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Twitter Follow Friday on ParentDish!
Love Twitter? So do we! It can be tough to keep tabs on all your favorite "Tweeters" from the "Twitterverse" -- but don't worry, we've got you covered! Here's our favorite parenting Tweets of the week, raw and uncensored, typos and all, just as you see them on Twitter. Follow ParentDish on Twitter to join the discussion (who knows, maybe we'll feature you here!).
mamikaze coffee and cheetos. boo-yeah!
missfish Some guy just pulled up in his car and took the four soggy Jack o' lanterns I put out with the yard waste. WTH?
notthatyouasked No matter what size bottle I make, Lucy doesn't finish it. 8 oz? She drinks 6. 6 oz? She drinks 4. 4 oz? She drinks 3. HOW DOES SHE KNOW?
WinterDaisy Can only tweet from work for the next couple of days. What am I supposed to do at home? Clean!?
rockandrollmama Things I never like to hear: "Mommy! I poop on the COUCH!" And lord help me, it's true.
Read any good Tweets? Give us a shout on Twitter and let us know all about it!
Kids More Stressed Out Than Ever Before, Survey Shows
Just For Moms, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Just For Dads, Money & Work, Health & Safety, In The News, Extreme Childhood
Kids are more stressed out than they were last year, and they take their cues from their parents. Credit: BrittneyBush, Flickr
The 2009 Stress in America survey, administered by the American Psychological Association, is the first to ask children about their stress levels, according to U.S. News & World Report. The results are startling: One third of the 1,206 children ages 8 to 17 surveyed admitted that they are more stressed out than they were just one year ago.
Mother of Baby Run Over By Train Credits Harness And God For Saving Son's Life
Babies, Health & Safety, In The News, Weird But True, Amazing Kids, Amazing Parents
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In a heart-stopping split second, an Australian mother watches as her 6-month-old son rolls onto a train track and under an oncoming train -- and escapes with just a scratch.
It could happen to any parent -- you release the brake on the stroller to prepare to board the train, and it rolls away from you. For Shweta Verma, a 29-year-old mother and dentist who lives in Melbourne, it is a nightmare that keeps replaying in her head and on TV, thanks to a surveillance camera that captured the entire terrifying episode on film.
Verma told Today's Matt Lauer about the terrifying moment when her son, Saurish, rolled onto the tracks as a train sped through the station. The video shows her horror as she helplessly watches her baby disappears under it.
Coolest Travel Gear For Kids
Newborns, Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Holidays, Baby Essentials, Shopping
Keeping Your Cool at Family Holiday Gatherings
Relatives, Holidays, Playground Bureau
Family gatherings during the holiday season can be stressful. Credit: jupiterimages
For most of us, the joy of being with loved ones is mixed with a dollop of stress. Keeping your cool when family issues get hot can be difficult -- but experts say that total meltdowns can be avoided by using a few sensible strategies.
Who is America's Most Stylish Blogger?
Just For Moms, Fashion & Clothing
Moms get a bad reputation when it comes to fashion, but one Oregon mother is casting her chapeau in the ring for the title of America's Most Stylish Blogger.
The contest, hosted by our sister site StyleList, kicked off this week with eight women vying for the top honor. These brave souls all took the same clothing item -- a navy gabardine boyfriend vest -- and dressed it up or down according to their own personal style.
For the next few weeks, style guru Kelly Cutrone, owner of People's Revolution and co-star of MTV's reality shows "The Hills" and "The City," will judge the ladies' looks. We're rooting for Carly J. Cais, an Oregon mom and fashion blogger who daringly paired blue tie-dye leggings with the vest. Cais admitted that the look was a risk, and it didn't win her any points with Cutrone -- the fashion guru said she didn't dislike the outfit, but she didn't like it, either.
Click here to watch the video challenge on StyleList>>>>>>>>>
We can't wait to see what else Cais has in store. Tune in and pick up some fashion pointers; don't be That Mom who grocery shops in her ratty old sweats. (And please keep it on the down low when you see us dressed in said sweats.)
Related: More on Fashion & Clothing
The contest, hosted by our sister site StyleList, kicked off this week with eight women vying for the top honor. These brave souls all took the same clothing item -- a navy gabardine boyfriend vest -- and dressed it up or down according to their own personal style.
For the next few weeks, style guru Kelly Cutrone, owner of People's Revolution and co-star of MTV's reality shows "The Hills" and "The City," will judge the ladies' looks. We're rooting for Carly J. Cais, an Oregon mom and fashion blogger who daringly paired blue tie-dye leggings with the vest. Cais admitted that the look was a risk, and it didn't win her any points with Cutrone -- the fashion guru said she didn't dislike the outfit, but she didn't like it, either.
Click here to watch the video challenge on StyleList>>>>>>>>>
We can't wait to see what else Cais has in store. Tune in and pick up some fashion pointers; don't be That Mom who grocery shops in her ratty old sweats. (And please keep it on the down low when you see us dressed in said sweats.)
Related: More on Fashion & Clothing
Twitter Follow Friday on ParentDish!
Love Twitter? So do we! It can be tough to keep tabs on all your favorite "Tweeters" from the "Twitterverse" -- but don't worry, we've got you covered! Here's our favorite parenting Tweets of the week, raw and uncensored, typos and all, just as you see them on Twitter. Follow ParentDish on Twitter to join the discussion (who knows, maybe we'll feature you here!).
CityMama stop asking me if i am dressing up for halloween. the answer is NO. a thousand times NO. #nov1cantcomesoonenough
DiagnosisUrine New bedtime strategy: Every time a kid comes down the stairs, I eat a piece of candy from their Halloween bag.
alexaflotsam I've become one of those people who has inappropriately passionate feelings about coffee.
mrskennedy HAMSTER BACK IN CUSTODY. Gave into his demands for fresh bedding and conjugal visits with the tortoise.
followthatdog trying to plan tomorrow night's dinner and just keep finding dessert recipes I want to try. Would it be bad to serve pie as the main course?
Read any good Tweets? Give us a shout on Twitter and let us know all about it!
Sexy Craigslist Ad Allegedly Posted by Social Worker as Revenge on 9-year-old
Kids 8-11, In The News, Weird But True, Extreme Childhood, Bullying
A Long Island social worker is facing charges after she allegedly posted a sexy Craigslist ad with the name and phone number of a 9-year-old girl who argued with the social worker's daughter at school.
Margery Tannenbaum of Hauppauge, N.Y., is charged with aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly posting the child's name and phone number in an online ad targeting sex-seeking men. Prosecutors say Tannenbaum created the ad after the girl argued with the social worker's daughter at a Smithtown, N.Y., elementary school, according to New York's WCBS-TV.
Doctors Call Boy's Recovery From Blindness a Miracle
Kids 8-11, Medical Conditions, In The News, Weird But True, Special Needs, Amazing Kids
Gene therapy helped a 9-year-old boy recover from a disease that stole his sight away, and doctors are calling the results of his treatment "near biblical." Credit: NBC Philadelphia.
Corey Hass was born with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis and the disease ravaged the 4th-grader's sight to the point that he was left completely blind a little more than a year ago, according to NBC Philadelphia.
New School for Gifted-Only Students Opens, Tuition Tops $28K
Kids 5-7, In The News, Education, Extreme Childhood
A group of high-powered New York mothers banded together to create a new school for gifted students at a time when seats for academically-advanced kids are few and far between in the city's public schools.
The Speyer Legacy School opened this fall in rented space and currently has 26 students in grades K-2, according to The New York Times. The founder-moms include Kelly Posner Gerstenhauber, a professor at Columbia University, and Malena Belafonte, daughter-in-law of singer Harry Belafonte.
The move comes at a time when New York's best public schools for gifted kids are struggling to offer enough space. Last year, according to The Times, 14,822 4-year-olds tested for admission to the city's gifted kindergarten programs, an increase of more than 2,000 over the previous year. However, the number of spaces available -- 395 -- is nowhere near enough for the 4,576 kids who qualified.
The Speyer Legacy School opened this fall in rented space and currently has 26 students in grades K-2, according to The New York Times. The founder-moms include Kelly Posner Gerstenhauber, a professor at Columbia University, and Malena Belafonte, daughter-in-law of singer Harry Belafonte.
The move comes at a time when New York's best public schools for gifted kids are struggling to offer enough space. Last year, according to The Times, 14,822 4-year-olds tested for admission to the city's gifted kindergarten programs, an increase of more than 2,000 over the previous year. However, the number of spaces available -- 395 -- is nowhere near enough for the 4,576 kids who qualified.
