Watch how quickly this baby is calmed by the sweet sounds of Stevie Nicks. continue reading...

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After having approved the “baby shaker” application that which was designed to “stop the incessant crying of an infant pictured on screen by violently shaking the iPhone, at which point two red “x” marks appear over the baby’s eyes. “See how long you can endure his or her adorable cries before you just have to find a way to quiet the baby down!” reads the sales pitch for Baby Shaker.” continue reading...

LeapFrog has launched a new product: A BlackBerry for children to help them get acquainted with technology.  The to cannot connected to the internet, but it is full of games to help children with spelling, as well as learning the calendar.  Children can communicate with this “BlackBerry’s” guide, a dog named Scout, via “text message.”  Read more… continue reading...

Lego will be partnering with a US company and launching a new range of products.  This line will include a digital camera and an MP3 player, and are aimed at children.  Read more… continue reading...

Conjoined twins Kendra and Maliyah Herrin made medical history when they were separated.

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You gotta love technology.  When my parents were expecting me, they did not even know my gender.  Today, not only can you tell the gender… but you can see what your kid will look like, sort, thanks to GE’s Fetal Imaging Products.

My wife Christine did two sonograms, one in January when she was about 5 months into the pregnancy, then the next one in April when she was about 8 months into it. continue reading...

John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by PCs so confounded him that he threw the mouse in frustration. continue reading...

Tech savvy mothers strike back:

My 13 year old managed to break the vacuum….thinking it would release him from that duty. He also has a list of other chores that were TYPED up for him to do Friday afternoon….one thing on the list was done…mind you these are simple things…empty the trash, clean your room, etc. Then I go thru the cookies on his computer and find out he has been checking out porn sites. Now there is a password so he can’t even get on and his my-space page has a picture of snoopy on it now. Apparently I’m the meanest mom in the world, were his words. continue reading...

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Beginning today, PBS is opening the beta test for a new Internet-based educational service designed to provide children ages 3 to 6 with a comprehensive early childhood curriculum. PBS KIDS PLAY!(SM), which will be offered as a subscription service later this calendar quarter, uses interactive games and activities to provide a personalized learning experience at home. The PBS KIDS PLAY! Beta is currently available as a download from www.pbskidsplay.org and requires a high-speed Internet connection to use. continue reading...