Morning Brew 08-14-09
Today’s top headlines for parents
The CDC and the Office of Women’s Health team up to plan a call to action to get more U.S. women breastfeeding.
Due to a dangerous burn and fire hazard, a recall has been issued for over 200,000 Wii battery chargers.
Kids step up for the pediatric trials of the H1N1 vaccine:
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Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich form an odd couple as they join forces to promote school reform, touting good education as common ground we can all agree on.
A teacher learns a $22,000 lesson about using her phone in school after making a 4 minute call during class.
A former frontrunner on the child beauty queen circuit speaks out about the downside of always needing to win.
These sites screen web videos for kid-safe content so you don’t have to.
Bored by his high school basketball competition, a California teen decides to skip his senior year and goes pro for Israel’s Maccabi Haifa.
Raising a drug-free child:
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NPR presents a list of must-read children’s classics.
Tony Danza heads back to school as an English teacher.
The Time Traveler’s Wife star Rachel McAdams looks forward to being a mom someday and will use her own mother as a role model.
Mike Tyson talks about the tragic death of his daughter and his struggle to deal with the grief.
Walt Disney presents Ponyo in theaters today:
