the honest scoop – 12-8-09
Today’s top news headlines for parents
Eight middle school students were killed and 26 more injured in a stampede in China as the children rushed to leave their study session at 9PM at night.
A federal class action lawsuit is putting a spotlight on the Medicaid healthcare of more than a million poor and disabled children in Florida.
Military kids don’t have it easy:
Doctors are coming up short when it comes to advising new parents about safe sleeping positions for their babies.
A mother’s exposure to microbes during pregnancy may lower the likelihood that her child will develop allergies later in life.
If they even talk about it all, many parents are getting around to the candid sex talk too late with over 40% of U.S. kids already having sex before the issue is discussed at home.
Half of all teenage girls end up with a sexually transmitted infection within 2 years of becoming active, with many effected by the age of 15.
One reason that the H1N1 vaccine might have been too hard to find is that state health agencies were reserving thousands of doses for corporations and their employees.
After initial concern about toxicity, Zhu Zhu Hamsters get the thumbs up as a safe toy for kids.
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Starting with Elmo’s ABC Book and four other titles, and free to read online (but not for download), Sesame Workshop has entered the E-book market with titles aimed at kids aged 2 to 6 years old.
Video games are not just Child’s Play when it raises more than $1 million for a charity to benefit sick children.
Due to gallstones, 18 Kids and Counting star Michelle Duggar was rushed to the hospital as early contractions threatened to deliver baby #19 well before it’s spring due date.
Biggest Loser alumni Kristin Steede announced that she is expecting a baby and credits her weight loss on the show as the key factor that allowed her to conceive.
Behind the scenes on Disney Pixar’s new sure to be classic Xmas special (airing tonight!):
