All parents want, when it comes to the kind of teacher their children get saddled with, is for their kids to be safe. But this Mississippi mother has found out that her son doesn’t get to have that kind of luck, and that also? It’s LEGAL for teachers to administer “corporal punishment”. On her nine year old. Learn more about it here.

Brittneyrose Torres is a surrogate, currently carrying triplets for a couple. But the couple has made an absurd but all too common demand – to abort one of the children. Learn more about it here.

Have you noticed that the holiday season became WAY more complicated after becoming a mother? Because I really wasn’t expecting the shift until it hit.

A new study from the University of Michigan compared giving birth to other physical activities, and have found that pregnancy can be more dangerous than most extreme sports. Learn more about the study here.

Dr. Samantha Decombel had her invitation to speak at a recent science event was derailed when members of the board decided they didn’t want to risk it – even though she had been cleared to travel, because she’s pregnant, she was removed from the event. Learn more here.

Reality TV star Kelly Osbourne has apparently been banned from two parks, for the admirable (but flawed) practice of confronting anyone who she feels has wronged her niece.

A father is wondering whether it’s a good call to let our children have tablets early. Learn more about his thoughts on it here.

Baby names every year-end up feeling more and more influenced by pop culture (seriously, Instagram filters? Really?), but the classical names still dominate the numbers. Check out the most popular baby names of 2015 right here.

Sonya Henderson let her son play outside in the playground in their gated community, alone. That’s fine. What’s not fine is that CPS might try to send her to prison for doing so.