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USING TRAYS CAN MAKE YOU ORDER TOO MUCH FOOD

Consider skipping the tray next time you’re at a cafeteria. Several schools, including University of Massachusetts Amherst, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and James Madison University have banned trays from dining halls after a study revealed that students waste 25% to 30% less food when they are forced to carry their plates by hand.

EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES CAN LEAD TO CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

In the first study of its kind, scientists strapped monitors to pregnant women to measure their exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields – those generated by power lines and electricity-using devices like microwave ovens, hair dryers and vacuum cleaners. The researchers followed up with the women’s children over their first 13 years and found those born [...]

SAY GOODBYE TO THE EASY-BAKE OVEN

The U.S. government’s mandate to eliminate 100-watt incandescent lightbulbs has claimed an innocent victim – the lightbulb-powered Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven. Starting this month Hasbro will replace their old-fashioned Easy-Bake Ovens with a new $50 version with an actual heating element. From now on, if you want your child to know the joys of baking a [...]

LEARN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FOR FREE!

Now that the kids are going back to school maybe you want to too. It’s good to be a grown up because you can go to school and not have to take math if you don’t want to. Instead, how about a class on how to make a chocolate souffle? Or maybe a modern-art course [...]

THE FIVE MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR CHILDREN

On August 25, 1939 the motion picture classic The Wizard of Oz was released in theaters for the very first time. Many film critics, including New York Daily News critic Jack Matthews, think that The Wizard of Oz is the best children’s movies of all time. Certainly if you were compiling a list of the [...]

PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS WHO SAY THEY NEVER FEEL ANGRY WITH THEIR CHILDREN

According the the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 49% of parents says they never feel angry with their children. What kind of parent “never” feels angry with their children? Either the respondents in the survey were in serious denial or this is the reason why there are so many socially out [...]

WHERE TO FIND CHEAP TEXTBOOKS

You can cut the average $1,000 per year college textbook bill by going to Bartelby.com or Gutenberg.org for free downloads of selected textbooks. To rent books, there’s Chegg.com, BookRenter.com and CampusBookRentals.com.

WANT TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT MORE FRUIT?

If you want to get your kids to eat more fruit, try displaying it in an attractive bowl. According to a recent study at Cornell University, displaying fruit in attractive bowls more than doubled produce sales in school cafeterias.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BRANDS MINGLE A LITTLE TOO MUCH?

It’s a video game that’s based on a toy line that’s based on a movie that’s based on a theme park ride. The upcoming Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game may be the most extreme example of what business geeks call co-branding – marketing multiple brands in one product. You see it everywhere, [...]

THE MOST ADORABLE KID IN AMERICA CONTEST

Everybody thinks their kid is the cutest one in the world, but is yours really the most adorable kid in America? If so, he or she could be worth $10,000 to you. Parents magazine is looking for the most adorable kid age three months to six years old. If you have a child whose smile [...]

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