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Author McCay Jenkins explores unknown toxins in the home in new book ‘What’s Gotten Into Us?’0
- Home Life & Home Improvement
- April 20, 2011
McCay Jenkins has written the book, What's Gotten Into Us, reporting that it's not only the toxins that are in the outside world that you have to be concerned about… the toxins are right there in your home. Jenkins found these toxins in his own home in places like the carpet, the mattress, dust, etc.
READ MOREAttacking the obesity epidemic by first figuring out its cause0
- Medical News
- September 14, 2011
Since obesity is an ongoing problem in our country, we need to ask ourselves why it even started in the first place. Obviously times have changed, as we now find ourselves surrounded by fast food, vending machines dispensing candy and soda, and television commercials advertising fatty foods. According to Dr. Gortmaker, “Several coordinated, complementary policies
READ MOREAt-home dads joining forces and shattering stigmas0
- Home & Family
- June 24, 2013
More men are stay-at-home dads than ever before, yet many of them still face the common misconception that they can’t fill the shoes of stay-at-home moms or can’t find better jobs. A study by Boston College’s Center for Work and Family has shown that stay-at-home dads are not only surviving, but thriving in their new
READ MOREAt-home dads make parenting more of a ‘guy’ thing0
- 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 MOREAt school, Dads get involved0
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 14, 2012
A program called WATCH D.O.G.S., now active in more than 40 states, is increasing the number of male role models at schools across the nation by encouraging fathers to volunteer at least one day a year in several types of school activities. Watch the video to learn all about this important initiative! NBC Nightly News,
READ MOREAt Freshman Orientation, Helping Mom and Dad Let Go0
- 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
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