Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 

Wisconsin 

Wisconsin Lowers Hunting Age to 10

Would you let your 10-year-old go hunting? Credit: Photodisc
Wisconsin 10-year-olds can now legally carry guns -- at least into the woods. Previously, kids in Wisconsin had to be at least 12 years old to hunt with supervision and 14 to hunt ...

Can Sobriety Be Cool?

Huey Lewis' classic anthem about growing old, er, growing up, "Hip to be Square," makes settling down and becoming mature seem like the cool thing to do. There's a group of high school students in Wisconsin that are trying to do the same thing for ...

Parents choose faith over science

In what is perhaps the most heated of debates about our children, our beliefs and our medicine, a girl has died after her parents chose prayer over doctors. The girl suffered from a rare form of diabetes. Madeline Kara Neumann, 11, of Wisconsin, ...

Wisconsin students sickened during swimming lesson

For the last few winters, I've wanted to take our family to one of those indoor water parks that are so popular right now. But I've heard from people who have been to our local facility that the chlorine levels are really high, and that they've all ...

Man admits stealing girls' shoes from schools

Parents, lock up your daughters and their shoes. Actually, now that Erik D. Heinrich has pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary, the shoes at least should be safe. The 26-year-old has admitted to stealing more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes ...

Boy robbed at his lemonade stand by two teens

There are some crimes that appear to be particularly heartless. One Wisconsin boy experienced such a crime when two teens robbed him of his profits at his lemonade stand. Young Austin Cundy, 11, of Oshkosh was selling lemonade to raise money for a ...

Brain surgery to help young friend with dystonia

My 14 year-old son and his merry group of friends are among some of my most favorite people in the world. They are bumbling, sometimes awkward young men, but they are also full of life and excitement for the future. One of the boys, Paul, is one of ...

High school fines student after 30 years

One Wisconsin area school has gone to great lengths to make sure that all old fines are paid. A over-40-year-old man recently returned to his high school to get transcripts for a plumbing apprenticeship. The school said fine, as long as he paid up ...

Boy relives "A Christmas Story," minus the BB Gun

If you've ever seen the movie "A Christmas Story," you might be wary of sticking your tongue to anything cold and metal. Police recently had to help a Wisconsin boy that managed to get his tongue stuck to a metal stop sign. According to the officers ...

Wealthy school apologizes for insulting chants

From our Tipline:  Officials at a wealthy school in a Madison Wisconsin suburb are apologizing for their students' behaviour at a basketball game.  Fans of Middleton High School chanted "food stamps, food stamps" and ...

Dual cases of pregnancy discrimination in the news

It looks like a double-whammy in the pregnancy discrimination lawsuit game this month. In Madison, Wisconsin, Pamela Alexander is suing her former employer NameProtect for firing her days after she told the company she was pregnant. Unless the ...

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies