the honest scoop – 11-23-09
Today’s top news headlines for parents
“Kick a Ginger Day” gets real as a 12-year old boy is beaten up after a Facebook posting urges kids to attack redheads.
Bill Gates breaks out the check book and invests $335 million to help improve student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Sorry Teach, you can’t bring your gun to class:
Take note of the three stages of development for feeding your baby during their first year.
Get a picky toddler to eat a healthy, balanced diet without the tantrums.
The last question to be asked is the one that couples rarely think of – what to do with the unused embryos?
Michigan mothers form a Kitchen Cabinet to show the state legislature how to balance the budget without cutting education.
Texas schools make a move online that could help hasten the demise of the mass-market textbook industry.
Instilling family values:
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Looking to make up declining revenue by attracting new clientele, the posh Russian Tea Room goes after the kid market.
Nintendo gets Toy Story Mania! for the Wii.
Check ‘picking a baby name’ off the to-do list for parents-to-be Robin Thicke and his wife.
Nicole Sullivan is more relaxed about motherhood her second time around.
Is there too much overlap in the mythologies of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter?
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