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Children's entertainer: Unwholesome need not apply?

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jun 25th 2007 9:30AM

We here at Parent Dish see a lot of the news going on in the world of parenting. Recently, an email sent caught my eye. Long story short, there's a new TV show on Disney called "My Friends Tigger and Pooh." The lady who sings the theme song has a ...
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Those Friday folders, again

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jun 3rd 2007 1:03PM

Remember last year when Jerry Falwell's Liberty Council fought for -- and won -- the right to send religious information home in the "Friday folders", and then got their knickers in a twist because other, non-Falwellian religions took advantage of ...
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Is the bible suitable for kids?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 20th 2007 11:57AM

If you're under 18, in a lot of places, there are books and magazines you can't just walk into a store and purchase. Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler magazines all spring to mind. If some folks in Hong Kong have their way, the bible just might be ...
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School says no to MySpace -- even at home

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 27th 2007 12:08PM

Many schools have an internet policy that prohibits non-school activities such as updating one's MySpace account from school computers. St. Hugo of the Hills, a catholic school near Detroit, Michigan, however, has taken it one step further. According ...
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Breastfeeding too sexy for MySpace

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 28th 2007 8:27AM

It seems that MySpace.com can't handle breastfeeding. At least a half-dozen women have reported that the social networking site has deleted pictures of them breastfeeding their babies from their profiles -- because they're too sexual. We've been ...
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Harry Potter to stay in school

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 15th 2006 5:04PM

Down in Georgia, young Harry Potter gets to stay in school, according to the Georgia Board of Education. Earlier this year, Laura Mallory, a parent of three elementary school kids in the Gwinnett County Public Schools, asked to have the books removed ...
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Parents try to ban Maya Angelou's book from school curriculum

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Nov 25th 2006 1:02PM

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the autobiography of best-selling author, actor, playwright, historian, educator, civil rights activist and former U.S. poet laureate Maya Angelou, is under attack from parents in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The book ...
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Celebrating Banned Books Week in Texas

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 4th 2006 9:55AM

Oh, the irony! Alton Verm of Conroe, Texas wants his daughter's high school to ban a book. "It's just all kinds of filth," he said. He did admit that he had not actually read the book. The book in question? Ray Bradbury's 1953 Science Fiction ...
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