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(HealthDay)—Shoot ’em up video games might be making your children far too comfortable with how they approach and handle real-life firearms, a new study argues. Kids who played a version of Minecraft featuring guns were much more likely to handle a happened-upon but unloaded firearm than kids whose Minecraft game featured swords or no weapons at all, researchers found. Worse, […]
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Never say never! Kellie Pickler and her husband, Kyle Jacobs, aren’t ready to have kids yet, but they do have a family of dogs. “We have two little small puppies,” the American Idol alum, 32, told Us Weekly exclusively on Thursday, May 23, on the set of Hallmark’s “Home & Family” at Universal Studios Hollywood. “We’re dog parents for now.” […]
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Writing a kid-friendly travel guide for NYC is like writing a travel guide to space. Do you rise with the sun or stay up late watching the stars? It’s a whole universe out there, and you can do and see and eat just about anything your heart fancies on a moment’s notice. (We’re talking about New York again, not space. […]
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(HealthDay)—Leading health organizations are warning about the possibility of video game addiction. The World Health Organization has included it in the latest edition of its reference book of health disorders, while the American Psychiatric Association’s book offers warning signs but does not yet list it as an addiction. So parents might wonder whether any gaming is safe for their kids. […]
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The little meatballs are growing up — and looking just like Mom and Dad! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi can’t get over how much her kids, Giovanna, 4, and Lorenzo, 6, resemble her and her husband, Jionni LaValle. “I AM DONE. When my kids actually wanna dress nice and take pictures! Is this not me & Jionni?!” the pregnant Jersey Shore: Family […]
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Forget pre-made Easter baskets — they’re stuffed with chocolate and cheap plastic toys and typically suggest that the Easter Bunny/the big retail boss is still in the dark ages when it comes to gender equality. This year, why not ditch the pre-made baskets and go for something that will really make your kids’ eyes light up on Good Friday (and […]
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Taking precautions. After the devastating death of his mother in 2017, Carson Daly is afraid of developing a close bond with his kids. “My mom especially loved me so much,” the Last Call With Carson Daly host, 45, said while guest cohosting the Today show on Wednesday, March 20. “It was almost too much. And I know that now because when she died, […]
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(HealthDay)—No type of bullying is acceptable, but cyberbullying can be harder for parents to spot because it takes place via cellphone, computer or tablet, often through social media. Cyberbullying can be a hateful text message or post of embarrassing pictures, videos and even fake profiles of the victim. Victims are often bullied in person, too, and have a harder time […]
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Uh oh. Say it isn’t so: Celebs really are like us — at least when it comes to wanting to do all they can to get their kids into good colleges. But Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and numerous others went a little too far. Okay, maybe a lot too far. This is big, people. We are talking celebs and CEOs, […]
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Tennessee Williams said, “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” And ain’t it the truth? (Sorry, Cleveland). New Orleans is uniquely American, but it’s also a one-stop portal to other worlds: French, Spanish, African, West Indies, Cajun and Creole cultures fuse in NOLA, creating some serious Southern sass in the city’s […]
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