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While there’s no denying that shopping for a new baby can be fun — picking out all those adorable toys, teeny-tiny clothes and super-soft blankies is basically one giant dopamine rush — there are certain purchasing decisions involved in the preparation of a newborn that are about as enjoyable and unavoidable as a diaper blowout (parents-to-be: just you wait). So […]
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1. By protecting your child from failure, you’re instilling in them a sense of helplessness. 2. You may be setting them up for anxiety and depression later in life. 3. And you may be creating in them a false sense of entitlement, too. 4. Conversely, by allowing your child to fail, you’re teaching them that failure isn’t something to be […]
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After she broke her neck in a car accident at age 28, Renee Tucker’s doctors told her that her newly repaired spine would never be as strong as it was before. Another accident could paralyze her. She’s not allowed to run or ride on roller coasters, but the Buckingham Township mother of two has mostly been able to lead a […]
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Your grown-up bed may be a veritable cloud of high thread-count sheets, cozy comforters and pillows — but your baby’s bed needs none of that. In fact, until they’re a year old, babies should sleep with nothing in their crib but a tightly-fitted sheet. No bunting, blankets or bumpers. Even after a year, experts recommend limiting the items in a […]
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It’s that time of year! Pumpkin spice is running rampant- maybe a little to rampant (seriously, anybody else seen those pumpkin spice tortilla chips? Calm yourselves.) and even though most stores busted out the pumpkins and hay bales in August, it is the month of Halloween, and you know what that means. Cozy sweaters, the leaves changing colors, Christmas stuff […]
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Do you feel relaxed after having a drink? Does smoking marijuana calm your nerves? Well, if you have ever wondered why it happens, read on. The drugs we normally use affect our body and mind in some amazing but unnatural ways. The chemicals in substances like alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and even prescription drugs affect us both psychologically and physically. Substance […]
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Ever wondered what was going on in the brain of John Coltrane when he played the famous solo on his album Giant Steps? Researchers at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, and Western University, Canada, have succeeded in visualizing how information is represented in a widespread area in the human cerebral cortex during a performance of […]
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Emotional intelligence is key to parenting. That’s because it refers to your capacity to be cognizant and in control of your emotions and how you allow those emotions to manifest in your expressions, as well as how empathetically you handle your interpersonal relationships. So when your child throws a temper tantrum, as all children do, emotional intelligence will help you […]
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One day, when my daughter was about four years old, she plucked a sanitary towel out of my toilet bag, unwrapped it and stuck it to her forehead. Her big brother (six) ran through from his bedroom to see what I was laughing so hard at. It’s a moment that sticks in my mind, and not only because it gave […]
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(HealthDay)—Watching your cholesterol intake has gotten easier. Nutrition experts now agree that certain foods high in cholesterol, like shrimp and eggs, don’t have the impact on your blood cholesterol that was once thought. Even better, some foods can help lower your blood cholesterol level. Walnuts have healthy unsaturated fats that help lower LDL—that’s the unhealthy type of cholesterol. Almonds, hazelnuts […]
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