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Declared the antichrist, three-day-old baby burned to death by Chilean cult leader
In a horrific example of religious cultism, a church leader in rural Chile cast a three-day-old baby on to a roaring bonfire after declaring the child the antichrist. The baby's 25-year-old mother allegedly approved of the sacrifice.
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Sad that people need to get reminded.
The sign makes sense. Parents today are way too uptight with their kids little league games.
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Russia Is On The Verge Of Making It Illegal To Tell Kids Gay People Exist
Russia's lower parliament approved a bill that will criminalize distributing LGBT "propaganda," especially to children.
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Personality affected more by environment than genes, new research suggests
The debate over whether nature or nurture defines personality has taken a further twist after scientists found foster parents have a greater impact on personality than directly inherited genes from parents.
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Daughter, 18, cuts off her father's head after he raped her in their Papua New Guinea village home
Residents of the village have formed a protective ring around the 18-year-old, refusing to hand her over to the police because they agreed her 'evil' father deserved to die.
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The Father's Day Index: By the numbers
You can't put a price on a good dad — or can you?
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'Pregnant Boys' ad controversy
"If the sight of a pregnant boy makes you do a double take, then the Chicago Department of Health's new advertising campaign should work pretty well. In an effort to demonstrate how a teenage pregnancy is not just the girl's responsibility, the department has launched an ad campaign featuring posters of boys who appear to be pregnant."*
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'Sesame Street' creates first Muppet to have a parent in jail
Those friendly, fuzzy Muppets from “Sesame Street” have helped kids open up about all sorts of serious subjects, from hunger and divorce to military deployment. But they’re now tackling a much more unexpected issue: incarceration.
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Bollywood star in baby sex selection controversy
A Bollywood star is facing a storm of controversy over the sex of his unborn child. India's Health Ministry has launched an investigation into media reports that the actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife are expecting a boy through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India, and elsewhere in Asia, due to a traditional preference for sons.
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The Child Prodigies Who Became 20th-Century Celebrities
Every generation produces kid geniuses, but in the early 1900s, the public was obsessed with them.
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New Chinese law: Visit your parents
Call Mom or else: A new Chinese law protecting the rights of the elderly requires children to visit their parents regularly and look after them financially.
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Most Awkward Baby Photos
You know those amazing artistic baby portraits?
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Pimp Your Crib: 10 Innovations for the Tech-Savvy Baby
While we’re not all parents here at Brit HQ, we do occasionally get baby on the brain. We can’t help it! With lots of our friends and family (and even some of our team!) becoming parents and some crazy-awesome new developments in the land of baby tech, we like to nerd out a little bit about what gadgets have got to go in our future little one's nursery. We’re betting these ten gadgets would make even the most jaded Silicon Valley baby crack a smile.
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Man faces charges in burning of girlfriend's son
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after he, possibly with the help of his own sons, allegedly doused his girlfriend's 7-year-old son in nail polish remover and filmed the child being set on fire.
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Facebook's product manager faces criticism as a stay-at-home dad
Tom Stocky, a product manager at Facebook, took a four-month paternity leave from work to take care of his young daughter while his wife continued her job as director of product management at Google. He says what he didn't expect was the criticism and low expectations others had towards him.
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The Royal Baby
Complete Coverage: The Royal Baby 2013
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How Googling Unmasks Child Abuse
The real story about child maltreatment during the recession is a grim one. I spent months studying this topic, using a number of different data sources, including Google search queries. I found that the Great Recession caused a significant increase in child abuse and neglect. But far fewer of these cases were reported to authorities, with much of the drop due to slashed budgets for teachers, nurses, doctors and child protective service workers.
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You'll Find These 14 Types of Parents on Facebook
Look at these parents on Facebook we found: from dads who won't put up with your whiny statuses to moms with punny wall posts.
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My dad, bipolar disorder and me
Around one in every 100 adults is diagnosed with bipolar disorder or manic depression. Former boxer Frank Bruno has battled the illness and his daughter Rachel explains the effect this had on her and her family over the years.
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India: 62-year-old father rapes five daughters
New Delhi: A 62-year-old retired Rajasthan state government employee was arrested Wednesday after his five daughters, all married now, levelled several serious charges of sexual exploitation, molestation and rape against him.
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