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I don't think they will be winning parents of the year award.  They duct taped their 10 month old and 2 year old's hands and mouth, and hung one of them upside down on a piece of exercise equipment.  Then these two idiots posted the photos on Facebook.  What?!

Parents must always be on the offensive to protect their children from the countless ways the world tries to steer them down the wrong path. But should parents be leery of the names of foods?

I remember the controversy when this first came up, but now another study is showing the same scary result:   Arsenic has long been recognized as a poison and a contaminant in drinking water, but now concerns are growing about arsenic in foods, especially in fruit juices that are a mainstay for children.

When he was four, Colton Burpo almost died of a burst appendix. Vivid memories the now 12-year old had of going to Heaven, sitting in Jesus’ lap, and meeting dead family members during this near death experience became the basis for the book ‘Heaven is for Real,’ which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the past 52 weeks. Now there is an 32-page illustrated children’s edition of ‘H

Luke Bryan just wrapped his latest headlining trek on the 2011 CMT Tour. Prior to that, he spent several months on the road with Tim McGraw, following that run with his own Farm Tour this past fall. Now that the holidays are approaching, Bryan will get some much needed downtime to spend at home with his wife Caroline and their two young sons — Bo (3) and Tate (15 months) — and he admits that balan

In a country with a soaring childhood obesity rate, doctors on an expert panel appointed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics announced Friday that children should be tested for high cholesterol as early as age 9.

A new study from researchers at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that pediatricians write more than 10 million prescriptions for unnecessary antibiotics every year. In the two-year study, 65,000 kids were profiled to determine the type of diagnosis they were given during doctor’s visits as well as the type of of drugs, if any, they were prescribed. The research revealed doctors presc

The latest numbers show about eight percent of American kids drop out of high school before graduating. Want to keep your kids from becoming a statistic? Then pay attention to how they do in the sixth grade.

In a new study published Thursday, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth University found that American teens who listen to music hear about 34 name-brand references to alcohol every day — something that could contribute to teen substance abuse.

Is your baby almost a toddler?  If that's where you're at, welcome to "Chasing Your Baby 101".  This is a valuable list, not only for parents, but your friends you visit, family members, and GRANDPARENTS.  Grandparents THINK they know it all, after all, YOU'RE still around, right?  But, it's always good to go through a checklist and MAKE SURE!

Filmed in Mawson Lakes, South Australia on CCTV, this harrowing footage shows a teenage boy brazenly crossing a track in front of an oncoming train and avoiding death by the narrowest of margins.

I can totally relate to this subject.  Putting kids to sleep can be a stressful ordeal that you dread.  You love your kids and you think the world of them.  But sometimes you just want to pull your hair out!  Go to sleep!  It's been said (sometimes loudly) countless times in our house...