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Boy Escapes Carjacking; Safety Tips From Experts

Brave five-year-old jumps to safety from stolen car. Credit: Paul Lewis, Daily Mail/ZUMA Press
David Law can consider himself one lucky boy. The five-year-old escaped a carjacking by jumping from the back seat of his mother's car when the ...

Worried about losing kids in a crowd? Tattoo them!

Losing a child is one of the most painful heart-stopping moments you will ever experience, even if it's just for a few minutes. My husband and I still have a hard time talking about the day our 4 year old took a couple steps away and was separated ...

Latest weapon against predatory priests: coloring book

In the wake of their sex abuse scandals, the Catholic church has been trying various way to repair their reputation and regain the confidence of parishioners and general public that they are doing something about the problem. Some churches are ...

Election day hooky

Today, for the first time, my kids have the day off for election day. It's not so they can participate in the democratic process, as the boys are all well under the voting age. In our city, the public school gymnasiums also serve as polling sites, ...

Sex offenders locked down for Halloween

I never really worried about sex offenders on Halloween, probably because my kids have always been accompanied by an adult when trick-or-treating and the older ones are content to hang out at the house with their friends and pass out candy. But some ...

School lockdown

When I asked my kindergartner how his day went, I was expecting to hear the latest recess escapade, what he had for lunch and who he sat next to during story time. I wasn't ready for, "Today we had a wok-down!" A "wok-down" (pronounced "lockdown" by ...

Smoke alarms don't wake children (video)

Reader Nell sent us a link to a YouTube of a news report that left me with a huge lump in my throat. Counting on the fire detector to wake your children in the event of a fire could be a deadly mistake. As the startling video demonstrates, the shrill ...

Identification card for children

I have lost my child in a crowd. It was a homecoming football game. I was carrying the baby and popped into a hospitality tent to grab a pop for the older boys, who I thought my husband was watching. Only he thought I had them. When I returned ...

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