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By AnnaMarie Houlis Chris Mau went viral when he posted a Facebook status about having to change his daughter on dirty bathroom floors due to a lack of baby-changing stations in men’s rooms. His post has received more than 63,000 likes and nearly 145,000 shares thus far. Why? Because it resonates with so many parents. “I’m getting pretty sick of having […]
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(HealthDay)—A lazy eye? Crossed eyes? New research suggests that children with such vision problems may take longer to complete standardized tests. The study included 85 children, average age 10. Of those, 47 had lazy eye (amblyopia), 18 had been treated for crossed eyes (strabismus), and 20 had no vision issues. Lazy eye is when one eye does not develop normal […]
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Today in mom-shaming: British model Kelly Brook sparked outrage online after implying that working mothers are more prone to slacking off on the job than their childless peers. "I have a pet hate," she told the British talk show Loose Women earlier this week according to The Sun. "I don’t have children, so I don’t always understand. But I do […]
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For most children, summer break means more free time, but that extra time should not be spent alone. One Baylor College of Medicine expert discusses why it is important for children to remain socially active during summer. “Kids deserve a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they […]
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A study from a research team led by a MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) physician finds that both the quantity and quality of sleep—the amount of time spent sleeping and the percentage of sleep that is undisturbed—in young adolescents have significant effects on aspects of cardiovascular health such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels and abdominal fat deposition. Their report has […]
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Oops! Looks like it’s another girl for Erika Christensen and husband Cole Maness — not that they necessarily meant for us to know that. The Parenthood actor announced in May that she was expecting their second child with her hubby, whom she married in 2015. But this week, Christensen attended the Vanity Fair and Max Mara Celebrate Alexandra Shipp: 2018 […]
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I guess we all wanted to make out with Alicia Silverstone after seeing 1995 cult classic Clueless, so maybe it’s not that weird that her 7-year-old son, Bear Blu, tried to French-kiss his mom the first time he saw the movie. I mean, OK, it’s still kind of weird and borderline Oedipal, but maybe that’s Hollywood, man. Silverstone was a […]
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What did we ever do before baby carriers? JK. They’ve been around since the dawn of time — and they’ve only gotten fancier. Babywearing is often a parent’s go-to when little ones are fussy (or sleepy or on the move or want to face forward or… anything, really). Also, babywearing makes traveling and shopping way easier because you don’t have to […]
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Father’s Day might bring back memories from your childhood — carefully planning/crafting/sloppily glueing together gifts like ties, goofy T-shirts, ball caps, coffee mugs and dried macaroni frames for your dad. But now that you’re helping your own kid pick out a sweet Dad’s Day gift, maybe you’re looking for something a little more modern and useful? Sure, a personalized tee […]
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Nothing is dull — or ordinary, for that matter — about the lives of Chrissy Teigen and her husband, John Legend. She’s a model, chef, author and TV host who consistently spars with the White House; he’s a 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer. They ooze excellence. Still, that didn’t stop Teigen from joking that she’s “boring AF” in a cute message to her […]
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