Foster parent, Jami M. Littlefield pleaded guilty on Monday in Superior Court in Norwich, Connecticut to spanking a 4-year-old girl on the buttocks with a wooden spoon. Littlefield was arrested after the child’s biological mother, Elisabeth Land noticed bruises on her daughter’s buttocks during a supervised visit on January 11. The mother said the 4-year old girl was wearing baggy pants,... 

The tornado that slammed into Moore, Oklahoma was said to be almost a mile wide in it’s peak when it was moving across town. In the tornado’s path was Plaza Towers Elementary School where children were huddling in hallways to protect themselves from the sheer power of the tornado. It was just reported by the AP at 5:52pm CST that, “Several children pulled out of rubble alive at Plaza... 

They say music is good for the soul, and in recent studies researchers found it’s also therapy for premature and sick babies. Recent studies and anecdotal reports suggest the vibrations and soothing rhythms of music might benefit preemies and sick babies. Especially for those preemies that are too small to be held. Researchers say that music can help them adapt to life outside the womb. “Live... 

Students at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego California have been suspended because of a twerking video. Thirty-two students, 28 girls and 3 boys, danced while one used school property to tape the group outside class during 6th period. Later, the student used school editing equipment to add music and post the twerking video to YouTube. As a result, all 33 students were suspended as of Tuesday... 

Readington Middle School in New Jersey has banned girls from wearing strapless dresses to their eighth grade dance, saying they are distracting to boys. Earlier this month, Principal Sharon Moffat sent parents a letter stating that “young gentlemen are encouraged to wear collared shirts and trousers; many boys wear ties or jackets. Young ladies should wear a skirt, dress with straps, or dressy pants... 

Maybe you’ve done it or maybe you would turn someone in for doing it but it just recently happened again, a parent leaving their child in the car. This time the baby was an infant sitting in the seat of a car with a pink princess blanket wrapped around the bottom of the baby with a warm hat on. Laying on top of the baby and the blanket was a note that the mom left for anyone concerned to read. DJ... 

Every adult can think back to their teenage years and remember the “growing pains” they had to endure. Though different for each individual, the trends that were popular during that time period made a single person part of a group by participating in that particular trend. In high school, there has been the concern for years of young adults taking part in the trend that involves alcohol and drug... 

Men who wait to have children until they are older, may be passing a gene mutation of Autism onto their grandchildren. Avi Reichenberg of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, who co-led the study, said for the first time your father’s and grandfather’s lifestyle choices can affect you. “This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have children if your... 

Anorexia can be deadly if not caught, diagnosed and treated early. Unfortunately, it can sometimes be hard to recognize the on set of the illness, especially in young children. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height. Persons with this disorder may have an intense fear of weight gain, even when they are underweight.... 

Novartis Consumer Health has recalled 2.3 million containers of Triaminic and Theraflu Warming Relief syrups because the child-resistant caps can be removed by children even with the tamper-evident plastic seal still in place. This recall comes after four children have opened the child-resistant caps and ingested the medication. One of those children needed medical attention. Meanwhile, eight other...