Make that “19 Kids and Counting” — but not before something of a scare due to an emergency C-section and a very premature birth. Complete Story...
An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show "18 Kids and Counting" now has 19.
Pam Vetter's 15-year-old son balked when she told him she was opting for a healthier holiday season this year: fish rather than turkey, fewer carbs and sweets.
A Georgia couple got so carried away with snagging Black Friday deals that authorities said they left their kids alone in a shopping cart. Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman told WSB radio that a 35-year-old man and and 31-year-old woman were charged with reckless conduct.
Massachusetts police say a man locked his two young sons in the trunk of his car while he ran an errand.
As “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” comes to what is, for many, a long overdue end on Monday night, this question remains: What did it mean?
Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, I lost my way. I lost my dreams, my hopes, my goals, my happiness, my sense of self. It even felt as though I lost my family and my friends. I didn’t want to go out, didn’t want to see any of the people I loved — because I was afraid they would be able to see how bad I felt about myself. I didn’t like myself, and I didn’t have the courage to admit that to myself, much less admit it to my friends. I was living a life of complacency. Checked out. Shut down.
On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, my husband was taking my daughter to a gymnastics class for the evening. I was not with them, but my infant son was.
The slum kid stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" want a lot of things in life — new houses, a car, trips to London and Paris — but they aren't too interested in school.
Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within just 11 weeks, a study found.
At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
Small children and airplane flights: The mere mention of those two concepts in the same sentence is enough to make many parents — and many airline passengers — cringe. It’s common for moms and dads of babies and toddlers to approach flights with extreme humility and trepidation. After all, so many things can go wrong while trapped way up there in the sky with absolutely no escape.
Parents have been told over and over not to let kids watch TV alone. But now a new study shows that advice can backfire: Researchers found that children who watched television with their folks were almost four times as likely to be frightened by scary programs as those who viewed alone.
The surreal drama surrounding Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight kids became the “biggest celebrity story of the year,” according to “The Unreal Rise of Jon and Kate Gosselin,” on .
A woman with bipolar disorder "forfeited" her right to be a mother when she served her children drugged hot chocolate before setting the house on fire, a judge said Thursday as he sentenced her to six to 20 years in prison.
It seemed as if Jon Gosselin was sending a message that his kids should be protected from cameras when he banned TLC from his home and told Larry King, “it’s not healthy for my kids to be on the show. … it’s detrimental to them.”
Enough already with the whining, moaning, demonstrating and protesting by health care workers. Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, nurses’ aides, and anyone else who has regular contact with patients ought to be required to get a flu shot or find another line of work.
"Jon and Kate Plus Eight" may still be airing, but the TLC series is all but over. Ironically, the show has finally become what everyone has always wanted and craved: the chronicle of a relationship's meltdown and destruction.
More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows.
The cleaned-up remake is shinier, prettier and watches its language. No one even dances on top of a car...
A half-dozen kids at a community center in a Washington state say they were sickened by gum they accepted from a stranger.
Jermaine Jackson told Britain’s “Live From Studio Five” that Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket find comfort in playing with his kids.
A New York couple face criminal charges after they allegedly photographed their 11-month-old and 5-year-old boys posing with guns.
Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered.
Looking for healthy gifts for kids? You're not alone. Toys should be fun, but it's also nice to improve a child's mind or encourage physical fitness at the same time. (Or, at the least, do no harm.)
with the recent polls about our favorite Christmas movies and Christmas songs, comments came up about what brings up our favorite childhood memorys of Christmas, cheifly the TV specials that had us glued to the TV here's a poll of some of my favorites, let's hear yours
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Austin Police have arrested Richard Yax for possession of a prohibited weapon after they say he pulled a gun on three children who rang his doorbell and ran off. Friday night, a little before 9:00, in an Avery Ranch neighborhood three boys were having a sleep over.
WASHINGTON - CHILDREN who undergo intensive remedial reading programmes not only become better readers but can also end up with rewired brains that are better at communicating, a study published on Wednesday said.
This is the longest part of any trip. You know how it is, you can drive thousands of miles but it's the last 40 or so that seem to take a week to go.
This is a great little book that covers all the bases in tele/cell phone conversing and etiquette. It's especially useful for businesses to hand out to new employees, and for parents who'd like to give their teens some advice on proper use of the cell phone.
As a parent, you know how difficult it can be to get your child to go to bed at night and stay in bed all night - especially during the exciting holiday times! We would love to hear from you.
For more than ten years, I have been helping expectant families prepare for birth and early parenting. During this period I have become accustomed to hearing strong and conflicting positions on many topics, including epidural anesthesia, circumcision, and the best age for weaning.
If parents are waiting for the right time to talk their kids about sex, they've probably already missed their window of opportunity. That's according to Dr.
A shocking chronicle of institutional dysfunction, "The War on Kids" likens our public school system to prison and its disciplinary methods to fascism. At least now you know why little Johnny won't get out of bed in the morning.
Driving through the mountains is hard enough but doing it in a motorhome makes it even harder. Especially when the wind picks up.
The next morning I woke up to quiet. I had expected to still be hearing rain but the storm had passed on during the night and now there was nothing to hear but the quiet of an early morning.
Never heard of a Zoobie? What about Meatball Madness? Get ready for the holiday toy-buying season by checking out Elizabeth Werner's list of the top playthings to look out for this year.
It was alleged that the former singer was convicted of sexually assaulting his four-year-old niece and nephew in Florida back in 2004. Pleasure P was 16 when he is said to have committed the crimes and served eight months in prison.
The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.
Never heard of a Zoobie? What about Meatball Madness? Get ready for the holiday toy-buying season by checking out Elizabeth Werner's list of the top playthings to look out for this year.
Okay, so I'm just going to get to the point of this article because this is practically boiling right out of me. Earlier on today, I was browsing the web and an article caught my eye.
Another cheater bites the dust. The same credible source who hipped us to the Shaq and Shaunie O'Neal cheating/divorce drama almost two years ago has given us more juicy info. And it aint looking good for the homie Shaquille.
"Lil' Wayne"...How much pain do you guys see in this picture? Keep in mind before we judge & turn a blind eye that this is whom alot of our children look up to.
Dallas bikers are needed for this 5-day "mission" for the Snowball Express which provides positive, lasting memories for the kids who have lost a parent in military action since 9/11.
I slept in this morning. I guess my wife decided to let me sleep as long as I wanted because I have to go back to work tonight. Anyway when I got up I knew I needed to take the van in for an oil change.
Massachusetts police say a man locked his two young sons in the trunk of his car while he ran an errand.
A 15-year-old boy told Buffalo Grove police that his parents had taken away his video game system and asked whether they were within their rights. They were, police told him.
It's always interesting how you can find lessons for your family lifestyle from other disciplines. This article talks about using techniques from "dog whispering" in relating to our own children.