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Published on January 27, 2011 12:00 PM

Some stories for your Thursday afternoon:

Should pediatricians be talking to kids about guns? — ABCNews.com
The common-sense approach to baby-proofing your home — AlphaMom
Padma Lakshmi enters a custody battle with baby Krishna‘s father, Adam Dell — PEOPLE
A majority of U.S. states don’t require kids to learn cursive handwriting — lilSugar
Tips on dropping those postpartum pounds safely — BabyZone

JD Dubois publicity

Lakers Assistant Coach JD Dubois on Improving Mental Health Resources for Athletes: 'Everyone Has a Story'

LeAnn Rimes attends MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Aerosmith at West Hall at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images); Mickey Guyton attends the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on April 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMT); Sheryl Crow attends the 53nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

LeAnn Rimes, Mickey Guyton, Sheryl Crow and More Country Stars React to Nashville School Shooting

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Netflix Docuseries 'American Apocalypse' Revisits Tragic 1993 Waco Cult Standoff

Kelly Ripa, husband Mark Consuelos, daughter Lola Consuelos, sons Michael Consuelos and Joaquin Consuelos attend the ceremony honoring Kelly Ripa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California

All About Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' 3 Kids

Mother taking sons temperature with digital thermometer

RSV Is on the Rise — Here's What a Pediatrician Wants Parents to Know

Matthew McConaughey appearing at the White House press briefing to talk gun safety and share stories/artwork of the Uvalde mass shooting victims

Matthew McConaughey Delivers Impassioned Speech About Gun Safety at White House Press Briefing

Christina Hall with her three kids and Josh Hall. courtesy of Monica Gomez

Christina Hall's Husband Speaks Out After Ant Anstead Files for Full Custody: 'I Will Protect Her'

Christmas tree next to fireplace

Fire-Safety Tips for the Holidays: How to Decorate, Celebrate and Avoid Tragedy

Dog scratching ear while looking up and sitting in green grass.

Expert Advice on How to Protect Pets from Ticks, Allergies, Fireworks and Other Summer Dangers

Suze Orman

Experts Predict a 'Major Recession' — Here's How to Prepare, According to Suze Orman

Matthew McConaughey speaks at a press briefing in the White House Press Briefing Room

From Gun Control Advocacy to Meals on Wheels, How Matthew McConaughey Uses His Platform For Good

MIAH CERRILLO & HER FATHER, MIGUEL from the U.S. House hearing on gun violence

Uvalde Families Plead for Congress to Strengthen Gun Laws: 'I Will Never Forget What I Saw That Day'

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to repoorters minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, which guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion, in the Capitol Visitors Center on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. The court ruled 6-3 in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health, overturning a 50-year precedent and sending abortion regulation back to the states. "Today, the Republican-controlled Supreme Court has achieved the GOP’s dark and extreme goal of ripping away women’s right to make their own reproductive health decisions," Pelosi said

U.S. House Passes Assault Weapons Ban in Tight Vote, the First Ban Since 2004

Families hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. - A teenage gunman killed 18 young children in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, in the deadliest US school shooting in years. The attack in Uvalde, Texas -- a small community about an hour from the Mexican border -- is the latest in a spree of deadly shootings in America, where horror at the cycle of gun violence has failed to spur action to end it. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

How to Talk to Your Kids About Gun Violence in the Wake of the Uvalde Elementary School Shooting

Joe Biden

Joe Biden Invokes Defense Production Act amid Baby Formula Shortage: 'One of My Top Priorities'

Attorney General Merrick Garland

AG Garland Says DOJ 'Won't Permit' Voter Intimidation as Issues Crop Up in Arizona, Texas Ahead of Midterms