Parents Daily News Roundup

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Transgender at Five
She first insisted she was a boy at the age of 2. “I am a boy” became a constant theme in struggles over clothing, bathing, swimming, eating, playing. Eventually, a psychologist diagnosed gender identity disorder. Now Tyler ‘s parents allow him to live as a boy, and the 5-year-old is reveling in his new identity.

Parents Write Bucket List for 4-Year-Old
Cole Rapini, 4, giggles like every other young boy, but his medical condition has bewildered doctors.

School Kids Urge Crayola to Rethink Recycling
A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn’t appear ready to make such a move.

Shot Protects Against More Than the Flu for Pregnant Women
Giving the flu vaccine to pregnant women may bring significant benefits to their babies even before birth, a new study has found.

Tennessee Man Dubbed ‘Octodad’
Desmond Hatchett of Knoxville, Tenn., has 30 children with 11 women, according to officials and media reports.

Rosie Pope: Why I Tweeted My Baby’s Birth
Rosie Pope gave birth to a daughter a week ago and the Twitter world followed every move as she tweeted the whole experience.

Help Kids Be Creative with Crayola’s New Web App

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Your kids can star in their own story as cartoon characters by using Crayola’s new and free web app, “Story Studio.”  By uploading photos of themselves, kids can be transformed into animated versions or even create new characters using the face editor.  They can also customize their characters with costumes, accessories, backgrounds, graphics, and text.  

The best part? Kids can then choose from six storylines to feature their cartoon characters: The Daring Race, Dragon Trouble, Pirate, The Ride, The Big Game, and Rock Star.  Plus, Crayola is offering Parents readers an exclusive online code to print out “Story Studio” creations as coloring books.  Use the code PR7CFMDY at Crayola’s other web app, “Lights, Camera, Color,” to get 6 months of free printing access.  You can also purchase certain boxes of Crayola crayons (48 or more) with the special online code. 

Help kids become more creative and imaginative the next time you buy a box of crayons!