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Heat wave and kids: A revisit to the lessons of kids forgotten in cars

Heat waves, like the current scorcher, are reminders for parents: Stories of kids forgotten in hot cars are rare, but parents would still do well to take precautions to remind themselves of that quiet, sleeping baby in the backward-facing car seat.
Royal baby: Prince William gets paternity leave like all UK dads

Royal baby father Prince William will get two weeks of paternity leave. All UK dads since 2003 go on leave, but some say two weeks isn't enough for the royal baby's father, or anyone's father for that matter.
Teen sexual harrassment: Starting a dialog with your daughter

Teen sexual harrassment tips for talking to your daughter. Feel awkward, but be brave and talk about it, anyway.
Shift in school-fundraising? Garbage bags better than candy or magazines

School fundraisers often sell candy, baked goods, or cookie dough – but not in Morganfield, Ky. They're selling garbage bags because, the principal says, everyone needs garbage bags.
Grom Social – a social network for people under 16, made by a 13-year-old

When 13-year-old Zach Marks's parents kicked him off of Facebook, he didn't get mad, he made his own social network. Now, the 16 and under GromSocial.com has 70,000 members in 199 different countries and a staff of 16.
Mandela on kids and family: Top quotes

Nelson Mandela, the father of six children, has opined eloquently about children, family, and home and here are his top quotes on the subject.
Dad's second-a-day video: more viral adorability

A second--a-day video by dad Sam Cornwell splices together one second of every day of his son's first year – and it has gone predictably viral. His son, Indigo, is the main subject, but the love shown by the characters who pop in throughout – dad, mom, family, and friends – makes it all the better.
Barbie sales are down, but here's betting she's not out

Barbie sales have hit a slump – declining, but it's not the first time, nor the longest decline. The doll had a decade-long swoon in the 2000s, too, when she went nub nose to nub nose with Bratz.
Tooth fairy: Toy industry wants to monetize the "holiday moment"

The tooth fairy is one of the least commercialized family traditions. Now 'The Real Tooth Faires LLC' brings what one expert calls "an amalgam of the worst trends in the toy industry ... every known money-making ploy in a pseudo-sweet ambiance ... full of gender stereotyping and sexualization.'
Royal baby due date: The Queen herself is getting antsy, eyeing vacation

Royal baby due date: The baby can't come soon enough, says Queen Elizabeth, who wants to get out of the London swelter and off on holiday.
Mom leaves kids in car during rap concert

A Florida mother is being charged with neglect after leaving her two kids – ages 3 and 5 – in her car while she attended a Lil' Wayne concert.
A kids' backyard playhouse and their arsenal of weapons plays on a granddad's memories

A gaggle of grandkids used this playhouse; an arsenal of toy weapons made a granddad contemplate tearing it down.
China discriminates against disabled children, report says

Many Chinese children with disabilities must find alternative means to an education. China doesn't allow regular schooling to children with disabilities unless they prove they can adapt in a normal school environment.
Royal baby in July? One royal says she knows royal baby due date

Royal baby in July? The royal baby due date was estimated to be July 13 or July 14 by media organizations. That royal baby due date has passed, but one royal family member seems confident she knows. And it's soon.
Dog persuaded off roof with hot dog bits from officer

An animal control officer rescued a dog from atop a Vancouver, Wash., house using hot dog bits.
Kate Middleton and the royal baby's gender: Why some don't want to know

Kate Middleton and husband Prince William are not alone in not wanting to know the gender of their first child. They're part of a group of expectant parents choosing the same thing – some have dubbed themselves Team Green.
Boy Scouts of America jamboree camp excludes obese Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts of America's new headquarters for the national jamboree comes with new requirements on participating scouts. Too high of a BMI score and a scout cannot attend.
Officer pulls over car, delivers passenger's baby

An officer pulls over a car for speeding and blowing through red lights, realizes the pregnant female passenger is in the throes of labor, and helps her deliver the child – and all in five minutes.
Minority children will be core of nation's workforce, tax base

Children of minorities will soon make up the core of the nation's workforce and tax base, but they're still disproportionately represented among the poor.
Astronaut Karen Nyberg washing her hair: Who knew it could bring us together? (+video)

Astronaut Karen Nyberg goes viral while washing her hair in zero gravity on YouTube. How the ordinary can bring us together.