First Feeding: High Court Takes on Whole New Meaning
Daysitter's roundup of the latest in parenting news...
Supreme Court mulls constitutionality of high schooler's 14-foot banner proclaiming "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." Pro-drug message? Nah, says Justice David Souter: "It sounds like just a kid's provocative statement to me." [MSNBC]
Moms today spend more time with their kids than 40 years ago, but feel guiltier than ever about not having enough time with their children. What get sacrificed: housework and sleep. [Wash. Post]
Get off the couch! Researchers find that children who do just 15 minutes a day of higher intensity exercise -- kicking a ball, swimming, running around -- are 50 percent less likely to be fat. [Yahoo! News]
Ann Spado, ex-lesbian partner of IBM heiress, sues for
her share of millions left by heiress' mom. Since they couldn't get
married, Spado had been adopted by heiress under Maine law, but broke
up with her less than a year later. [NY Times]
Wondering if you're having a boy or a girl? Do like the Egyptians and pee on a pile of wheat and barley. Barley sprouts = boy. Wheat sprouts = girl. No sprouts = no sprout. [LA Times]
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