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The Denver Nuggets released Chris ‘Birdman’ Anderson indefinitely after the player was found in possession of child pornography on May 10th.

First Grader Beanie Mar saved her friend Aniyah Rigmaiden when she started choking on an apple.  Beanie went into action and performed the Heimlich Maneuver after seeing it on the Disney Channel Show A.N.T Farm.

The benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child have been well-documented. Among other things, it can boost a child’s immunity and help protect moms from several different types of cancer. However, a new study by the American Sociological Review says breastfeeding may hurt mothers in an unexpected way – in the pocketbook.

Thought to be eliminated in the US since 2000, the number of measles cases spiked last year to 222, the highest number in 15 years. Not surprisingly, the majority of those affected did not receive the measles vaccine, said a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A video featuring Alicia Silverstone chewing up food in her mouth and then feeding it — mother bird style — to her 11-month old son Bear is causing waves on the internet.

When you have a toddler you have to keep an eye on them at all times.  You keep tiny things out of reach because they are curious about everything and want to put things in their mouth.  As a parent I was always scared of my toddler eating stuff he shouldn't, and I was always fearful of things like this story.

I have seen several posts from friends on facebook in the last few days about a drug called Strawberry Quik.  It is said to resemble Pop Rocks candy and is a flavored form of crystal meth.  As I have been reading the warnings, it dawned on me that this isn't the first time I have heard about this drug.

Stan and Jan Berenstain created a series of children's books called the Berenstain Bears back in 1962.  Their first book published was the The Big Honey Hunt. Odds are over the last 50 years  you, your parents, and your children have all read a Berenstain Bear Book.   Stan Berenstain passed away in 2005 at the age of 82 and his wife followed him in death on Friday at the age of 88 after suffering

Remember the old story your parents used to tell you about how they had to walk 10 miles in the snow uphill and downhill just to get to school.  Well we all know that was probably not true it was more like 2 miles, but hey who is counting.  Apparently, a mother in Jonesboro, AR, punished her child by making him walk 4.5 miles to school.  The mother was given a citation and now faces one year in ja

For years, the prevailing wisdom behind doling out allowances to kids has been that the practice helps children learn about budgets, which, in turn, leads to better spending habits when they grow up — assumptions that may not be true.

It may not be news to you that today’s kids are deprived of sleep, but before you blame smartphones or computer games, consider this: children haven’t been getting enough shut-eye for more than a century.

Do you remember growing up and having your parents read fairy tale stories to you like Cinderella, Red-Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel?  Well apparently parents these days have decided that some of the classic fairy tales are just to scary to read to kids.