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There’s no arguing that this three-year-old is a lawyer in the making. After Mateo’s mother, Linda Beltran told him he couldn’t have cupcakes for dinner, he put up a bit of a fight. He’s simply adorable!
Last updated: 13/03/2014 by CatherineMom to CatherineMom's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
After a video of a young girl trying to keep her drug addict mother awake went viral, an official investigation was launched. Although the 26-year-old woman was not charged with any crime, the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit decided to remove the girl from her mother’s custody. “While it is helpful that so many people emailed...
Last updated: 12/03/2014 by CatherineMom to CatherineMom's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
The officers who were called to the scene of a shoplifting arrest in WalMart, were very surprised by what they found at the scene of the crime. The suspects left the scene without their two little tots and when the policemen saw the babies’ desperately needed a diaper change, their instinct kicked in. Here’s how the story unfolds:
Last updated: 07/03/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Other, Parenting Advice
Now that youngsters have easy access to a number of social media sites, they are more exposed to cyberbullying than ever before. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that cyberbullying in post-primary schools has gone up by a third. A new report from the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), showed that cyberbullying in secondary schools has gone up by a third in the last...
Last updated: 24/02/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
While most parents think they are the ones in control of the upbringing of their kids, a new study showed that the ball isn’t in their court all the time. The study suggests that parenting is not about the characteristics of a mum or dad alone, but rather, something that results from a child’s attributes as well as their parent’s. When researchers looked at over 14,000 twins, they found that...
Last updated: 21/02/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
There is a growing concern on how youngsters can easily create multiple accounts on social media that will allow them to speak to strangers. Since parents are preoccupied with the sexual dangers associated with it, they never ask a very important question: why? According to danah boyd, author of I t’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens , parents should be concerned with why their...
Last updated: 20/02/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
For a long time, parents have been guilt tripping themselves into thinking they are the reason why their little ones don’t eat many vegetables. However, it seems that genes have more to do with taste buds than upbringing. A study of over 2,500 children showed that a dislike to eating greens and certain foods has a lot to do with DNA. The researchers compared the eating habits of identical twins...
Last updated: 14/02/2014 by CatherineMom to CatherineMom's Blog
Filed under: Health, Parenting Advice
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) are calling on the government to make slapping children illegal. A new survey by the ISPCC and the Childrens Rights Alliance found that three in five parents have hit their child, even though 75% of parents don’t believe it’s an effective method of discipline. While the government claims a ban like this isn’t necessary, 57...
Last updated: 10/02/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Parenting Advice
Although a certain amount of vitamin D is needed in the body, the rising fear of getting skin cancer means that most mums and dads try their best to keep their little ones away from the sun. But, experts are saying that this obsession could be the reason why there has been an upsurge in children diagnosed with rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency. Other reasons for the rise include...
Last updated: 22/01/2014 by MollyMumofTwo to MollyMumofTwo's Blog
Filed under: Other, Parenting Advice
As youngsters enter adulthood, they begin to explore new things. One of the areas that teenagers become very keen on learning is sex. However, the wrong actions could get them into more trouble than it’s worth. Prime Minister Cameron recently admitted he wants teachers to re-evaluate sex education for youngsters. Since the current program hasn’t been updated since 2000, there are a lot of new...
Last updated: 16/01/2014 by CatherineMom to CatherineMom's Blog
Filed under: Other, Parenting Advice
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