Exec fears predators can reach kids through new Barbie

Exec fears predators can reach kids through new Barbie

The new Wi-Fi enabled Barbie is making news again — and for all the wrong reasons.

Outcry over snooping 'Paddington Bear' that could be used to spy on ex-partners

Outcry over snooping 'Paddington Bear' that could be used to spy on ex-partners

In the wake of the hit film starring Hugh Bonneville and Nicole Kidman, Paddington toys are hugely popular but a charity fears violent fathers could give children these bears, which are being sold online, to pry into the lives of their former partners.

Kids can get toys in their Happy Meals, California judge rules

Kids can get toys in their Happy Meals, California judge rules

Children in California will still be able to get toys with their Happy Meals.

AEROSMITH’S STEVEN TYLER SELECTED TO BE A CELEBRITY CABBAGE PATCH KID

AEROSMITH’S STEVEN TYLER SELECTED TO BE A CELEBRITY CABBAGE PATCH KID

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is one of five celebrities who have been recreated as one-of-a-kind Cabbage Patch Kids to be auctioned off on Ebay between Nov. 7 and Nov. 17 to help children find foster homes.

Note: Goes to show you. They'll sell any kid for money. Even fake celebrity ones.

Government says kids’ tabletop chairs not safe

Government says kids’ tabletop chairs not safe

The government warned Friday that tens of thousands of tabletop feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are not safe.

LETTERS: Fury over arrest of boy with toy gun

LETTERS: Fury over arrest of boy with toy gun

If I didn’t know it was news I would have thought the article about the 10-year-old being arrested for playing with a broken toy gun after school hours, dragged away from his mother and going to court in chains would have been something out of a dark Dickensian story. Only the paramount buffoonery of a society of idiots could have come up with this sick form of mental child abuse and frankly I hope the parents find a lawyer who will dog this bunch until they are held accountable.

Happy Meal Toy Champions Call City Councilman Fat

Happy Meal Toy Champions Call City Councilman Fat

Nobody seems to like City Councilman's Leroy Comrie's proposed Happy Meal regulations. On Tuesday when Comrie announced the proposed law—which aims to set "nutrition standards for distributing incentive items aimed at children,"—he acknowledged that, weighing in at 335 pounds himself, he was hardly a model of healthy eating (in fact that was part of his point). So no surprise that both the Post (Councilman, Heal Thyself) and the News (City Councilman Leroy Comrie's bill to ban toys in Happy Meals with over 500 calories is fat-headed) today ran editorials decrying the plan as a dud from a self-hating, publicity-hungry tub of lard. And not happy to stop there, the Post went to the next level and got Comrie's weight-watching, yoga-doing wife Marcia on the record to complain about her rotund husband's eating habits.

Breast milk baby causing large controversy

It’s not often a child’s toy creates controversy, but that is exactly what is happening with a new doll out of Europe.

Doll teaches girls about breastfeeding

Is it appropriate for a child to learn how to breastfeed? A controversial new doll is certainly raising some eyebrows. It's called the Breast Milk Baby and a video on the toy company's Web site shows how it works.

Thousands of children's products recalled

Nothing like a little fear mongering.



More than 2,000 children's products were recalled last month alone, including baby monitors, child chairs, bassinets -- even kids' watches. We show you how to quickly search the recall list.

The #1 Law of this universe is this...

Shit happens.

Mom Attacked for Selling Her Kids' Toys on eBay

Mom Attacked for Selling Her Kids' Toys on eBay

I try to pretend that kids have a right to their personal property. I really do. But when you're standing at the door of what used to be a playroom that now resembles the Midwest right after a twister blew through, it's hard.
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Mom Punishes Kids By Selling Their Toys on eBay, 4chan Boosts Bids to Over $9,000

Note: See? All of these self-righteous hypocrites wonder why our kids are so out of control today. The reason is because we have to worry about what others think about our parenting skills for fear of being ratted out to CPS.

Arizona state bill protecting toys in kids' meals

Arizona state bill protecting toys in kids' meals

The Arizona Restaurant Association wants to make sure the 'happy' stays in happy meals.

Returned gifts for foster kids not illegal, Jonesboro police say

Returned gifts for foster kids not illegal, Jonesboro police say

Returning some of the gifts donated to foster children so the Department of Children and Family Services could more evenly distribute Christmas gifts is not illegal, Jonesboro police said Monday.

Barbie Video Site Linked To Porn Site

A mother discovered the porn link on the site Barbie site while helping her child upload videos for a contest.

Santa Claus mistaken for child predator

Two boys approached a white van when a man opened a door and asked the kids their ages and if they wanted gifts.

Health Group Sues McDonald's Over Toys

Health Group Sues McDonald's Over Toys

A California mother of two and The Center for Science in the Public Interest are suing McDonald's Corp. to get the fast-food chain to stop using toys to market meals to young children.

Citing dangers, U.S. panel bans drop-side cribs

Citing dangers, U.S. panel bans drop-side cribs

The drop-side cribs familiar to generations of families are about to become history.

Responding yesterday to the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to ban the manufacture, sale and resale of drop-sides altogether.

Note: Has a kid ever gotten hurt or killed while falling off of bunk beds? Why not ban those?

Or how about the tree house...

The bicycle...

The swing set...

Has a kid ever gotten hurt or killed while traveling in an automobile? Should we ban those now?

The point is people that there are risks associated with life itself. It sucks but that's the way it is. Deal with it.

'Barbie Video Girl' Raises Questions About Hidden Camera

There's a tiny camera inside the new "Barbie Video Girl" causing some to question if it might be used by child predators. Amanda Kost reports.

Video Barbie Gets FBI Warning: 'Possible Child Pornography Production Method'

Video Barbie Gets FBI Warning: 'Possible Child Pornography Production Method'

Beware of Barbie.

That seems to be the message from the FBI after an internal memo reportedly leaked from the agency's Sacramento field office this week.

"Video Girl" Barbie: Is This a Bad Idea?

"Video Girl" Barbie: Is This a Bad Idea?

At first glance, Barbie's new necklace screams serious bling. But upon closer scrutiny, you'll see there's a video camera embedded in the ruby, which can record up to 30 minutes of footage. Is Mattel running out of accessory ideas? No, it's all part of Barbie's new gig -- "Video Girl". You go, girl. Only problem is, this seems wildly inappropriate to some parents. A psychologist in Australia is leading a boycott of the product, claiming Barbie's covert camera will allow adults to exploit children, and will allow kids to upload inappropriate videos on the internet.