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That end-of-the-school-year DVD may have been homemade by the teacher, but that doesn't mean it can't pack an accidental porno cherrybomb. An elementary school teacher in Sacramento mistakenly included 6 seconds of a "home movie" in a compilation she sent home to students. Click through to the article for an awesome photo illustration of how adults think kids react to gross-out grownup stuff. [SFGate] (Thanks to Paul!) (Photo: Adactio)
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simpsons did it
Credit Card Companies Return To Soliciting Children, Household Pets For Cards
I'm pleased to announce that the credit crunch is officially over. I'm basing this on a credit card solicitation sent to a Mr. Lazarus H. of Iowa. Lazarus, pictured at left, is seven years old. More » -
your claim is denied
Health Insurance Kids Stick It To Special Needs Kids And Their Parents
An InjuryBoard blog shines a light on one of the more nefarious practices of the ugly health insurance industry — the tendency of insurance companies to deny needed treatment to kids with special needs: More » -
children
Frontier's Computer System Lands Unaccompanied Minor In Security Room For An Hour
Ok, here's a crazy idea: if you're an airline, and you have a form with room to list two adults who are authorized to pick up an unaccompanied minor, wouldn't it make sense to have room for both names in your computer system? Because whoever is running Frontier Airline's system doesn't seem to think so! Kayla's mother spent a frantic hour, IDs in hand, trying to prove that she was authorized to meet her 13-year-old daughter at the gate. The form accompanying her daughter clearly had both her and Kayla's father listed, but the computer listed only the father's name. While Frontier sorted out the confusion, Kayla spent an hour waiting in Denver Airport's security room. More » -
babies
Four Financial Tools All New Parents Need
The baby's on the way! You've got a crib, toys, and a rapidly approaching delivery date. So what else you do need? Kiplinger shares the four must-have financial tools that no new parent should go without... More » -
followup
Sam's Club Apologizes For Candy-In-Prescription-Bottles Promo
Sam's Club has put an end to their recent pharmacy campaign and apologized for confusing pills with candy. After Joe at Salisbury News, who received the giant pill bottle filled with sweets, wrote to complain, they sent him a response in which they said it was an isolated incident and won't be repeated elsewhere:
We have also shared with all of our pharmacy departments that this is an unacceptable practice and should not be repeated. At Sam's Club we always have the health and welfare of our customers and members in mind with everything we do and we deeply regret that this incident occurred.
You can read the full response over at Salisbury News.
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marketing
Sams Club Giving Kids Candy In Pill Bottles
The Sam's Club in Salisbury, Maryland, is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. I guess that's better than filling Dots boxes with Vicodin. Or handing out gallon-sized jugs of Nerds. Update: Sam's Club has ended the promotion and apologized for it. More » -
print is dead
Nick And Nick Jr. Magazines Fold; Subscribers To Receive Refunds
Earlier this month, Nick and Nick Jr. magazines announced that they're shutting down. Reports vary—either they will continue publishing until the end of the year, or there will be one big final issue in August. More » -
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above and beyond
Pixar Arranges Home Screening Of "Up" For Dying 10-Year-Old
We know, that headline just oozes treacle. But it's for real! The family friend of a dying child cold-called Pixar's offices and guessed her way through the phone tree to a live person, then pleaded her case: the child desperately wanted to see Up, but was possibly days away from death and too sick to travel or sit in a movie theater. The next day, a Pixar employee arrived with a DVD of the movie and sat with the family while they watched it. Sometimes people can be really decent to each other. More » -
silly
Target Is Somewhat Liberal When It Comes To "Kids" Programming
Hey, where was Target back in the day when our parents were looking for a babysitter? The one we had wouldn't let us watch anything cool. Certainly not anything with a huge "CENSORED" sticker on the front of it. More » -
continental airlines
Continental Puts 10-Year-Old Child On The Wrong Plane
UPDATE: Continental Offers Free Flights, Frequent-Flyer Status To Misrouted Child's Family
Sure, airlines misroute luggage all the time. But how about misrouting a ten-year-old girl to the wrong state?Yesterday, Jonathan's ten-year-old daughter boarded a plane from Boston to Cleveland to visit her grandparents. She flew as an unaccompanied minor, meaning that her family paid an extra fee for airline staff to keep an eye on her and make sure she was taken care of and ended up where she needed to be. They didn't. She ended up on a plane bound for Newark, NJ. More »
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promises
Comcast Programming Guides Won't Display Porn Next To Kid's Shows Anymore
Sorry kids, your days of catching enticingly named porn listed next to your cuddly family shows on Comcast's programming guide are over. Comcast will now place "blocks of dummy channels" to keep family programs away from the racy pay per view channels. More » -
nutrition
Kellogg Will Start Adding Fiber To Most Of Its Breakfast Cereals
Kellogg has announced that it's going to start adding fiber to about 80% of its cereal product line, beginning with Froot Loops and Apple Jacks in August and continuing into other brands through the end of 2010. The goal is to bump up the fiber per serving to 3 grams, which is the amount the government requires to label a food a good source of fiber for kids. More » -
saving money
50 Restaurants Where Kids Eat Free Or Cheap
With times calling for tighter wallets and tighter belts, FrugalLivingTv's list of 50 restaurants where kids eat free or cheap is like manna from heaven. More » -
Not-So-Happy Meals? According to a new report from the NPD Group, sales of kids' meals at fast-food restaurants dropped by 11% in 2008, while dollar-menu sales are up 9% in the same period. "Just as adults have moved to greater use of deals and value menus, there continues to be a shift in the way kids are ordering at restaurants or, in many cases, how their parents are ordering for them," said Bonnie Riggs, restaurant industry analyst at NPD. The research firm also found that fewer families with kids are eating out, not necessarily a surprise given the current economic climate. The silver lining is that there should be a lot more of those talking Star Trek toys available for fans who can't get enough of Chris Pine and Zach Quinto (what you do with the stuff that BK includes with the toy is up to you). [CSP Daily News] (Photo: TrekMovie.com)
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how to
Make Your Own Playdough
Looking for a cheap way to entertain your kids or spice up a rainy day? Make your own playdough! The homemade stuff may not come in a shiny yellow play-doh container, but you probably have most of the ingredients in your cupboard already, and the concoction won't smell or contain yucky toxins. Hit the jump for the recipe... More » -
bpa
Chicago Bans BPA In Baby Bottles
The Chicago City Council has voted to ban the controversial chemical BPA in baby bottles, says the Associated Press. More » -
restaurants
Free Restaurant Kids' Meal Database: Crayons Not Included
Have you ever asked yourself, "Where can I get a restaurant kids' meal for free or cheap on a Tuesday within 10 miles of my house?" Even if you haven't, if you have kids of your own or visiting and want to take them out to eat, use KidsMealsDeals.com to find restaurants with kidlet meal promotions on any given day of the week.
Neat resource. I found that the listings are a little sparse for my area, so I hope it grows more in the future.
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