Babble Wrap: Anger At Law That Fails Children
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Babble Wrap: Anger At Law That Fails Children

Anger At Law That Fails Children The names of 22 children killed by their fathers on access visits hung from a makeshift clothesline in a city park yesterday as more than 100 women and some men gathered to vent their anger at the Family Court of Australia and the law it must enforce. SMH Walk Your Way To A Smarter Baby Mothers who exercise du...
Parents Sue Daycare For Inappropriate Touching Between Students
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Parents Sue Daycare For Inappropriate Touching Between Students

I remember one day in daycare when I was about four and a boy in my class kept poking me in the butt during naptime. It made me feel uncomfortable so I told my mother about it when she picked me up. She told me that I should tell the boy to stop touching me if anything similar happened again, and if he didn’t listen, I should tell my teacher rig...
Do We All Have A Right To Procreate?
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Do We All Have A Right To Procreate?

Though we would rarely admit it, most of us, upon hearing about some abusive situation, have muttered about requiring a license to parent or "fixing" the offenders so at least no child will have to go through that again. But when push comes to shove would we really think either was a good idea? Carter Dillard, writing in the Georgia Law Review,...
Court Bans Divorce Mom’s Partner from Sleeping Over
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Court Bans Divorce Mom’s Partner from Sleeping Over

Proving once again that what's good for the gander isn't necessarily going to be allowed by homophobic family court judges for the goose, a divorced mum from Tennessee has been informed she can't allow her lesbian partner to sleep over on the same nights as her kids.Her ex-husband, meanwhile, has remarried and his wife sleeps ove...
Inquest: 8 Year Old Girl Drowns On School Excursion
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Inquest: 8 Year Old Girl Drowns On School Excursion

It's every parent's worst nightmare. Armani Dirani, 8, was found at the bottom of a pool at the Glenbrook Swim Centre in the Blue Mountains in 2006. She was with her classmates on an end of term "celebration day" excursion. Read more...
Should Kids Lose Their Bikes For Not Wearing Helmets?
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Should Kids Lose Their Bikes For Not Wearing Helmets?

It's one thing to require that children wear helmets while biking or skateboarding. But how should the police enforce it? There's a range of consequences for adults caught speeding or running a red light: the police can issue fines, require offenders to attend safety classes - even, for repeat offenders, revoke their licen...
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W Magazine Amputates Demi Moore’s Hip

5:43 PM Okay, we know the gorgeous mother of three likes plastic surgery, but wasn’t it a bit presumptuous of W magazine to liposuction Demi Moore’s thigh without her approval?... read more

Johnny Depp Drunkest Man In NYC (Brilliant Video)

5:00 PM After an evening out with punk legend Patti Smith in New York on Wednesday night, the newly re-crowned Sexiest Man Alive, one J Depp, looked like he was back on the set of Fear and... read more

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Star Baby: Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban’s Baby Uggs It Up

5:14 PM I think there is some kind of law in place that Aussies Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have to put a pair of the Australian born Ugg boots on their daughter, Sunday. It’s... read more

Boy’s Retro Lounge Set

10:00 AM I can’t think of a reason not to love this Boy’s Retro Lounge Set. The bold colours are amazing and the set appears to be extra comfy. The set includes a matching white s... read more
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