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News Round-Up June 1: Kids React to Nyan Cat, Babies Name Themselves and Being a Hypocrite

What we’re reading today:

1. The teddyphone. It’s a cell phone for kids, but can also be a child monitor when you push SOS. Is this a great safety device, or does go a little too far?

2. One mom says she’s a bleeding heart liberal, but she’s not comfortable with her 6-year-old son kissing his best friend Max. Is she a hypocrite?

3. Finding it hard to choose a baby name? Why not let the fetus name his or herself? Here’s a handy app. This could prove very useful; Leonardo DiCaprio named himself in a similar fashion, kicking in utero while his mom was at a museum checking out Da Vinci’s work.

4. What’s the use of a spelling bee with spell check on all our devices?

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News Round-Up April 21: The War on Happy Meals, Marketing to Mommies and Weird Al’s Gaga Parody

What we’re reading today:

1. San Francisco has banned any McDonald’s happy meals that come with toys, as city officials see enticing kids to ask for meals with x amount of sodium, fat and calories is wrong. One mom in California says that McDonald’s happy meals violate the state’s consumer protection laws, and she’s filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain.

2. And while McDonald’s and others market to kids with toys, some wineries market to their moms with cutesy pandering. Ever referred to wine as “Mommy’s juice”? A New Jersey wine distributor claims that a California wine called “Mommy’s Time Out” is stepping on their “Mommyjuice” toes. The California winery says no one owns “Mommy.” Do you select wines based on funny names? We’re a little more discerning, choosing wines based on growing regions and the animal on the label. Via Jezebel

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Born to Love: Autism Acceptance, Gaga and Embracing Diversity

Beth Blenz-Clucas blogs about music for kids that grownups will love too

This is Autism Awareness Month, and while the issue gets lots of hysterical media coverage, there’s still no clear path for understanding what causes or cures this disorder. Some parents are weary of the whole “recovery” model for autism, which regards the disorder as a devastating tragedy. Documentary filmmaker Todd Drezner, whose young son was diagnosed on the spectrum, advocates that we move beyond the culture of crisis and on to acceptance.

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News Round-Up March 28: Born This Way Photos, Scandalous Tween Swimsuits and Internet Addiction

What we’re reading today:

1. Abercrombie and Fitch re-named the scandalous tween “push-up” bikini top to “triangle” top… but it’s still a push-up top. Does the renaming tone down the sexiness of the swim suit? Via Globe and Mail.

2. One mom on Babble wonders if her love of Facebook, Twitter and blogs were turning her into a bad parent.

3. Check out these great photos of gay adults when they were kids and their essays about growing up knowing they were different. — Born this way blog.

4. Genius idea — use those magnetic knife holders for toy cars. Via ohdeedoh

5. A Capella Super Mario Brothers!

Photo via Born This Way Blog