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Nonmedical Rx opioid use in teens linked to parental use

26.02.2019 Kids Health

(HealthDay)—Nonmedical prescription opioid (NMPO) use in adolescents is associated with parental NMPO use and with smoking and parent-adolescent conflict, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Pediatrics. Pamela C. Griesler, Ph.D., from Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues examined the correlation between self-reported parental and adolescent lifetime NMPO use using data for 35,000 parent-child dyads with […]

Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley Reveal Baby’s Gender: Pics

26.02.2019 Kids Health

It’s a girl! Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley revealed the sex of their baby with confetti poppers at a gender reveal party on Sunday, February 24. The pregnant Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 40, and her fiancé, 45, counted down from five with their guests before launching pink confetti out of poppers in their backyard. The couple screamed, jumped […]

Unsure if you want a baby? You’re not the only one

18.02.2019 Kids Health

An analysis of 33 studies of fertility intentions in developed countries found that roughly one-fifth to one-third of women said they weren’t sure. In the US, 16 percent of people who were not parents said they weren’t sure if they wanted to be. By Margot Sanger-Katz and Claire Cain Miller For decades, researchers and physicians tended to think about pregnancies […]

My Child Wants to Transition From Male to Female

15.02.2019 Kids Health

In June, my 19-year-old left home in the middle of the night and drove 14 hours from St. Louis to Virginia Beach to be with a 28-year-old man (the two had met online). A week later, after a lot of panic and tears from my husband and me and some frank talk all around, my child came home — and […]

It’s best not to drink alcohol during pregnancy! A gynae tells you why

06.02.2019 Kids Health

The best analogy for the risk associated with alcohol consumption in pregnancy is driving with your newborn unbuckled in the back seat. Maybe you’ll get into a car accident and maybe you won’t. By Jen Gunter Pregnant women are given a long list of medical recommendations that can come across as patriarchal don’ts: Don’t eat raw fish. Don’t consume deli […]

How do children draw themselves? It depends who’s looking

25.01.2019 Kids Health

It’s the archetypal child’s drawing—family, pet, maybe a house and garden, and the child themselves. Yet how do children represent themselves in their drawings, and does this representation alter according to who will look at the picture? A research team led by academics from the University of Chichester has examined this issue and found that children’s expressive drawings of themselves […]

Trick Your Kids Into Organizing With These DIYs

25.01.2019 Kids Health

Parenting is synonymous with chaos, and while you may think you don’t have time for things like cute and practical DIYs for parents — you barely have enough time to shower, after all — you would be wrong. And what’s more, you’d be missing out on these super-practical DIYs that will actually make your life easier. Organize your kids’ crap and […]

Injuries from burns in Kenya affect mostly children and happen in homes

23.01.2019 Kids Health

An estimated 180,000 people die every year worldwide as a result of burns and survivors often suffer terribly. Burn injuries are particularly common in low- and middle-income countries. It’s estimated that burns are the cause of 20% of all trauma seen at Kenyatta National Hospital, one of two national referral hospitals in Kenya. We did a study on patients admitted […]

Connie Britton Says Nicole Kidman Gave Her the Best Parenting Hack

18.01.2019 Kids Health

Traveling with little ones can be a real doozy, but according to actor Connie Britton, it doesn’t have to be. Britton, who adopted her son, Eyob, in 2011, stopped by Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday to talk all things mom life, actor life and more. And who knew? Apparently, Connie Britton’s favorite parenting hack ever came from… Nicole Kidman. […]

Makar Sankranti 2019: How to celebrate the festival with kids

11.01.2019 Kids Health

Makar Sankranti 2019: From kite making and flying to visiting melas, here are five ways in which you can celebrate the festival this year with your children. Makar Sankranti will be celebrated this year on January 14, which will go on till January 15. Various regions across the country observe unique traditions to celebrate the day with family and friends. […]

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