The Local reports that a bus driver in Sundsvall, Sweden infuriated a parent, while trying to enforce an-only-kids-under-age-seven ride for free policy. Specifically, the driver allegedly argued that the child was too tall and had too many teeth to be… Read More ›
Parenting
British School Bans Teachers From Using Red Ink To Mark Tests. We Create A Mock Test To Imagine How That Will Work Out.
The Cornishman reports that a British school has banned teachers from using red ink on tests. From the article: “Under a new grading policy at Mounts Bay Academy in Cornwall, teachers must mark and write feedback in green, while students… Read More ›
Your Kid Will Love Wearing This Shirt With “NERD” Printed On It!
We saw this display in a store front window today, featuring a child-sized mannikin. Three Questions That Arise From This Display 1. Why is there no “World’s Best Mom” T-Shirt in the display? Because the world’s best mom is busy not… Read More ›
10-Year-Old Norwegian Boy Who Claimed To Be Dwarf Steals Parents’ Car Again
Reuters reports that a 10-year-old Norwegian boy, who we wrote about days ago, has stolen his parents car for the second time in two weeks. Fortunately nobody was hurt during an approximate half-hour drive. Also, this time around, it does… Read More ›
10 Year-Old Steals Parents’ Car, Claimed To Be A Dwarf Who Forgot His Driver’s License
The Independent reports that a 10-year old Norwegian boy stole his parents car, drove into a ditch, and explained to a local snow-plow driver that he was a dwarf who forgot his driver’s license. Nobody was hurt, so we can,… Read More ›
Your Phone May Be Telling Yoga Instructors You Are Too Old To Be At The Club
The Wall Street Journal reports that Turnstyle, a start-up company that offers free Wi-Fi in places like coffee shops is using WiFi and sensors to track shoppers in about 200 business in downtown Toronto. In other words, it tracks whether… Read More ›
Kid Flies To Vegas Without Boarding Pass, Which Is More Interesting Than The Hangover 3
CNN reports that a nine-year-old boy somehow was able to sneak on to a plane from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, without a boarding pass. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Will someone please lower the gambling age to… Read More ›
Furious That Your Baby Sucks At Scratching Records? Now There’s A Baby DJ School That May Help With That.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Baby DJ School has opened in Brooklyn! That’s right, your baby can learn how to spin the best electronic and rap beats. And were sure there’s no shortage of songs with “Baby” in the… Read More ›
Maybe If You Drink Enough Of It, Beer Goggles Will Give Hello Kitty A Mouth!
Eatocracy reports that Hello Kitty fruit-flavored beer is now available in Taiwan and China! 3 More Products We Wouldn’t Want To See Featuring Childrens’ Characters 1. Wile E. Coyote Olive Garden Bottomless Bowls Of Salad And Breadsticks. Made of bottomless holes… Read More ›
Is Your Baby Stressing You Out? Good News – It Could Be Worse!
The Local reports that a recent study indicates that new parents in Sweden are more stressed than parents in other European countries. 3 Potential Reasons We’d Guess Swedish Parents Are Stressed Out 1. They couldn’t figure out the assembly instructions… Read More ›
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