Babble Wrap: Naughty Baby T-shirt Slogans Upset Mums
Posted by Kym Weathersten at 11:10 AM on July 22, 2009
Baby clothing with edgy one-liners has landed a retailer in hot water. The Daily Telegraph
Pregnant Women Warned Over Swine Flu After Death Of Palm Island Woman’s Unborn Child
Pregnant women have been warned to avoid crowds like those expected at this year’s Royal Queensland Show, following the swine flu-related death of an unborn child. The Australian
Govt Urged To Act After School Suicides
The Victorian Government has sent extra counsellors to a school in the state’s south, after four current or former students committed suicide in six months. ABC News
Pollution ‘Affects Children’s IQ’
Exposing pregnant women to pollution can have a major affect on the IQ levels of their children, a new study has found. The Australian
‘Restore Equality’ In School Funding, Melbourne University Report Outlines
Public and private schools should be funded on the same basis and given incentives to enrol students from disadvantaged backgrounds or who are struggling academically, a new report argues. The Australian
Court Records Awful State Of 3 Children Found Starved In Love Field Area Motel
Three children found shut inside a Love Field area motel bathroom this month were so emaciated that they vomited when child protective workers first tried to feed them, authorities say. Dallas News
Spotlight On Parents’ Role In Youth Bingeing And Violence
Parents face greater scrutiny on their children’s drunken behaviour as part of the State Government’s examination of alcohol-fuelled violence and injury. Courier Mail
Childhood Asthma ‘Caused By Stressed Parents’
A study of five to nine year olds living in areas of high traffic found those with mothers and fathers who felt most under pressure were the likeliest to develop the condition. Telegraph
Dog Drags Newborn From Family Home
A father was frantically calling 911 to report his missing newborn when he spotted the baby, bleeding from the mouth and clutched in the jaws of a family dog who had carried him from his crib to the heavily wooded backyard.
Associated Press
Precious First Born: Mothers Admit They Really Do Favour First Child
Mothers really do favour their ‘precious first borns’ over the children they have later, research has found. Telegraph
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