the honest scoop – 11-13-09
Today’s top news headlines for parents
The Balloon Boy’s parents opt for guilty pleas in a bargain aimed to keep the mother from facing deportation if found guilty at trial.
To date, the swine flu has killed 540 children in the United States and sickened almost 22 million people over all.
No surprise that air pollution poses a special danger to young lungs, increasing the risk that babies will develop bronchiolitis, the most common cause of hospitalization during an infant’s first year.
Breastfeeding while working:
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A rare congenital disorder lead “Super Baby Faith” to be born with no eyes.
The pros and a con or two of C-sections.
Is addressing sleep disorders like snoring the cure for many cases of ADHD?
What the meep?
If you want your children to have good vocabularies, make reading aloud to them a priority.
Do comic books have a place in the classroom? This professor of library sciences thinks so.
The hottest toys for the holidays:
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That family trip to Disney is still possible even on a tight budget.
After her nanny shot a provocative photo of her as a prank, Cindy Crawford’s 7-year old daughter ended up as the victim of a $100,000 extortion attempt.
With three boys to handle, Modern Family star Julie Bowen finds that brotherly love does not run in her family.
Expecting mom-to-be Rebecca Gayheart gets called on out on some unhealthy behavior.
A clip from Fantastic Mr. Fox, opening in theaters today:


