Love for a Mother Outshines All: Call Her with Gratitude
- Family & Kids, Home & Family
- May 16, 2018
The love for one’s mother is a unique dance of growth and occasional hurt feelings. Being the recipient of such thoughtfulness, such a beautiful display of daily affection in the every day and is often spurned by children who do not recognize the purity of a mother’s actions. But as we age and begin to
READ MORETalking Directly to Toddlers Boosts Their Verbal Skills
- Family & Kids
- December 23, 2013
Do you make time to talk directly to your toddler? It’s important for your child's verbal development, since a new study by Stanford University has found that overhearing conversations or watching TV doesn’t help language development as much. The study found that toddlers who were spoken to had more extensive vocabularies and were able to
READ MORECell Phones and Our Children’s Health
- Family & Kids
- December 23, 2013
Children are increasingly using cell phones and other devices, but do we really know the health impact this is having? Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are emitted from cell phones as well as other household electronics that we use daily, and can be especially harmful for little ones because their immune systems are still developing. EMFs from
READ MOREBring back PE: Exercise should be ‘core’ class, report says
- Family & Kids
- May 27, 2013
The Institute of Medicine recommended on Thursday that children get a full hour of exercise in school every day, both in and out of physical education class. The Institute said that schools that have done away with physical education need to re-introduce it into the curriculum. ”Children who are more active show greater attention, have faster
READ MORE5 tips on talking to kids about scary news
- Family & Kids
- April 19, 2013
In light of the Boston tragedy, here are some things for parents to consider when talking to children about violence. Keep in mind, tragic news can make young children confront scary issues. These younger children need to be reassured that bad things won't happen to them. Don't assume you know how your kids feel; ask
READ MOREAt-home dads make parenting more of a ‘guy’ thing
- Family & Kids
- January 26, 2013
At-home dads are putting a masculine stamp on child-rearing and home life that could have significant benefits down the road. The lead author of a recent study on at-home fathers, Gokcen Coskuner-Balli, an assistant professor of marketing at Chapman University in Orange, CA, says,"Just as we saw the feminization of the workplace in the past few decades, with
READ MORETeaching Kids to Give Themselves a Timeout
- Family & Kids
- January 22, 2013
In schools across the country, teachers are beginning to reward well-behaved students rather than point out the misbehaved ones. Utilizing techniques such as "active ignoring" is part of a treatment known as teacher-child interaction therapy" (TCIT). The goal is to improve the instructor's capability to reduce disruptive classroom behaviors in order to focus on teaching.
READ MOREMcAfee study: 70 percent of teens hiding what they are doing online
- Family & Kids
- January 15, 2013
"The Digital Divide: How the Online Behavior of Teens is Getting Past Parents” is a new study sponsored by online security company McAfee. Half of the teens surveyed said they would change their online behavior if they knew their parents were watching, and more than 70 percent said they have actively done something to hide
READ MOREConcussions May Affect Kids for Months
- Family & Kids
- December 15, 2012
Concussions in children may cause brain changes that last for months. Yahoo! News, 12/12/2012
READ MOREChildless and Aging? Time to Designate a Caregiver
- Family & Kids
- October 26, 2012
People without children need to plan for who will take care of them later in life when they need it. The New York Times, 9/12/2012
READ MOREAt Freshman Orientation, Helping Mom and Dad Let Go
- Family & Kids
- July 27, 2012
Colleges currently in the midst of freshman orientation are devoting large blocks of time persuading parents to stop hovering and let go. The Wall Street Journal, 7/25/2012
READ MOREWhich Baby Foods Contain the Most Pesticide Residue?
- Family & Kids
- June 21, 2012
Mother Jones, 6/20/2012
READ MOREViolence ages children’s DNA, shortens their chromosomes
- Family & Kids
- April 24, 2012
A study has found that exposure to violence (such as domestic violence between parents, physical maltreatment by an adult, or bullying) can cause changes in DNA leading to seven to 10 years of premature aging. This is because the telomeres get shorter as we age, and stress can contribute to that. There is something we
READ MOREUS Doctors Discourage TV For Babies Under Two
- Family & Kids
- October 24, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its first guidelines since 1999 to discourage any screen time for kids under the age of two. Pediatrician Ari Brown, the lead author of the AAP guidelines, said, “When the TV is on, the parent is talking less. There is some scientific evidence that shows that the less
READ MOREParents Turn to the Internet Before Going to the ER
- Family & Kids
- October 24, 2011
While some parents turn to the CDC or American Academy of Pediatrics’ Healthy Children websites, most use WebMD or Wikipedia. One in eight parents goes online for medical information about their child’s condition before taking the child to the emergency room, according to new research. Mother Nature Network, 10/20/2011
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