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Megan Rapinoe is sending some love to the US Women's National Team's littlest fan. On Sunday, as the USWNT went up against Brazil in Orlando, Florida, the 35-year-old soccer star scored a goal and celebrated her victory by sending a subtle shout-out to Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger's newborn baby girl, Sloane Phillips. Seen approaching a nearby camera after the […]
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Emma Roberts is candidly opening up about how her life's plan didn't go exactly as she initially imagined it would. Speaking to Cosmopolitan for the magazine's December issue, the 29-year-old actress shared details about turning 30 in February and how she originally wanted to be married and have children by 24. "At 16, I thought, 'By the time I’m 24, […]
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The organization has already distributed more than 10 million essential items to families across the country since the coronavirus outbreak began and has provided over 70 million items to families in need over the last 8 years. The moms will go live on Baby2Baby’s Instagram on Saturday, May 9 at 3 p.m. ET. Source: Read Full Article
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(HealthDay)—Heartfelt talks between parent and child are essential to help kids overcome tough times and do their best at school, a new study says. Traumatic events in a kid’s life can cause the child to neglect school work and increase the odds that they’ll wind up repeating a grade, researchers found. But having even one parent lend a kind and […]
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(HealthDay)—A responsive parenting intervention initiated in early infancy can reduce body mass index (BMI) z score; however, a 36-month multicomponent behavioral intervention does not change BMI trajectory, according to two studies published in the Aug. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Ian M. Paul, M.D., from the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, and colleagues […]
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By Candace Alnaji In a piece for Maclean’s written earlier this year, Canadian writer Shannon Proudfoot tackled the problem with what she termed the “badass-working-parent meme.” According to Proudfoot, this phenomenon — often perpetuated by executives, politicians and other professionals — propagates unrealistic ideals and ignores the very real challenges many working parents face as they navigate the working world. […]
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Autism spectrum disorder rates continue to rise. The latest data from the CDC, the most comprehensive surveillance of diagnostic rates in the U.S. to date, reveals that 1 in 59 8-year-olds were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2014, up 15 percent from 2012 and up 150 percent from 2000. Naturally, the results triggered much media debate: Do the ever-increasing […]
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At birth, the brain is the most underdeveloped organ in our body. It takes up until our mid-20s for our brains to fully mature. Any serious and prolonged adversity, such as a sudden, unexpected and lasting separation from a caretaker, changes the structure of the developing brain. It damages a child’s ability to process emotion and leaves scars that are […]
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Umpteen books and programs are available to help new moms before and after their child is born, but the same can’t be said for fathers, a new University of Michigan study found. Research suggests that men typically rely on women for parenting knowledge and thus could benefit from encouragement to participate directly in programs and health care visits, said Joyce […]
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It’s a dilemma every parent has to face at some point: Should I let my kid take a cell phone to school? A 2010 Pew Research Center study found that 65 percent of cell-owning teens bring their phones to school whether the school permits them or not. Most schools allow students to have cell phones with certain rules in place, […]
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