A Florida teacher could lose her job for treating students like dogs. Pasco County high school teacher Laurie Bailey-Cutkomp, 47, used a veterinary cone usually reserved for sick puppies to discipline her misbehaving ninth graders. Her actions have caused outrage among parents, but some students are coming to her defense.

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Bailey-Cutkomp, a twelve-year veteran of Zephyrhills High, came up with the measure after her class screened the Disney movie, "Up." In the movie, a four-legged character introduces the "cone of shame" as the ultimate punishment. After students asked about the collar, the teacher, a former vet worker, brought one into class and allegedly decided to put it to use.

One student was 'coned' for bringing a soda to class. Others who arrived late to class were given the option to wear the plastic neck-piece instead of sitting at the "tardy table." At least eight students wore the collar, according to the Tampa Bay Times

It turns out, I'm not mom enough.There's a Time cover story out this week that discusses the popularity of the attachment parenting trend and book behind the movement's, The Baby Book by Dr. William Sears. As Time sums up, "The three basic tenets are breast-feeding (sometimes into toddler­hood), co-sleeping (inviting babies into the parental bed or pulling a bassinet alongside it) and 'baby wearing' in which infants are literally attached to their mothers via slings."

When I was pregnant, as far as I knew, this was the only book to read about how to take care of a baby. What the Dr. Spock book was to my parents, the Dr. Sears book is to my generation of moms. It's the only book my friends with kids told me to get.

Since I wasn't working, I had the luxury of being able to breastfeed on demand, wear my baby and be exhausted all the time (thanks to responding to every single cry my baby made.) I wanted to follow Dr. Sears' every word, so that my son and I would have the tightest possible bond. It was only once

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As a baby, my daughter Anna refused to wear her shoes or socks. Not a big deal if we lived on a sunny

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beach. But we live in Montana -- and she was born in late October. So the first line of the mother-daughter battlefield was drawn: I put her shoes and socks on, she worked them off. If she was lucky, she'd push them off when we were in transit and they'd be lost forever. Score: Anna 1, Mom 0.

Then one day, while we were on vacation, a stranger wandered into the crossfire. She was older, better rested, better dressed, and apparently a self-proclaimed authority on baby podiatry. She took one look at Anna in the hotel lobby and screeched, "Ooooh! Look at the tiny little baby with the cold feet!"

"They aren't cold," I said, instantly defensive. "Feel them!" I thrust my daughter's feet, dangling from my chest as she hung in her front carrier, toward the woman's hands.

As a mom, when was the last time you really did something for yourself? Odds are, you probably don't remember. Or if you do remember, it was quite a long time ago. The problem with motherhood is that we have a tendency to put our children's, husbands, and everyone else's needs before our own. It often feels like that's what we were meant to do.

Moms have the natural ability to nurture everyone around them, but the problem with motherhood is that we spend so much time nurturing everyone else that we forget to take care of ourselves. A mom simply has to take care of herself and continue to grow in her own life, or it's only a matter of time before she finds herself unable to help her children grow.

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• 1. Take yourself on a date. Just as married couples need regular dates and time alone together, you also need some time to yourself. A mom's days are full of requests and demands from everyone. She needs

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angry womanMother's Day is Sunday, and while many of us will be enjoying handmade cards and breakfast in bed (or not enjoying it-every year the mess left in the kitchen kind of eclipses the breakfast part), this is a holiday that is hard for a lot of women. The other day, a friend who has never had kids emailed me to tell me how another woman had told her that she "couldn't possibly understand real love." It made my friend cry, and it made me mad. Then, I started to wonder other unintentionally hurtful things people say to folks without kids. I don't think that anyone makes these comments to be cruel, but just like we moms don't like it when people belittle our choice to have kids, we should be equally as careful with what we say to women without kids. Here are the top 10 things not to say to a woman who hasn't had children:

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1. "I don't know what you do all day!" - Bekky

2. "At least you can travel (or party

Between the barrage of reminders and the scramble to find the right card, it's easy forget why we really celebrate Mother's Day. It's a reminder of one of life's wildest moments: the day you met your first love. A few weeks ago we asked the Shine community to share their first photos as a mom. We had a feeling we'd get some beautiful responses, but we didn't know they'd make us tear up. Take a look at some of our readers' first mom photos, and keep sharing your own on our Flickr pool. Box of tissues recommended.

Jamie Lynne Grumet and her son, Aram, on NBC's Today show.Jamie Lynne Grumet, who posed for the cover of Time Magazine nursing her 3-year-old son, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Friday to talk about the controversial cover.

"We knew exactly what we were going to get in to," Grumet said as her son, Aram, fidgeted on the couch beside her. "I do understand why Time chose this picture because…it did create such a media craze to get the dialogue talking."

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But the outrage that followed the cover's release on Thursday took her by surprise. "I don't think anyone was expecting it," she said.



The shocking photo shows 26-year-old Grumet wearing skinny jeans and a tank top while Aram, standing on a wooden chair, is latched on to her left breast. Both are looking at the camera -- Aram quizzically, Grumet defiantly. The headline reads "Are You Mom Enough?"

Did Time go too far with this cover? (Photo: Time.com)"I understand some of the breastfeeding advocates are actually upset about this," Grumet said as Aram draped himself over her lap and

Breastfeeding and baby feeding tipsNew study says eating habits as newborns are linked to IQ

Do you live by a feeding schedule as a new mom? It might be time to unchain yourself from that clock when it comes to baby's chow time for the benefit of your little one, British researchers say.

A new study finds that feeding an infant on demand may increase his or her IQ, Time magazine reports. Using assessments from more than 10,000 children, British researchers found that those who were fed on demand as 4-week-old babies scored four to five points higher on IQ tests at age 8, according to the study's findings. The study cites that their results held up regardless of the baby being breastfed or bottle-fed.

The article suggests that it comes down to a matter of whose priorities are more important - mom vs. baby. "Mothers who feed their babies on a schedule indicate that they feel better and more confident about themselves than moms who feed on demand."