In order to slow down population growth in China, a controversial one-child policy was enacted by the Chinese government in 1979 . This policy only allowed one child per Chinese couple. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, October 29th that China is now abandoning its decades-long one-child policy and will allow all couples to […] More
Do you know the maternity leave policy of your employer? For working women who plan to have a baby and start a family at some point, an employers maternity leave policy is an important consideration. Unfortunately, and somewhat surprisingly, there is very little information offered about maternity policy for most companies. Not only is this […] More
During a time of an epidemic or outbreak, many parents will wonder if they should vaccinate their newborns in order to protect them. Unfortunately children under 12 months of age are still developing their immune systems, so giving them vaccines such as the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) only raises the risk of serious health […] More
On Saturday, Jan. 17 an officer with the London Police Department in Kentucky, responded to a call for shoplifting. Once on the scene however, and after learning that the shoplifter was actually attempting to steal baby food for his infant after falling on hard times financially, the police officer could not bear to charge him. […] More