Provides the latest RSS feeds for Parenting News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/cat/e92133674ffae014/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:00 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:00 -0400 30 Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she would like to have a boy after she finally starts a family with husband Lamar Odom. Kardashian told Hollyscoop.com that she wants her child to be a future ball player like Odom and so is looking forward to having a baby boy, Contactmusic reported. "They always say you don't care, and I really don't know if I do care...But I think it would be fun to have a ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214731639/scat/e92133674ffae014 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:02 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214731639/scat/e92133674ffae014 Singer Madonna remembers meeting her fan Kim Kardashian when the reality TV star was a kid. In fact, the 54-year-old singer even gave Kim her accessories as souvenir, reports dailystar.co.uk. "I met her years ago when she was a little girl, believe it or not. She told me she was a huge fan, and it was during the time I was wearing all of the rubber bracelets on my arms," said Madonna. "I took ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712130/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712130/scat/e92133674ffae014 A SYDNEY father has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after downloading more than 300 videos of child pornography depicting some as young as six months old. German authorities tipped off Australian Federal Police to the activities of the Sydney man after he downloaded a file which included the terms "paedo" and "rape" from a file sharing site. Following a raid ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214732529/scat/e92133674ffae014 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:24 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214732529/scat/e92133674ffae014 Warning of the danger of keeping America on a "perpetual wartime footing," President Obama called for an end to the war on terror; and, With a tornado and a baby on the way, doctors and nurses at the Moore Medical Center really had to ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214729126/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:40:03 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214729126/scat/e92133674ffae014 welcomed their daughter  into the world, and now, they’re revealing her name: Emerson Jay Swisher. ';We are overjoyed, blessed and so full of love that our daughter Emme has finally arrived,'; the ';Reba'; actress and her husband, an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, told ABC News in a statement. ';She is healthy, beautiful and vibrant. It’s the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214729465/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:45 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214729465/scat/e92133674ffae014 Shayla Taylor was in labor when the devastating Moore, Oklahoma tornado hit. She had to moved to the operating room where there were no windows and braced herself along with the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728136/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728136/scat/e92133674ffae014 today, two doctors from the University of Michigan described how they saved an infant with a life-threatening respiratory disorder using a custom-designed 3D-printed device. Printed with bio-absorbable plastic, the device is holding the child's airway open and allowing him to breathe normally. The child, Kaiba Gionfriddo, suffered from tracheobrochomalacia--a collapse of the airway to one of ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/e92133674ffae014 A 23-year-old pregnant woman caused a stir at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters on Thursday after she confessed that she had sold her unborn baby for N200,000, in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214727972/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:46 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214727972/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu May 23, 2013 7:27pm EDT May 23 (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co said on Thursday it had agreed to buy organic baby food maker Plum Organics, as the company behind Goldfish crackers and Campbell's Soup seeks to expand its offerings to the youngest consumers. The acquisition, whose terms were not disclosed, marks the third deal this month by a large packaged food maker for a small baby-food ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728244/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214728244/scat/e92133674ffae014 NEW YORK -; Campbell Soup said it's buying Plum Organics, which makes food for babies and kids, for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into faster-growing ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214725809/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:37 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214725809/scat/e92133674ffae014 - and Brandi says sharing the kids with them is tough.She told E! News: ''It's just frustrating. But co-parenting is something we have to do.''Brandi, 40, recently blasted Eddie on Twitter for preventing her from speaking to their sons while they were staying with him and LeAnn.She wrote: ''Ive been trying to get a hold of my kids 4 over an hour no response to ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726834/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:14 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726834/scat/e92133674ffae014 Lisa Ling is feeling unstoppable. The only thing standing in her way at the moment is an elusive battery cover on a Fisher-Price mobile gym. Three screwdrivers later and she still can't figure out how to insert the batteries. But everything else in Ling's zen-like home, a stone's throw from the beach in Santa Monica, is perfectly in order -- including Ling, who appears ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726835/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:59 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726835/scat/e92133674ffae014 Campbell Soup says it’s buying Plum Organics, which makes food for babies and kids, for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into faster-growing categories. The company, based in Camden, N.J., had been struggling to increase sales of its canned soups in recent years as people increasingly look for foods with a fresher feel. To diversity its portfolio, Campbell also recently purchased ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726502/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214726502/scat/e92133674ffae014 Actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher, right, and Nick Swisher attend the "Gossip Girl" 100 episode celebration at Cipriani Wall Street on Nov. 19, 2011, in New ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214724453/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:05 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214724453/scat/e92133674ffae014 In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214723994/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:25 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214723994/scat/e92133674ffae014 In this May 10, 2013 photo, journalist Lisa Ling, poses for a portrait in Santa Monica, Calif. After giving birth to to 9-week-old daughter Jett, Ling says she's ready to get back to work with her Dove campaign to promote girl's self-esteem and her Oprah Winfrey Network series "Our America with Lisa Ling." (Photo by Matt ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722491/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722491/scat/e92133674ffae014 My kids are growing up as part of the Internet generation and, as a result, they love watching videos online. Being good Internet citizens, it's not surprising their favorite videos involve cats doing silly tricks. I would love to let them loose on YouTube to watch their cat videos, but there is an unsavory side to the video website that pops up in searches or YouTube's suggested videos ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722492/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:19 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722492/scat/e92133674ffae014 Will Smith has opened up about his parenting style, explaining that he tries to treat his children in the same way as he would treat adults. The actor - who appears alongside his son Jaden Smith in new ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722493/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722493/scat/e92133674ffae014 University of Virginia students, alumni and others that it is difficult for mothers to be successful traders because connecting with a child is a "killer" to their focus. As long as women continue having children, he said, the top of the industry is likely to remain mostly men. "As soon as that baby’s lips touched that girl’s bosom, forget it," Jones said, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722494/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:53 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214722494/scat/e92133674ffae014 statement . "This collaboration between faculty in our Medical School and College of Engineering is an incredible demonstration of how we achieve that vision, translating research into treatments for our patients." The doctors' groundbreaking and lifesaving design and procedure are detailed today in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720894/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720894/scat/e92133674ffae014 Kaiba Gionfriddo, who breathes with help from a splint created by a 3-D printer, plays with his family dog, Bandit, at his Youngstown, Ohio ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720895/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:17 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720895/scat/e92133674ffae014 BAKERSFIELD, CA - Many blended families have multiple children with different parents, keeping track of everything can get hectic for some. Children often are involved in divorces, so a Bakersfield man created a way to manage what sometimes can be complicated schedules. Single father Jon Vaughn says he began working on a mobile application after looking for a way to keep records and better ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720896/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:27:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214720896/scat/e92133674ffae014 Post-Dispatch Sports Columnist Bernie Miklasz starts his day -- and yours -- with a discussion on the surprising success of the Cardinals' ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214715802/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:44 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214715802/scat/e92133674ffae014 "Quite a few doctors said he had a good chance of not leaving the hospital alive," says April Gionfriddo, about her now 20-month-old son, Kaiba. "At that point, we were desperate. Anything that would work, we would take it and run with it." They found hope at the University of Michigan, where a new, bioresorbable device that could help Kaiba was under development. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214716099/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:24 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214716099/scat/e92133674ffae014 "Teen Mom" star Adam Lind, who is the father of Chelsea Houska's daughter Aubree, is expecting a new child with girlfriend Taylor Halbur. Lind and Houska are no longer in a relationship and have very little to do with one another outside of dealing with their ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214714652/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:23:37 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214714652/scat/e92133674ffae014 Nana Oye Lithur (first right), Irene Zakpa (third right) and the resource persons at the event Some years past, the family was an important institution which held the pillars of society together. Children learnt the values, norms and principles through family members to help shape their behaviour for the good of the society. However, in recent times, the family has been disintegrating into ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713272/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:19 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713272/scat/e92133674ffae014 EDMONTON -- Liam and Emma have topped the list of the most popular baby names in Alberta in 2012. It's the third year in a row that Liam has been the favourite choice for boys. Emma surpassed Olivia to move back into the No. 1 spot for girls. Among the more peculiar names chosen by parents for their boy babies were Thunderbolt and Icarus. And a dozen baby girls entered the world ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713273/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:51 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713273/scat/e92133674ffae014 "Mom, Amanda ruined the game!" "He was cheating. It's his fault!" Sound familiar? Siblings fight and then yell for Mom or Dad to intervene. Brothers and sisters argue and quarrel over all kinds of things - games ("I won!"), chores (You didn't help me!"), cake ("His piece is bigger!"), parents (You always agree with her!"), clothes ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713274/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:30 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214713274/scat/e92133674ffae014 A routine trip to tow an illegally parked car ended up with a baby being pepper-sprayed, a false report of shots fired and the tow truck driver arrested on bribery charges. It all began shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, when Carmel Towing driver Ronald Tyler showed up to a large party to tow away illegally parked vehicles inside the Olive Glen Community complex in Pompano Beach. Witnesses told ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712964/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:00 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712964/scat/e92133674ffae014 A new Harris Interactive poll gauging airline passenger preferences found that 58 percent of people who travel by commercial airline would pay more for extra legroom on flights that are three hours or more. And 63 percent of people surveyed said they would rather sit next to a crying baby than a smelly adult. The Harris Interactive poll of 2,276 U.S. adults was conducted online from March 13-18, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712420/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:43:28 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214712420/scat/e92133674ffae014 View results Plummeting birthrates among all teens - especially Hispanics - has helped bring this vital statistic to record-low levels, says a new federal report.Between 2007 and 2011, the birthrates of Hispanic teens fell by 40 percent or more in 22 states and the District, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214711996/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:16 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214711996/scat/e92133674ffae014 Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have a negative effect on babies' mental development, according to new research published in The Lancet. Iodine is ingested mainly through dairy products and seafood and is crucial for obtaining hormones secreted by the thyroid gland - which have a direct effect on fetal brain development. Negative effects of iodine on brain development have long been ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214710396/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:43 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214710396/scat/e92133674ffae014 Indian doctors said on Wednesday they have successfully carried out a first round of reconstructive surgery on the skull of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to nearly double in size. The surgery on the skull of one-year-old Roona Begum was carried out on Tuesday near New Delhi by the same surgeons who last week drained fluid from the youngster in a life-saving ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214708845/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214708845/scat/e92133674ffae014 Merriwa 6030 A 35-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a baby boy when she crashed her car into his bedroom in suburban Perth.Melissa Ann Waters was under the influence of alcohol when she lost control of her utility and drove into the house in Merriwa in January.Eight-month-old Nate Dunbar died at the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214707041/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:21 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214707041/scat/e92133674ffae014 The man, 39, is facing one count of grievous bodily harm and appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday where he successfully applied for bail.During the application the court was told the man, from North Lakes, allegedly threw the five-week-old infant into her cot in a fit of rage last Friday evening.The baby, who is a twin, is critically ill in Redcliffe Hospital.Magistrate Wendy ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214706422/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:19:52 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214706422/scat/e92133674ffae014 A Philadelphia couple convicted of manslaughter for denying medical care to a child who died were charged Wednesday with the murder of another child. Catherine and Herbert Schaible surrendered at police headquarters, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. They were being held pending a bail hearing. The Schaibles belong to First Century Gospel Church, which believes in treating illness with ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214707007/scat/e92133674ffae014 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:59 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214707007/scat/e92133674ffae014 Herbert and Catherine Schaible, the Northeast Philadelphia couple who prayed over their 7-month-old old baby Brandon last month instead of taking him to the doctor for bacterial pneumonia, have been charged with murder. Brandon died a few days after symptoms appeared. This charge comes four years after Kent, their 2-year-old son, also died when the parents refused to get him medical attention ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214705869/scat/e92133674ffae014 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:37 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214705869/scat/e92133674ffae014 A baby porpoise struggles at a water science research center in East China's Jiangxi province, May 22. The porpoise, only a few days old, was found by Jiujiang River on Tuesday evening, with injuries to its fin and abdomen. The porpoise died Wednesday after medical efforts ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214705260/scat/e92133674ffae014 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:25:07 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214705260/scat/e92133674ffae014