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Tennessee bill would require teachers to tell parents their kids are gay

Stacey Campfield

Tennessee state senator Stacey Campfield has reintroduced his infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill, with enhancements, including the tattletale clause requiring school teachers and counselors to tell parents if their kids are gay, under various scenarios. Campfield recently introduced a bill that would cut welfare to families if their children don’t perform well in school, calling it a step toward “breaking the cycle of poverty.”

 

Moms talk, text while driving — even with baby on board

Texting While Driving

A survey finds mothers indulge in risky driving behavior with their babies in the car.

 

Mom saves son's life by Googling symptoms

Google

A quick-thinking mother saved her son’s life when she Googled his ailments, the Shropshire Star reported. Kian Jones, 12, of Shrewsbury, U.K., had persistent headaches, poor vision and vomiting, which his mother, Sabina, typed into Google after the child was initially misdiagnosed.

 

School tells teen to get breast reduction, mom says

Bullying

A Missouri mother is outraged after her daughter's school district allegedly suggested the 13-year-old get a breast reduction to stop bullying. Tammie Jackson said her daughter, a sixth-grade student at Central Middle School is being sexually harassed because of her breast size, Fox2Now.com reported.

 

Russia's adoption ban harms kids

Russia's Adoption Ban

In July 2011, my husband and I traveled to a Russian orphanage to meet a 2-year-old girl. We petitioned the Russian courts to adopt her, and waited 14 agonizing months to be granted a court date, all along fearing we would never be able to bring her home.

 

Dad Hires In-Game 'Assassins' To Discourage Son's Gaming Habit

Video Games

Frustrated by his adult son's incessant gaming habit, a man in China reportedly hired a number of in-game master "hitmen" to annihilate his son's avatar over and over again in an attempt to deter him from playing.

 

Retailers to Recall Infant Recliners

Amazon, Toys "R" Us and other retailers agreed to voluntarily recall Nap Nanny infant recliners after a recall plan couldn't be reached with the manufacturer following a series of infant deaths.

 

Bedroom TVs boost kids' risk of fat, disease

TVs in Kids' Bedrooms

Kids who have TVs in their bedrooms are twice as likely to be fat and nearly three times as likely to be at risk for heart disease and diabetes as those who don’t, according to a new study that renews concerns about health and screen time.

 

Feds link five deaths to infant recliner

The deaths of five infants and more than 70 reports of children nearly falling out of a popular infant recliner have the federal government looking to stop the sales and manufacture of the product.

 

Video: Lies parents tell their kids

"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings' new book, "Because I Said So!", breaks down common myths parents tell their children.

 

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