Parents, offering your kids sips of booze may backfire

Yes, sometimes.

• My father didn't drink. He died of heart disease at 70. My uncle Andy not only drank, but also made his own wine. He died at 93.

Is it OK for a college professor to breast-feed during lecture?

Yes, she was just taking care of her sick baby.

• The story leaves out pertinent information. It mostly seems to be a rant against breastfeeding and the professor. The issue should be restricted to the baby and feeding the baby.

Circumcision benefits outweigh risks, but parents should choose, pediatricians say

No. It amounts to mutilation and any health gains aren't enough.

Time's breast-feeding toddler cover spurs shock, talk

It's great!

Should kids go vegan?

Not for me or my family, but it seems fine.

Bottled water may boost kids' tooth decay, dentists say

No, rarely. The water from our tap is perfectly fine.

• KJR, Flouride is a natural component of most well water and some surface water. It is also found in tea, chicken, sardines, fish, and grape juice. (The link is here.) I owned a house for many years with a well. The water from the well tested at 0.9 milligrams of flouride per liter.

• KJR, You need to take some basic chemistry. Sodium fluoride is a salt. Once it is added to water it dissolves into two component ions. (Just as table salt, sodium chloride does.) The fluoride ion in the water is the same no matter what the source.

• Siddmartha, Flouride is a natural component of most well water. It is also found in tea, chicken, sardines, fish, and grape juice. (The link is here.) Flouridation began after studies showed that people living in areas with natural flouride in their drinking water had far fewer cavities.

• DAK, You need to take some basic chemistry. Sodium fluoride is a salt. Once it is added to water it dissolves into two component ions. (Just as table salt, sodium chloride disolves.) The fluoride ion in the water is the same no matter what the source. No straw man, just basic chemistry.

• Here is a link to a 1957 study which is online at the National Institute of Health. The teeth records of children in Grand Rapids, Michigan were compared with those of Muskegon in 1944 and 1945.

• lunatoo, It isn't odd at all when one considers the average human expectancy at birth (other than in biblical stories) thousands of years ago was in the 30s. Plus as Brad mentions, refined sugar is a new food addition.

• Once dissolved in water, the sodium in sodium fluoride is identical to sodium from any other source. Similarly, the fluoride ion from sodium fluoride is identical to fluoride from any other source. It is just basic chemistry. The rodent poison argument, how not original.

• Sean, have you had that well water tested? I used to have a house in the country on a well. I had the water tested. It had 0.9 milligrams of fluoride per liter; the perfect amount. Fluoride is frequently found in well water. It is natural.

• I use a berry juice derivative which contains upwards of 15% ethyl alcohol. Methyl alcohol is known as 'wood alcohol'. Methyl alcohol (methanol) is a skull and crossbones poison. If you really use a mouth wash with methyl alcohol, you will die.

• To avoid 'unhealthy' fluoride, get plenty of 'healthy' BPA, and help the landfill business. ;-)

• Was the well water ever tested for fluoride? Perhaps your husband was just drinking water with a higher fluoride level.

• The facts are that fluoridation does reduce dental disease. Much of the well water in the US contains fluoride naturally. The fluoride added to drinking water is in no way different than natural fluoride.

TSA apologizes to 'humiliated' mom for breast-pump gaffe

No. The security officers clearly need more training on TSA policies.

Should breast-feeding be shown on Sesame Street?

Yes

• raincheck, If you are offended, look the other way. I am offended by many things, but not breastfeeding.

• Many birds vomit up partially digested for for their babies. Birds and reptiles cannot digest lactose (milk sugar). Any milk, including most formula and human milk would not be good for "Big Bird".

• The choice of what to feed a baby should be the mother's. In Ohio, it is legal for men and women to be in public topless. Women who breastfeed expose very little flesh and nothing that everyone else, including men, do not have. Your 3 year old daughter has breasts with nipples.

Babies with knives? Co-sleeping ad angers some parents

No, co-sleeping is not that risky.

Should 6-year-old be suspended for bringing utensil to school?

No, this is ridiculous.

• I question how a Swiss army "knife" can be considered a dangerous weapon. It defies common sense. Zero-tolerance = unwavering stupidity.