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Democrats & Republicans Have Struck A Deal To Increase Paid Parental Leave

10.12.2019 Kids Health

On Monday, Congress came to an agreement to guarantee all civilian federal employees up to 12 weeks paid parental leave for newborn and adopted children. The measure was part of a last-minute deal to get the annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, passed. It still needs to be voted on both houses of congress but both Democratic and Republican […]

Dads Taking Six Months of Parental Leave? It's Not a Fairy Tale, It's Just Sweden

10.09.2019 Kids Health

Want to see a rare exhibit of photographs, featuring creatures you’ve only heard about in hushed rumors? The Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., is ready to hook you up. Hint: It’s not unicorns. It’s not even wee Scandinavian fairy folk in pointy hats. It’s an exhibit of photographs of ordinary Swedish dads, simply taking advantage of Sweden’s generous parental leave […]

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 […]