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Kingergartner Suspended Over Hello Kitty Bubble Gun

Does this look like a weapon to you? It doesn't even shoot projectile objects, just glorified air (bubbles). It could never be mistaken for a real gun. But after a 5 year old little girl suggested she and her classmate…
Connecticut School Shooting - Why

{Editor's Note} Our entire staff has heavy hearts as this news is unfolding before our eyes. Our thoughts, our prayers, our hearts are all with those who have been affected. We are deeply saddened and will be taking tim…
Bang!

This is a guest post from Blaggie Plaggie: Babblings of a Mommy Doctor. During a recent visit to my husband's family, I witnessed my 2 year old son form his hand into the shape of a gun and pretend to shoot. It was…
Innocence Meets Harsher Realities: How to Raise Healthy Kids?

A very complicated parenting dilemma arose for me today while I was walking home with my snoozing one year old son. We live in a somewhat "colorful" neighborhood in downtown San Francisco. While I feel it's fairly safe…
Bullying Can Bring Out the Killer in Your Kid

A few weeks ago, my mom told me about a guy with Asperger's who killed someone in his school for teasing him. The kicker was that the kid he killed had never teased him. Now, he is in jail, thanks to all of the years o…
The Parenting Pledge

image source I am asking all of my friends who happen to be parents, or who will soon be parents, or even those of you who will be parents sometime in the hazy future to take this pledge with me: "We, the parents, ple…
Sometimes the Injustices Around the World Really Get to Me...

Guest post by novelle360Disclaimer: This Post Includes Graphic Details My job really gets to me sometimes.The work itself.When putting together a page filled with particularly grim news, I often joke that we should hand…
What's Wrong with You Disney? -Violence in Children's Movies

by Mama Fox Disney movies. Just about everyone loves them, children and adults alike. But sometimes I really wonder about what the heck is going on with them. In most Disney one or both parents are dead. Seriously. The…