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HAVING TOO MANY KIDS INCREASES DAD’S RISK OF DYING

What are the maximum number of kids if dad wants to stay safe? A 2010 study by Norwegian and British researchers found having four or more kids increases the risk that the father will die in a car crash. So I guess dad was serious when he told you to calm down in the back [...]

CARTOONS MAKE FOOD TASTE BETTER

Colorful mascots on food packages do more than just lure children into asking for treats: Kids think the food actually tastes better. During a recent study, children ate the same cereal from two different boxes – one with a cartoon and one without – and said the cereal from the cartoon box tasted better. The [...]

HOW TO TRICK YOUR CHILD INTO LIKING VEGGIES

If you want your kids to eat healthier just put something healthy into a fast food French fries bag. In a recent study, baby carrots were packed into French fries bags which were otherwise filled with fries and given to three-to five-year-old kids to eat. When the kids were asked how they felt about the [...]

UNICEF IS GOING HIGH-TECH

Remember when kids used to trick-or-treat for UNICEF around Halloween and collect boxes full of change? Well those cute little UNICEF boxes have gone high-tech this year. Kids can now ask you to scan the barcode on the side of the box with your smartphone and donate any amount on the spot. No camera phone? [...]

RENT A GRANDMA

There’s no substitute for Grandma, but a new placement agency comes close. Rent-a-Grandma screens women age 50 and older as caregivers for children and older adults. Launched a year ago, the Los Angeles-based employment service is expanding nationwide. “A lot of our ‘grandmas’ are college-educated and some of them have worked for school districts,” says [...]

DOES CHICKEN SOUP HELP REALLY SOOTHE COLD SYMPTOMS?

‘Tis the cold and flu season again. According to National Institute of Health, adults can expect to get two to four colds per year usually between September and May. Parents, your children get six to ten colds each year, but I didn’t have to tell you that, did I? When a cold strikes us we [...]

SOLO-SPORT KID ATHLETES MAY HAVE HIGHER INJURY RISK

New research backs up what many parents and coaches have suspected about young athletes who play just one sport all year around. They’re more likely to be injured than kids who mix it up a bit. Researchers with the Loyola University Health System looked at 154 athletes, all around 14 years old, who were visiting [...]

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS BELIEVE CHILDREN ARE WORTH THE TROUBLE?

So you think having kids is the holy grail of happiness? You’re not alone. When Americans are asked whether watching children grow up is life’s greatest joy, fully 86% say yes, according to the General Social Survey. The overwhelming consensus on the joys of children explains why most women under the age of 45 have [...]

HOW TO HELP YOUR KID WITH HOMEWORK

At some point in time, all parents are called upon to help their children with homework, but are you helping or hurting your child’s learning curve in the process? Here are four homework tips from Ann Dolin, M.Ed., president of Educational Connections and author of Homework Made Simple: Shelve the modesty – Don’t admit that [...]

TRADE IN YOUR POTENTIALLY UNSAFE BABY EQUIPMENT

If you think some of the baby equipment you have might potentially be unsafe, here’s your chance to trade it in for savings on new safer replacements. The fifth annual Toys R Us “Great Trade-In” event is currently underway, running through Sunday, September 18. The event is at both Toys R Us and Babies R [...]

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