By Darren Booth, CNBC.com

If there is an airplane built for creating a zone where you won't find children, it's the double- decker Airbus A380. Malaysia Airlines begins flying this whale of an aircraft July 1 and is attempting to restrict families traveling with children to the all-economy lower deck.

So far no U.S. airlines enforce children-only seating sections. The airline was the first last year to attempt an outright ban of children under the age of two from flying in first class aboard their Boeing 747 fleet by removing bassinets. Now it's further looking to create a serene area for its higher-yield business class passengers on the A380.

Malaysia Airlines executive vice president of customer experience Dato' Mohd Salleh told Terminal U that babies and children would still be allowed in business and first on the A380, but the airline will steer families traveling in economy to sit downstairs.

"Where there is overwhelming demand for seats in economy class from families with children and infants, resulting in a full load in the main deck, we

Selfless SurrogatePregnancy and childbirth are often pretty tough to handle one time around for your own child, much less a whole bunch of other times. North Dakota resident Meredith Olafson has repeatedly gone above and beyond to help couples become parents, having delivered 11 babies for other people (4 pregnancies were with her own children).

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In total, she's successfully carried and born three singles, two sets of triplets, and three pair of twins...just to be a nice person and help other would-be parents realize their dreams. Lest you think that she's laughing all the way to the bank, Meredith makes only minor money for her trouble, as compared with the exorbitant fees that some surrogates can command.

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Of course, Meredith might be a little more inclined to serve as a surrogate than some of us because she routinely experiences easy pregnancies and extremely fast deliveries. Still,

Parents get bombarded fairly early on regarding the importance of having their child academically ready. A young child is barely out of diapers when reality hits parents on how to help them succeed academically. Suddenly the cart in the leading toy store is filled with educational toys that teach letters, numbers, reading, colors, shapes and whatever the newest, greatest way to get our children a "leg up" academically.

We are a society that strongly values intelligence and that is usually viewed in terms of grades and achievement scores. Yet, our children's first connection to the world is a far cry from academics; they are born socially and emotionally relating to the world.

Social and emotional skills are not based on heredity traits like IQ and the amazing aspect about these critical skills is they can be developed to very high levels. These are the abilities that involve how to identify one's emotions and know how to express them appropriately, being able to be

How to get your picky eater to go healthy...Picky eating is very common among toddlers and they often get stuck on specific preferred foods for brief periods of time. Usually these preferences are temporary but if they are stuck on unhealthy choices or an unbalanced diet, it is a good idea to intervene.

It is best to introduce unhealthy snacks when children are old enough to understand that these items are only for special times or occasions. But obviously, birthday parties, play dates, road trips, etc. tend to make controlling the food your child is exposed to much more of a challenge.

Hopefully, these seven tips can help battle your toddler's love of salty and sweet.

1. Provide Healthy Choices
Try to limit your child's diet to only healthy options but provide lots of choices. Select healthier snacks between meals that would be acceptable during mealtimes as well. Keep unhealthy snacks out of sight. If they ask for something that is not on the plate, say, "we don't have pretzels" in a neutral tone and then present the

Tips on how to copy with a colic baby
mom with crying baby

"Colicky" is a label given to babies who cry for more than three hours a day, three days a week for more than three weeks. But most experts believe it is an overused, ambiguous term at best. "'Colic' is an old-fashioned term that actually means 'upset stomach,' which it usually isn't," says pediatrician Harvey N. Karp, M.D., author of the book and DVD The Happiest Baby on the Block (Bantam). "But I think the term should continue to be used in some cases," Karp adds. "About 2 percent of babies have a condition, such as acid reflux or food allergies, that causes them to cry with tummy pain."

Possible Causes Of Colic
The type of hysterical crying referred to as colic usually begins at 2 weeks to 6 weeks old, generally in the late afternoon or early evening. Why 1 in 5 babies cries in this way is a mystery. One theory outlined in the book Your Fussy Baby (Ballentine Books) by pediatrician Marc Weissbluth, M.D., is that some babies are born

newbornJust when I thought I'd truly heard it all, I read a story about a woman in China who went into labor nine days before she was due, and ultimately wound up giving birth to her baby girl after insisting on making a stop to use the bathroom on her way to the hospital. You know -- because she probably thought she was feeling pressure "down there" because she had to poop, not push the baby out! OMG.

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This definitely isn't the first time a baby has been born in a restroom, but it is the first time I've heard about a baby being born in a public toilet pit. Yes -- a toilet pit, which is basically a small hole on the bathroom floor that you -- well, kind of squat and "hover" over in order to do your business.

If you still aren't getting a good visual of what I mean, then you'll get a much clearer picture after checking out the photo of the actual toilet pit where the little girl was born. It's not

Jeremy WuitschickThe next time you want to complain about how rude, lazy, and no good America's teenagers are, stop and think about Jeremy Wuitschick. The seventh grader was on his way to his school in Milton, Washington, yesterday morning, reading a book about a superhero saving a bus from destruction. Ironically, he looked up and noticed that something was very wrong with the driver of the school bus carrying him and 15 other students.

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He told Good Morning America the driver started "gasping for air and waving his hands frantically in the air," as he lost control of the bus. Eventually, he passed out. That's when Wuitshick found his own inner superhero and took control of the situation.

Video footage from the surveillance camera shows him running to the front of the bus, grabbing the steering wheel, and pulling the bus over to the side of the road. He yanked the keys out of the ignition to get

From natural births to co-sleeping, Mayim Bialik, Ph.D. defines this growing style of parenting in her book, Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way.

So what is attachment parenting really about? Attachment Parenting International (API) identifies AP as guided by eight principles. The practical application varies greatly but it often looks something like this:

1. Birth: Prepare for birth and become educated about natural birth options and their benefits for baby and mother.

2. Breastfeeding/breast milk: A human mother's milk is the optimal food for human babies, and bottle feeding should mimic as many aspects of breastfeeding as possible.

3. Be sensitive: Respond sensitively to your children.

4. Bonding through touch: Use physical contact such as baby wearing, breastfeeding, and massage to convey tenderness, love, and affection.

5. Bedding: Parent your children at night as well as in the day,