Leaving children at home alone NSPCC Guide
What the law says The law does not set a minimum age at which children can be left alone. However, it is an offence to leave a child alone when doing so puts him or her at risk. How do you decide if you can safely leave a child alone? There are

10 Illegal baby names
I found this article rather amusing... http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/family-parenting/10-illegal-baby-names-blog-3-yahoo-lifestyles.html

baby models airbrushed
I was watching a programme last night about baby models and this baby (5 months old) got the casting to be on the front cover of a parenting magazine. He was a lovely looking baby and the original photo was lovely. They then airbrushed the photo - they

Kidnapped sisters
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7756675/Kidnapped-German-sisters-speak-Arabic-to-each-other.html Interesting how they speak Arabic to each other and want to cook over an open fire. Perhaps children kidnapped in Portugal are

do babies/children stop growing?!
obviously not generally speaking...but i got eli a couple of winter coats in the sales 18-24 months, and was looking at them today and thought hmmm he could wear them now and they would only be a bit big! he is in 9-12 month stuff just now and it fits

Baby girl shoes, size 3 or 3.5 F
Just wondering if any of you ladies were thinking of selling baby shoes/boots??? Clarks, Next, Start-rite etc. PM me with photos xx

Comfort feeding?
When I am not around lil miss doesn't "Need" boob...sometimes, when she's tired apparently my mum says she'll call/look for me... but in general its not needed. She has around 5 bf's a day when I am working, but on a weekend she is just

Gone Too Soon - Tributes to Murdered and Missing Children
“My Prayer” Song For The Missing Danny Borger’s, son of Ida Dean Richardson-Anderson, who has been missing from Ann Arbor, Michigan since September 1958 has completed a missing person song. This is a first of its kind song that is about

The Dangers Of Small Children And Pools
Toddler dies after being found in garden pond by mother By Mail Online Reporter Last updated at 8:36 AM on 28th August 2010 A toddler died after being found in a pond in the grounds of his mother's home, police said. The 23-month-old boy, whose name

Baby Peter: £58m Boost For Social Services
1:24pm UK, Wednesday May 06, 2009 Simon Newton, Sky News reporter Millions of pounds are to be spent to train and support social workers in an overhaul of the child protection system following the death of Baby Peter. The Government's new Social

GUADALUPE CERVANTES - 18 yo, her 16 month and 4 month old children - Chicago IL/Dyer IN
The Chicago Police Department have officially released an alert and are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing mother and her two children. The police have told the press that the woman and her two children have not been

Drugging Children: Unrecognized Form of Child Abuse
Drugging Children: Unrecognized Form of Child Abuse? By COURTNEY HUTCHISON ABC News Medical Unit Jul. 22, 2010 Mom Accidentally Poisons Child With Cough Meds; Researcher Sees Problem as Child Abuse Giving a cranky child cough medicine to

Blood in snot??
Cerys has a stinking cold Her nose is like a tap. I noticed some streaks of blood in the snot earlier. Do you think this is normal for a cold or something else. Ive got to see the doc tomorrow anyway so will ask him to check her out as well. Have you

Shameless (US)
Even though I liked the show a ton last year, I'm surprised by how excited I was to see this Gallagher's Christmas Carol and the prospect of the new season, starting January 8th. I can't help it, the Gallagher's crack my ass up! Also Veronica/Kevin,

ribs sticking out???
hmmmmm over the past couple of weeks me and hubby have noticed elijah's bottom ribs are quite a bit more pronounced than the rest of them - you can't see his ribs but they are sticking out at the bottom. is this normal/common? he's never had any troubl