Parenting

June 23, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today announced his cosponsorship of the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 (S. 3140), which would allow federal employees to use four weeks of paid leave, as well as any annual or sick leave, for the birth or adoption of a child under the Family and Medical Leave Act. This bill was introduced by Senator Jim Webb.    » read more »

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group Expands Parenting Reach with Acquisition of Babunga.com's Pregnancy-Focused Sites for Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect.com

October 30, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — November is National Adoption Month, and Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is offering a resource for parents considering adoption. His office recently released a brochure called “Welcome Home,” which explains the legal process in Missouri as it relates to domestic, foster, stepparent and international adoption.    » read more »

2007-09-04 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement regarding SmartLimits for Wireless, a new web-based parental control feature for wireless service that AT&T is offering to its customers. The safety feature allows parents to block calls and text messages to and from numbers they don't approve, filter access to inappropriate Internet content, and teach their children to use their cell phones more responsibly.    » read more »

Smoking shortens nap time of breastfed babies

PHILADELPHIA, September 4, 2007 -- A study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reports that nicotine in the breast milk of lactating mothers who smoke cigarettes disrupts their infants' sleep patterns.

“Infants spent less time sleeping overall and woke up from naps sooner when their mothers smoked prior to breastfeeding,” says lead author Julie A. Mennella, PhD, a psychobiologist at Monell.    » read more »