Family MattersVaccines
How Social Networks Influence Parents’ Decision to Vaccinate
A small group of parent advocates is mobilizing “gentle propaganda” against vaccine naysayers
Bonnie Rochman
Bonnie Rochman writes about parenting for TIME. She is a former TIME intern who has also reported from the Middle East, Myanmar and Vietnam for the Boston Globe, the Jerusalem Report and Fortune. A former staff writer at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. — where she was the paper's parenting blogger, chronicling the wacky yet universal idiosyncracies of her three children — she now lives in Seattle.
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Family MattersPregnancy
Study Reports Success in Discouraging Elective Early Deliveries
To discourage planned early deliveries, hospitals are banning moms from scheduling births before 39 weeks without a medical reason. And it’s working.
Family MattersChildhood
Not All Screens Are Equal When It Comes to Obesity Risk: TV May Have Greatest Effect
Sitting in front of a screen can increase the risk of obesity, but TV seems to have a larger effect on weight than computers or video games.
Family MattersObesity
Smaller Dishes Could Cut Childhood Obesity
Smaller plates, fewer calories? The latest study shows one way to fight childhood obesity may be to shrink the size of the dinner plate.
Family MattersChildhood
Young Kids Know How to Share but Choose Not To
Learning to share is one thing, but getting children to do it is another.
Family MattersChildhood
A Mom Asks Mattel to Make Party Supplies Featuring “Barbies of Color”
Barbie herself has dozens of different nationalities, but diverse dolls may not be enough.
Family MattersObesity
Is Self-Help the Secret to Reducing Childhood Obesity?
There is no shortage of strategies to lose weight, but which work best for children?
Family MattersFamily & Parenting
‘Bright Young Things’: Victoria’s Secret’s Line Under Fire
Sex sells, but are suggestive-marketing campaigns right for tweens and teens?
Family MattersChildhood
Is Quality Pre-Kindergarten the Key to a Better Vocabulary?
Preschool might seem like nothing more than child’s play — a riot of high-spirited kids engaged in finger painting, blockbuilding and games.
Family MattersChildhood
We Day: Inspiring Children to Give Back
Through social media, children are finding ways to make a difference — and take a stand — on hunger, homelessness, and much more.
Family MattersPediatric Genetics
Pro-Choice or No Choice? North Dakota Wants to Ban Abortion for Fetal Abnormalities
Testing for fetal abnormalities can alert expectant parents to potential health problems to come. And it’s the parents who should decide on how to act on those results, right?
Family MattersParenting
Q&A: Author Emily Rapp Writes About Loving a Dying Baby
It may be the ultimate test of a parent’s devotion
Family MattersParenting
Pediatric Group Supports Same-Sex Marriage
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says it’s “in the best interests” of the children.
