24, 2010 in 9:17 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
4-year old Ethan Stacy’s fate was decided the moment he was sent to spend the summer with his mother.
With birth rates at historic lows, German women need to begin having babies if their country’s population level is going to remain stable.
Add adoptions to the list of ways Facebook is changing the way we interact:
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