The Parenting Weblog

A highly aggressive childhood cancer, Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is characterized by extremely painful and disfiguring swelling in the jaw, eyes, face and abdomen areas. If not treated properly on ti…

In the the third annual 2009 Pink Power Momâ„¢ contest, Bright Startsâ„¢ honored eight mothers who have survived breast cancer and used their experience to make a difference in the lives of othe…

The search is on for the next faces of babyGap and GapKids!

Gap has launched its annual casting call in partnership with Disney Family.com. Enter your babies (ages four and under) and kids (ages 5 …

This Mother's Day – Sunday, May 10, 2009 – the first Mother's Day Rally for Moms' Mental Health will be held online, featuring 24 open letters to new mothers on the importance of maternal …

We had a great holiday except for the few days I was sick as a dog with kidney stones. I don't even wish those on my worst enemy. I resisted my usual ER trip for leftover pain meds and sleeping th…

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In the Chinese lunar calendar, today is exactly the start of Year 4076, the Year of the Rat. It's the time of the year when Chinese families (and those who follow the lunar calendar) reunit…

"Our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again." Parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann released a video yesterday appealing to the kidnappers to release the child an…

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Toys are no longer "special" when it comes to product recalls. Now, even children's vaccines are being recalled.

More than a million vaccines of Hib and combination vaccines Hib…

Ever wonder what happened to Lakshmi, the Indian girl who had 8 limbs? Doctors presented her to the media, a week after her surgery.

The girl, named after the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi appeared healthy a…

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Two family tragedies happened in Germany in the past two days. Both resulting to deaths of innocent children.

Just last night, news about a 28 year-old mother and three dead babies were shown …