David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Mini-Madoffs, Gender-Reveal Parties and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

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Jimmy Kimmel Gets Parents to Feed Their Kids, Alicia Silverstone-Style

The actress’ feeding of her son spawns a hilarious viewer challenge.

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Traveling With Kids? Now You Can Hire an In-Flight Nanny

Nanny in the Clouds, a California-based company, matches parents seeking in-flight childcare with experienced babysitters aboard the same flight.

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Parents Quarantine Prematurely Born Twins for Entire Year

The Vangoethem family made sure their twins were safe and sound — by keeping them at home for 12 months.

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Chinese ‘Eagle Dad’ Defends Making Son Run in Snow Without Clothing

On a family vacation to the U.S. during the Chinese New Year, He Liesheng recorded his 4-year-old son running around a snowy street in Flushing, New York. Wearing only underwear and shoes, the child, nicknamed Duoduo, cried and shivered while his parents pressured him to run and perform push-ups in the snow.

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Reading While Eating for February 10: Around the World

Friday’s links head to Pakistan, France and whatever planet Madonna’s Super Bowl costume was from.

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Parents Who Hid Child’s Gender for Five Years Now Face Backlash

A British couple raised their child as “gender neutral” to avoid stereotypes. Why are people so upset about it?

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Did Jimmy Kimmel Go Too Far Encouraging Parents to Deceive their Kids?

It’s kind of hard to imagine intentionally trying to make your kids cry — even for a few minutes of late-night glory.

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Parents Who Gave Children Nazi-Inspired Names Fighting to Regain Custody

New Jersey parents who gave their children controversial names say that a court found them not guilty of child abuse, though they are still waiting for their kids to be returned.

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‘Glee’ Storyline Sparks an Adoption Controversy Online

It’s no secret that Glee has a flair for the dramatic, but this time it may have gone too far.