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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
- Home & Family
- 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
- Home & Family
- 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
- Home & Family
- 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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How to Tackle the Tricky Tasks of Raising Teens
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- November 16, 2011
Wendy Mogel, author of “The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise a Resilient Teenager,” gives some perspective on the challenges of being a parent of teens. At the beginning of this video, several teens voice their frustrations about the way they're treated by their parents. Mogel then responds with some advice
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Despite soda bans, kids still go for sugary drinks
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- November 15, 2011
Over the past few years, a number of schools have made a push to ban soda machines from campus in an effort to combat childhood obesity and keep kids from consuming too much sugar. But a new survey has found that schools can ban soda until they're blue in the face, but it won't keep
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Life Lessons Kids Can Learn From Sports
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- November 12, 2011
Use the lessons sports teach to guide your kids in the biggest challenge of all. Rick Wolff, co-founder and chairman of the Center for Sports Parenting, says, “Letting kids participate in sports gives them the opportunity to learn many valuable lessons. However, it’s up to parents to help their children apply what they learn from
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10 Tips For Raising Active Readers
- Home & Family
- November 3, 2011
Check out 10 tips that can help make your young readers’ experience more meaningful. According to this article, “Learning to be an effective reader can make the difference for your child between reading books and understanding them, between passively floating across the words and actively taking the words in and thinking about them.” Better Parenting,
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Childproofing: Crawling Your Way to Safety
- Home & Family
- October 29, 2011
According to this article, the best way to childproof a home is to get down on the floor and crawl around so you can see your home through a toddler's eyes. Another important thing to note is that childproofing has changed in recent years, both in the products available and in the household dangers parents
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