Babble

Before you have kids you think the weird toys will be the ones that don't look like anything in particular - the toys that just rattle, have a lot of black and white stripes and seem to have the sole purpose of being put in a baby's mouth. But as it turns out, the truly strange baby toys are...

Ever since I read "Santaland Diaries" by David Sedaris (highly recommended for being utterly hilarious,) I've been sort of fascinated by those folks who dress up in costume and pose for photos with the kids around the holidays. Think about it: What gets you into that line of work? Perhaps...

Every year between 40 and 100 babies are born with what is known as "severe combined immunodeficiency disease" -- though doctors believe many more babies might have died due to undiagnosed complications. It sounds scary enough, but it gets worse. John Travolta made a movie about it -- " The Boy in the...