SoJO 104.9 » Parenting

If Toddlers Could Use Facebook

Matt Ryan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:11:15 +0000

Most of us can hardly go a day without checking our feed. Checking out Facebook is a ritual now. People of all ages use the social network site. The conversations range from the mild to the wild. But, we can talk. Have you ever wondered what a toddlers timeline would look like? Click “Like” below [...]

3 Year Old Gives a Casual Description of Birth Between Bites of Cereal [VIDEO]

Tom Morgan — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:52:26 +0000

Come October, 3-year-old Adela is going to have a new baby brother or sister, and Dad was curious about her take on the whole situation. Chatting over breakfast, Dad casually asks Adela what will be happening in the fall and the curly-haired moppet gives an equally casual, yet clinically accurate, description of what’s to [...]

Send the Kids to Summer Camp for a Steal!

Heather DeLuca — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:42 +0000

The Summer of SoJO is just around the corner! And that means more time with the kids. Which could be a good thing and a bad thing. Why not plan to give yourself a break for a week, and give them a whole lot of fun! How about a summer camp deal too good to pass up?

Are Strapless Prom Dresses Too Revealing? [VIDEO/POLL]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:11:28 +0000

The principal of a New Jersey middle school calls strapless prom dresses ‘distracting’ and has banned students from wearing them to spring formal. Do you agree? Readington Middle School in New Jersey has banned girls from wearing strapless dresses to a formal dance, according to ABCNews.com. School principal Sharon Moffat told one 8th grader’s mother [...]

Stand Up for Autism Saturday in Mays Landing

Heather DeLuca — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:42:07 +0000

It’s an entertaining evening in support of the fight against autism. Take part in a night of laughs and good food in support of this worthy cause. Faces4Autism.org present ‘Stand Up for Autism’ When: Saturday, April 13th, Where: Mays Landing Country Club, McKee Avenue in Mays Landing What: Three comedy acts and a dinner buffet. [...]

[UPDATE] 3 Local High Schools are Finalists to Win a Dream Prom!

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:00:55 +0000

The fashion website Rent the Runway is giving one lucky class the prom of their dreams, complete with a celebrity performer! Atlantic City High School, Pinelands Regional High School, and Toms River High School North are three of the top 4 finalists! Let's get together and help them win!

Movie Made by Local Teacher Sheds Light on Teen Issues

Heather DeLuca — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:53:15 +0000

Atlantic City teacher Devan Blackwell hopes his new fictional short film can bring attention to urban teens feeling isolated because of bullying, drug abuse, mental health issues, dating violence and even sexual orientation. The Richmond Avenue School teacher spent most of last year making 40 minute movie called ‘The Spe@k Project’. Speaking to PressofAtlanticCity.com Blackwell [...]

Vanessa Lachey Reveals Struggle with Postpartum Depression

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:14:16 +0000

Feeling like a ‘milk machine’ and worried she wasn’t living up to expectations as a new mom, Vanessa Lachey battled baby blues. Now, five months after giving birth to son Camden (dad is Nick Lachey), Vanessa’s opening up about her struggle. Lachey recalls how blissful she was the day she brought her first child into [...]

Which Celebrity Child is This? [PHOTOS]

Heather DeLuca — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:30:22 +0000

One of music’s sexiest singer/songwriter’s has just shared an image of her newborn son with the world. The baby is Milan. Born January 22 in Barcelona, Spain to Shakira and his father, soccer star Gerard Pique. The couple has offered up the photo via UNICEF’s official website [...]

Would You Bet on Your Baby? [POLL]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:08:28 +0000

ABC is betting TV audiences will tune in to watch parents bet on their babies! This April the network premieres a new game show called Bet on Your Baby. Would you bet on YOUR baby? Take today’s poll! ABC has ordered 8 episodes of the new prime time competition, Bet On Your Baby. Five families [...]

Students at Area School Made to Ask for Toilet Paper

Heather DeLuca — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:10:05 +0000

I remember in school having to ask for permission to go to the bath room. But now officials at one area institution are requiring students to ask for more than just a hall pass. Mahanoy Area High School Principal Thomas Smith tells 6ABC.com that a new policy that has removed toilet paper from specifically the [...]

Shakira Delivers

Marc D — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:11:37 +0000

International music star, Shakira, announced the birth of Milan Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 22nd at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain. The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification. The hospital confirmed that the couple’s first [...]

Flu Outbreak Leads to High-Five Ban

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:40:55 +0000

We all know New York likes to curtail certain indulgences like super-sized soft drinks and such. But now the state is cracking down on a certain celebratory act due to rampant flu outbreaks. According to WCBS-TV, Dr. Valerie Parkas, the Manhattan Soccer Club president and an infectious disease specialist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine [...]

Watch 9 Months of Pregnancy Go By in 2 Minutes! [VIDEO/POLL]

Heather DeLuca — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:56:17 +0000

There's a growing mommy-tracking trend on the internet. Expectant mothers are chronicling their expanding belly's by posting weekly and monthly photos, and now by crafting all those images into time lapsed videos.

Lockdown Lifted at Area Elementary Schools

Heather DeLuca — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:10:01 +0000

Two New Jersey schools are now in the clear following a lockdown earlier today. 6abc.com reports that Clementon Elementary School and Albert M. Bean Elementary in Pine Hill, both in Camden County, were placed on protective lockdown around 9 a.m. today following an incident at at nearby apartment complex. A resident at the housing complex [...]

Sex Scandal Emerges from Local High School

Heather DeLuca — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:15:47 +0000

Three high school teachers in Camden County have been charged with alleged sexual misconduct and have been suspended pending an investigation. Two school administrators are also facing charges. 6abc.com reports today that three female senior students at Triton Regional High School in Runnemede had encounters of a sexual nature with teachers between November 2011 and [...]

Dr. Drew Tries Honey Boo Boo's Go-Go Juice [VIDEO]

Heather DeLuca — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:07:20 +0000

Apple juice mixed with energy drink makes for reality star and pageant princess Honey Boo Boo’s favorite boost. Watch what happens when Dr. Drew Pinsky samples ‘go-go juice’.

What New Jersey Town Would You Name Your Baby After? [POLL]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:43:19 +0000

For the second time in a month, a celebrity couple has named their baby Camden. First Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler and reality star Kristin Cavallari, and now Nick and Vanessa Lachey welcome lil' Camden John. I always thought I'd name my daughter Erial after the New Jersey town I grew up in.

What New Jersey town would make a good baby name? Tell us in the comment box!

UPDATE: Meet The Baby Born On Garden State Parkway

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:15:21 +0000

Meet 6 lb. Manuel Correa. The newborn entered the world yesterday alongside a stretch of the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County. An emergency call was placed to the fire department at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning about a pregnant woman needing assistance to the hospital. Firefighter/EMTs Matt Johnson and Robert Feltwell had mom Tiffany [...]

And the Award for Worst Adult in America Goes to…

Kyle McCann — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:42:32 +0000

This lady from St. Louis.

Not only did she allow two diaper-clad kids, possibly her own, to fight -- a real fight too, fists flying and everything -- but this whack-job even videotaped it and then put it on Facebook.

How irresponsible and stupid can one person be? Take look and you decide.