Baby is a child

US artist creates scary over-sized babies' heads for YouTube videos

2012-04-19T16:18:00.003+07:00

US artist creates scary over-sized babies' heads for YouTube videos - It's a fancy dress party accessory that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'little monster'; Landon Meier uses latex to create oversized babies' heads that he sells online.The US artist’s masks come in three facial expressions: disgusted, happy and crying. He said getting the right expression proved a challenge.‘I actually

Super-strong baby Jonas flexes his muscles with a series of chin-ups

2012-04-19T15:56:00.003+07:00

Super-strong baby Jonas flexes his muscles with a series of chin-ups - Baby Jonas may only be ten months old but he's already capable of doing more chin-ups than most after being filmed exercising on the side of a family computer desk.The diaper-clad baby can be seen gripping tightly to the side of the table as he hauls himself up to grab a glimpse of the cartoon playing on his parents' computer

Baby born on a plane

2012-04-11T19:47:00.001+07:00

Baby born on a plane - Using shoe laces sterilised in vodka and hot towels from business class, a healthy baby boy was delivered 36,000 feet in the air on a Delta flight bound for Africa.First-time mother Katherine Oyedoh was 37-weeks pregnant when her water broke on board the March 23 flight from Atlanta, Georgia.Susan Carnes, a veteran flight attendant from Tampa, Florida, said in her 29 years

The Power of Magical Sleep Potion

2012-04-09T18:39:00.001+07:00

The Power of Magical Sleep Potion - For a while, my older son, now four, was having a really tough time going to sleep.Soon after my husband or I tucked him in, he would get out of bed, shuffle around the house, ask for more bedtime stories or insist on being cuddled to sleep.The prolonged bedtimes were frustrating for my husband and me because we needed some kid-free time at the end of the day

Before they can speak, babies make friends

2012-02-22T19:36:00.001+07:00

Before they can speak, babies make friends: study - Babies still too small to speak know how to make jokes and form friendships, say researchers at an Australian university who have spent two years filming the behaviour of young children.Academics at Charles Sturt University are studying how children interact with other infants while in childcare using footage obtained from tiny cameras strapped

Saudi female driver defies ban, has fatal accident

2012-01-24T21:35:00.001+07:00

Saudi female driver defies ban, has fatal accident - A Saudi woman who defied a driving ban in the kingdom was injured and her companion killed when their car overturned in the northern Hael province, a police spokesman said on Monday."One woman was immediately killed and her companion who was driving the car was hospitalised after she suffered several injuries" when their four-wheel-drive

Fathers' work schedules may be linked with their children's weight

2012-01-19T20:10:00.001+07:00

Fathers' work schedules may be linked with their children's weight - Working nonstandard hours can do a number on employees' health, but a study suggests it may also impact obesity levels in their children.Australian researchers looked at how parents' odd work timetables affected the weight of their children. Study participants included 434 9-year-olds, among whom 22.8% were overweight or obese.A

Parenting experts weigh in on 'Tiger Mother'

2012-01-19T20:06:00.002+07:00

Parenting experts weigh in on 'Tiger Mother' — In "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (Penguin Press, 2011), Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua describes child-rearing techniques that, as she puts it, "would seem unimaginable — even legally actionable — to Westerners."Reacting to a modern American parenting culture she finds soft and forgiving of mediocrity, Chua, inspired by her Chinese immigrant

Let Grandma drive the kids!

2012-01-19T20:00:00.001+07:00

Let Grandma drive the kids! - One less reason to worry about letting Grandma drive the kids: Letting her take the wheel might lower the chances that your kids will get injured.According to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania found that kids who rode in cars with grandparents driving were less

Israeli military spokesman mocks on Twitter death of Palestinian demonstrator killed by army tear-gas canister

2011-12-12T21:20:00.002+07:00

Israeli military spokesman mocks on Twitter death of Palestinian demonstrator killed by army tear-gas canister - Israeli Defence Force spokesman sparks fury after 'mocking' dead Palestinian demonstrator on Twitter - Clashes break out at demonstrator's funeral as Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at marching mourners This is the moment a Palestinian demonstrator was struck in the face with a

Babies start learning grammar from the moment they are born

2011-12-12T21:16:00.001+07:00

Babies start learning grammar from the moment they are born - Babies start learning grammar from the moment they're born, a study has revealed.Researchers found that in their first year of life, infants are listening intently to language and deconstructing word patterns.Professor Jill Lany, from the University of Notre Dame, said this is the foundation on which actual word learning begins at

The Prophet’s affection for children

2011-12-02T16:39:00.002+07:00

The Prophet’s affection for children - A cursory look at the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reveals how far removed from reality the stereotype of a devout Muslim is these days.The Prophet (pbuh) treated everyone with utmost kindness. He did not subscribe to the pre-Islamic macho notion that expressing tenderness to children or showing kindness to women was a sign of weakness. On

New Ways Parents Can Stop Bad Behavior

2011-11-10T19:46:00.002+07:00

New Ways Parents Can Stop Bad Behavior - Forget everything you may have read about coping with children's temper tantrums. Time-outs, sticker charts, television denial—for many, none of these measures will actually result in long-term behavior change, according to researchers at two academic institutions.Instead, a set of techniques known as "parent management training" is proving so helpful to

What Busy Moms Sneak In...TV Time

2011-11-10T19:34:00.002+07:00

What Busy Moms Sneak In...TV Time - Nickelodeon Adds Shows for Women from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Depriving 11 Families of Mom for Research - Who knew moms were staying up so late? After months of research, the cable-TV network Nickelodeon has concluded that 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. are magical hours for moms, the time when they unwind after a long day of texting, chauffeuring, managing schedules and being

Major birth defects come as a surprise for most parents, but they don’t have to

2011-11-08T20:22:00.001+07:00

Major birth defects come as a surprise for most parents, but they don’t have to - Here’s something to freak out expectant parents: Over 2 percent of all American pregnancies are complicated by serious birth defects, and more than 0.5 percent of all fetuses have either a missing or an extra chromosome—a condition that leads to problems like Down or Edwards syndrome. Birth defects are a leading

Newborn preemies more vocal with parents

2011-10-27T20:04:00.002+07:00

Newborn preemies more vocal with parents - Even tiny premature babies in hospital care after birth can make baby sounds, and are especially vocal when their parents are talking to them -- a finding that could be significant in terms of later language ability, a U.S. study said.Very premature babies are known to be slower-than-average in picking up language skills. It is also not known whether the

China's one-child rule turns into a time bomb

2011-10-27T12:33:00.002+07:00

China's one-child rule turns into a time bomb - China's one-child policy has prevented almost half a billion births but has turned into a demographic time bomb as the population ages, storing up huge economic and social problems for the country.As the world's population hits the seven billion mark, straining the earth's resources, China can claim to have curbed its birth rate to around 1.5

Should Gaddafi Have Been Put On Trial?

2011-10-26T19:07:00.002+07:00

Should Gaddafi Have Been Put On Trial? - Like many people I was momentarily shocked by the mobile phone footage of Gaddafi being dragged from a culvert, beaten up and then shot in the head by what was undoubtedly a rebel lynch mob. Likewise, the contrast between newspaper pictures of a lightly injured Muatassim drinking water and having a cigarette, and then stretched out dead was pretty sobering

Babies are smarter than you think

2011-10-24T15:58:00.002+07:00

Babies are smarter than you think -- In the past 30 years we've learned that babies and young children know more and learn more than we would ever have thought possible.Philosophers and psychologists, even the great Swiss child-development theorist Jean Piaget, once thought that babies and young children were irrational, solipsistic, illogical and amoral -- unable to take the perspective of

Muslim woman removed from flight after security heard her say 'It's a go' on her phone

2011-10-12T17:47:00.002+07:00

Muslim woman removed from flight after security heard her say 'It's a go' on her phone - A Muslim-American woman was removed from an aeroplane as it prepared for take off - after a flight attendant told security staff she heard her say 'It's a go' into her mobile phone.But U.S. citizen Irum Abbassi, who was travelling out of San Diego's International Airport, claims she actually said '

American women on being Muslim

2011-10-06T20:36:00.002+07:00

American women on being Muslim - We need to say more than Islam is a religion of peace. We need to say, as Muslims, that we disassociate ourselves from violence.”This is an example of the attitudes reflected in the book, “I Speak for Myself,” recently published in the US. It tells the short stories of 40 American Muslim women, all under the age of 40, who were born and raised in the US.Their

Gaza Boy Nobody Heard About

2011-10-06T17:23:00.001+07:00

Gaza Boy Nobody Heard About - "Both of Ibrahim's arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his legs were missing. His kidney was in a bad condition...we need people to stand with us." These were the words of an exhausted man as he described the condition of his dying son in an interview with The Real News, an alternative news source. Ibrahim Zaza was merely a 12-year-old boy.

For the Love of the Gift

2011-10-06T17:08:00.002+07:00

For the Love of the Gift - We all love gifts. We love the blessings that beautify our lives. We love our children, our spouses, our parents, our friends. We love our youth and we love our health. We love our homes, our cars, our money, our beauty. But what happens when a gift becomes more than just a gift? What happens when a want becomes a need, a favor becomes a dependency? What happens when a

Saudi King cancels lashing sentence for woman driver

2011-09-30T11:27:00.002+07:00

Saudi King cancels lashing sentence for woman driver - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Wednesday overturned a court's sentence of 10 lashes for a woman arrested for driving in the kingdom.The monarch's decision overturns a court ruling Tuesday against Shaima Jastaina, who was arrested for driving a relative to the hospital, the Associated Press reported."Thank God, the lashing of Shaima is

Islamic healing is on the rise in Southeast Asia

2011-09-26T18:59:00.002+07:00

Islamic healing is on the rise in Southeast Asia — A 47-year-old housewife who recently started using Islamic alternative cures emerged tearfully from an exorcism, speaking of newfound tranquility after a turbulent time in her life. Also, her abdominal pains are finally easing.Suratmi, who suffers from an ovarian cyst, has been taking a mix of herbal treatments harking back to the dawn of Islam,