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Actor Dwayne Johnson is such a softie when it comes to family life it’s hard for us to think of him as "The Rock" anymore. (We’re voting for a new nickname — maybe "The Cotton Ball.") His longtime love — Lauren Hashian, with whom Johnson shares two daughters — shared on Instagram the sweetest happy birthday message she’s ever received. […]
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Sometimes, the last thing you want to do at the end of a long day is spend time preparing a family dinner so everyone can quickly gobble it down and get back to their homework/video games/tablets. We get it. But making the time to cook and eat with your kids can have significant benefits for their health and cognitive abilities. […]
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(HealthDay)—Rates of perinatal mortality remained unchanged from 2014 to 2016, according to an August data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Elizabeth C.W. Gregory, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., and colleagues used data from the National Vital Statistics System to assess trends in perinatal […]
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Happy Teachers’ Day: Teachers play a very important role in a child’s life. On the occasion of Teachers’ Day 2018, here are some books that parents can introduce their kids to: Hit for a Six by Payal Dhar (Age 9+) Thirteen-year-old Laila is crazy about cricket, but ever since her favourite player confessed to charges of match-fixing, it’s prompted her […]
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Model and actor Brooke Shields rarely makes public appearances with her daughters, so her attendance at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Sunday with daughter Grier, 12, garnered plenty of attention. It’s no surprise Shields and Grier popped up at the Hampton Classic. Shields is also a horse lover and rider, as evidenced by her Instagram posts: People says this […]
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Smart devices make it possible for parents to keep close tabs on their latchkey children, but is it really a good idea, asks Ronda Kaysen. My son is off the leash. When he starts middle school next week, he will have the house to himself after school on the days when I am not working from home. I could let […]
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The first month of fall is finally here. We’ve been gearing up for this September for a while, as two more planets (peace out, Mercury) come out of retrograde to loosen the restrictions we’ve been feeling the past few months, explains astrologer and reiki master Suzie Kerr Wright. "Things that seemed out of reach back in June are within the […]
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If you’re an ’80s babe, you’ve probably watched Saved by the Bell. The sitcom — which followed the fictional lives of Zack Morris, Kelly Kapowski, Samuel "Screech" Powers, Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater, Jessica "Jessie" Myrtle Spano, and Lisa Marie Turtle — was a staple in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and today, it remains a series most of us remember […]
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People often say marriage is hard work. According to Dr. Stephen Mentz, a leading authority on families, children, youth, and the life course, attributed marriage difficulty to four main reasons — all of which have to do with tension. Couples battle tension between commitment and self-fulfillment, tension between the modern view of marriage not only as an “emotional bond” but […]
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Does your child create a fuss when it comes to drinking milk? Here are some options and solutions. By Prachi Mandholia How many cups of milk does your child drink in a day? Is it plain or flavoured milk? A topic which can bring stress to all mothers today. Cow’s milk consumption in childhood has always been an important measure […]
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