Redshirting: Holding kids back from kindergarten
- Home & Family
- July 10, 2012
Is the practice of "redshirting" fair? The 60 Minutes segment exploring this question originally aired on March 4, 2012 and was rebroadcast on July 8, 2012. 60 Minutes, 7/8/2012
READ MOREKids Born Just Two Weeks Early Lag In Reading, Math
- Home & Family
- July 6, 2012
Being born even a couple of weeks early can affect a child’s math and reading skills, a new study suggests. The Wall Street Journal, 7/3/2012
READ MOREHer graduation gift from dad: A 13-year labor of love
- Home & Family
- July 6, 2012
Parents everywhere have been touched and inspired by the thoughtful parenting of Bryan Martin, a father who gave his daughter, Brenna, a long-concealed surprise for her high school graduation. His gift was a Dr. Seuss book, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, signed with personal messages from teachers and coaches going back to when Brenna was
READ MOREParenting: Keep Your Teen From Distracted Driving
- Home & Family
- July 3, 2012
Newark Patch, 6/27/2012
READ MORESleeping babies and kids make happy parents
- Home & Family
- June 14, 2012
Here are some tips for helping your baby and you sleep: solutions that are simple, practical, and fast-working. CNN Health, 6/9/2012
READ MOREMultiple CT scans in kids triples cancer risk, but researchers caution overall risk low
- Home & Family
- June 9, 2012
CBS News, 6/7/2012
READ MORE‘Smash Your Food’ iPad game lets kids virtually pulverize food to learn about nutrition
- Home & Family
- May 30, 2012
NY Daily News, 5/30/2012
READ MORETinkerers Unite! How Parents Enable Kids’ Creativity
- Home & Family
- May 26, 2012
Parents encourage creativity in kids by helping them tinker. But kids, as they get older, spend more time with videogames, cell phones and computers and less time tinkering. Now, a growing number of like-minded parents are fighting back by encouraging unstructured, hands-on creativity. The Wall Street Journal, 5/24/2012
READ MOREFinal resting place: Cemeteries lack oversight
- Home & Family
- May 22, 2012
Is enough being done to protect bereaved families? Anderson Cooper investigates big profits and big problems in the burial business. He uncovers the unfortunate truth that at some cemeteries, graves have been desecrated, with workers digging up hundreds of bodies and dumping them into mass grades in order to resell the plots. 60 Minutes, 5/20/2012
READ MOREUmbilical cord blood test could reveal how susceptible your baby will be to colds
- Home & Family
- May 22, 2012
Washington University School of Medicine has developed a technique for testing that has found that babies are more likely to suffer from viruses if they produce low levels of a specific immune boosting protein. Daily Mail, 5/18/2012
READ MOREKeep an Ailing Relative at Home, Almost
- Home & Family
- May 14, 2012
A growing number of elderly people — 88 percent of those over 65 — say they want to live in their own homes, in their own communities, as they age, according to a 2010 AARP survey. 'Granny pods,' although expensive, provide an alternative for those who don't want nursing homes. The New York Times, 5/8/2012
READ MORETweens’ Secret Lives Online
- Home & Family
- May 3, 2012
Parents checking Facebook are seeing only the tip of the iceberg. Katherine Rosman looks at all the other places where kids go online and the new groups that are teaching kids to better navigate this world. The Wall Street Journal, 5/2/2012
READ MOREHeavy Backpacks Can Spell Chronic Back Pain for Children
- Home & Family
- April 28, 2012
The New York Times, 4/23/2012
READ MOREIs Your Child Playing the ‘Choking Game’?
- Home & Family
- April 19, 2012
A new survey has found that 6% of Oregon 8th graders have tried a potentially deadly activity called "the choking game," data which is consistent with previous studies from other states and Canada. Players apply pressure to the main artery in their neck, with a belt, towel, rope, or other item, to limit oxygen and
READ MORECan Prescriptions For Nature Defeat Childhood Obesity?
- Home & Family
- April 13, 2012
With so much research indicating that unstructured outdoor activities can improve children’s health, it seems obvious that health professionals should play a part in encouraging outdoor play, and they are starting to do so. Georgia’s "Rx for Fitness" program serves just that purpose: if a health care professional thinks your child needs more exercise, he
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