Things on an average 12-year-old’s sleepaway camp packing list: Sunscreen? Check. Bathing Suit? Check. Bikini Wax? Wait, what?

We hear a lot of shocking parenting stories, but here’s a shocking story starring a good samartian: a garbage truck driver saved a baby in a runaway stroller. Click for video

From the “What were they possibly thinking?” section of the news comes this story from Fort Wayne, Indiana, where four children, ages four to seven years old, were rescued after being strapped to the hood of a moving car. Driver Aaron Stefanski and passenger Jessica Clark, both 29, allegedly strapped the children to their vehicle at a Fort Wayne liquor store and drove off, reports CBS affiliate WANE. Read post

We talked to Jason Lee about how he creates the coolest kid pics we’ve ever seen. Click for even more!

Should you hear a knock on your door in the middle of the night, chances are the last thing you expect to see when you answer is a toddler. But for Traci Gilbert of Denver, that’s exactly what she found: a 3-year-old covered in snow standing in her doorway after a car thief found and evicted him from the vehicle, reports the Huffington Post.

That’s right, the new hot beverage is all the rage with coffee shops’ littlest customers and their parents in need of a jolt and a five-minute break. The kiddie cappuccino is typically served as a small cup of steamed milk and foam, and lately some parents are adding decaf shots of espresso. The little ones might love it, but the taste isn’t sitting well in everyone’s mouth.

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According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three children is obese or overweight, and 17 percent of kids in the U.S. are obese. The rise in childhood obesity has pediatricians saying current growth charts no longer apply to today’s kids. Read full post

Morning sickness usually can be brushed off as part and parcel of pregnancy (along the lines of pickle and ice cream cravings), but a new study found it can also be an indicator of serious birth complications, including pre-term labor and preeclampsia. Read full post

Earlier today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers about potential dangers associated with the use of Arm & Hammer or Crest Spinbrushes. Read post

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A growing body of evidence suggests that it isn’t always what kids eat that leads to childhood obesity; a good deal of the responsibility to keep children healthy may rest on the choices parents make at home—and not just at mealtime! A new study from NYU Langone Medical Center found that children whose parents have been taught good parenting skills are less likely to become overweight, reports DNAinfo.com. Read full article

You might want to consider passing on the Capri Sun pouch and toss a juice box or water into your kid’s lunchbox, instead. According to WSOC-TV, a North Carolina boy found an unwanted source of protein in his Capri Sun drink: a worm!

Kids ask for a lot of outrageous things—ponies, anyone?—but one Georgia mom was arrested for giving in to her 10-year-old’s request for a tattoo. Read story 

Meet the littlest model to make a splash in the media. Ryan is getting kudos from all over for his appearance in children’s clothing ads for Target and Nordstrom, reports Adweek’s Adfreak blog, because he’s adorable—and has Down syndrome.

Following an incident in late November at a Houston area Target store where a breastfeeding mom, Michelle Hickman, was “harassed and humiliated” by Target employees for nursing her baby in the store, nurse-ins are being planned at Target stores in nearly every state across the country for 10 a.m. local time tomorrow morning.

There’s no question that working moms of breastfed babies have got it tough—trying to find a place and time to pump every couple of hours in order to maintain their supply and produce enough milk for bottles while they’re away from their babes. And while we’ve heard about moms who have been forced to pump in storerooms, public restrooms, and other less-than choice locales, fortunately we can’t think of many who have used a breast pump while driving. Watch video