I came across the news below and couldn't help but think about all of the people who commit suicide after they kill family members. While I'll never understand how someone can take their own life that isn't seriously suffering from an ailment they're already dying from, I would rather hear of someone taking their own life then hearing about someone that has taken their problems … [Read more...]
Mom jailed 180 days for childrens chronic truancy
A mother has been ordered to jail for nearly 6 months after her two elementary school children missed more than 10 per cent of last year's school year, setting an example as one of the firsts by a new state law in California. Pleading guilty to her crime, Cuevas is one of the first to be convicted under the California law and the second to be jailed in Kings County this … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign Generating Some Feedback
Here's a video of Michelle Obama welcoming students back to school and introducing the new school lunch program a large number of schools implemented across the country: Some of the headlines surrounding the "Let's Move" campaign: N.J. High School Students Planning Cafeteria Boycott To Protest Obama Guidelines PARSIPPANY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Students at Parsippany … [Read more...]
Moms Stress Levels Rise as Kids Head Back to School
Parents' Stress Levels Rise As Kids Head Back-to-School (via PR Newswire) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2012 Back-to-School Shopping study released today by Coupons.com and conducted by Harris Interactive®, American parents[1] are feeling the stress of getting their kids back to the classroom. 50 percent of Moms of school age … [Read more...]
New face of swimwear designer Dolores Cortés’ DC Kids
Valentina Guerrero, an adorable 10-month-old girl with Down syndrome, is now the face of well-known Spanish swimwear designer Dolores Cortés' 2013 children's swimwear collection, DC Kids. We say bravo. Valentina’s mother, TV host and producer Cecelia Elizalde told the Down Syndrome Association of Miami how she felt when Cortés told her that they wanted Valentina to be … [Read more...]