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Mommy, why is that lady so fat? Embrace the embarrassment
- Home & Family
- January 5, 2012
What do you do when your child makes a loud, embarrassing comment about someone in public? All too often, the answer seems to be to shush them, avoid eye contact and hustle away. Meg Zucker, a woman born with only one finger on each hand and one toe on each foot, and two of her
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Toddlers Can Remember Events, New Study Says
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- December 31, 2011
A new study from New Zealand's University of Otago found that about 20% of a group of kids age 27- to 51-months could recall a "unique event" six years after it occurred. Out of the kids who remembered, two were under age 3 when the event happened. "Our new data provide objective evidence that events
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Parents: Help Your Kids Make the Most of Winter Break
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- December 27, 2011
This article goes through numerous ways to keep teens busy and engaged during the long holiday break, including educational (but fun) trips to museums, zoos, or factories; virtual field trips; community volunteer work, etc. Yvette Jackson, CEO of the National Urban Alliance, a nonprofit that focuses on improving student engagement in low-income schools, advises, "The
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Extra help enhances holidays for older relatives
- Home & Family
- December 23, 2011
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings and it's important to include grandparents and other elderly relatives, experts say. You just need to remember that these guests may have some special needs. Read on for tips on helping older guests get the most out of the holidays. USA Today, 12/19/2011
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Orange Juice’s ‘Secret’ Flavor Packet Surprises Some Moms
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- December 20, 2011
For the last 30 years, the citrus industry has used chemical flavor packs to process orange juice, without being required to print these ingredients on their packaging. This is true of top brands like Tropicana, Minute Maid, Simply Orange and Florida Natural, among others… even juices labeled "not from concentrate" or "premium." Some health-minded mothers
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I’m not an anomaly: More Dads Staying Home
- Home & Family
- December 16, 2011
ABC, 12/13/2011
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New fathers attend daddy boot camp
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- December 13, 2011
300,000 expectant dads have turned to Boot Camp for New Dads, a program which is in 45 states as well as Britain, Canada, Italy and Japan. During the program, men learn how to soothe a crying baby, change a loaded diaper and deal with mom. CNN.com, 12/9/2011
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New Study Links C-Section to Childhood Asthma
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- December 6, 2011
According to research published recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology, children born via cesarean section (aka C-section) have an increased risk of asthma and respiratory disease at a young age. Mother Nature Network, 12/1/2011
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Arsenic in juice: new study prompts action
- Home & Family
- December 1, 2011
An investigation into trace amounts of arsenic found in bottled juice has prompted Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, to push for the Food and Drug Administration to lower the standards for arsenic in juice drinks. While further investigations continue, the advocacy group is recommending avoiding giving infants under 6 months any type
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How to Parent Like a Man
- Home & Family
- November 30, 2011
Elizabeth Mayhew, editor-in-chief of Woman’s Day magazine, explains how men and women can learn from each others’ different parenting styles. The Today Show, 11/28/201
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Spacing Siblings At Least Two Years Apart Makes Kids Smarter
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- November 28, 2011
Everyone has their own opinions on how many years apart in age children should be to create the optimal situation for the kids as they grow-up together and as they develop separately. Up until now, those opinions have just been conjecture, but Kasey Buckles, assistant Professor at Notre Dame, has used scientific reasoning to determine
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Sole Survivors: Adult Orphans Preserve, Adapt Traditions
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- November 24, 2011
Melinda Beck looks at "adult orphans" who have lost both their parents and their siblings, making them the last leaf on their family tree. At holidays, there's a certain sadness that nobody else knows the particular traditions. The Wall Street Journal, 11/22/2011
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Bullying Moves From Online to Text-Messaging: Study
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- November 23, 2011
Bullying continues to plague our children, and as they become more technologically-inclined, so does virtual-bullying. A new study into virtual-bullying both online and by text-message shows that kids aged 10-15 years are being increasingly harassed through these technological mediums. Additionally, "unwanted sexual solicitation" from text-messages has increased by 1.9 times, from 2006 to 2008. HealthDay, 11/21/2011
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Johnson & Johnson to nix baby product contaminant within 2 years
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- November 19, 2011
Earlier this month a consumer group urged Johnson & Johnson to remove a preservative called quaternium-15, which is considered to be a possible trigger for certain cancers and skin allergies, from its baby shampoo. In response, J & J says it plans to eliminate the formaldehyde-releasing preservatives from hundreds of its baby products within two
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A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home
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- November 18, 2011
Toni Davis is the director of the Green Hill Retirement Community in West Orange, NJ, and what she has done there is truly inspiring. She has made changes that have greatly improved the lives of the residents and their sense of well-being (and that of their loved ones who comes to visit) while keeping her
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