What kids watch — and not just how much — matters when it comes to television viewing, according to new research that finds that preschoolers who watch fast-paced shows have far more trouble concentrating than other children.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About 9/11
It can be hard to know how to broach the subject of 9/11 with kids.
Should Women Get Paid Maternity Leave If They Weren’t Pregnant?
Or, put another way: should women be denied paid leave because they are medically unable to carry a child? That’s the nub of a lawsuit filed by a Long Island, N.Y., woman against her employer, a pharmaceutical company based in …
Should Mothers Be Sued for Bad Parenting?
When my young daughters get mad and call me “Mean Mommy” for withholding gum or making them clean up their toys, it makes me laugh. But I can’t imagine that Kimberly Garrity is seeing the humor in the lawsuit her adult children …
‘Baby Fever’ Is a Real Emotion, and Men Get It Too
If at some point you’ve had an irrepressible, inexplicable urge to make a baby, you may be interested to know there’s a term for that — baby fever — and that it’s a bona fide physical and emotional phenomenon, according to …
‘Maggie Goes on a Diet’: A Kids’ Book About Dieting? Not Without Controversy
Poor Maggie. She’s an overweight 14-year-old character in a children’s book that’s not even due to be released until October, and already she’s stirring up controversy.
Fact-Check: A Survey Links Facebook to Drug Use in Teens
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) released its annual “Back to School” survey on Wednesday. Among the findings: teens who use social networking sites like Facebook are five times more likely to use …
Should Pumping at Work Get You Fired? ACLU Says No
In theory, how a mother feeds her baby is up to her. Breast-feeding? Pumped breast milk? Formula? Maybe some of each, but a woman’s decision should not be dictated by her employer, argues the American Civil Liberties Union …
Working Women Who Try to Be ‘Supermom’ May Be More Depressed
You know all that maternal hand-wringing over staying home with the kids versus going back to work? Well, working seems to translate into less depression for mothers, but to really guard against symptoms, it’s important to kiss …
Study: 5,000 Children Fall From Windows Each Year
Parents use devices to prevent kids from lapping up toilet water and creeping into the oven. They attach molded hunks of foam to soften a kitchen table’s pointy edges and install outlet protectors to keep children from …
Mom with Cancer Loses Custody of Kids
For several months now, Alaina Giordano, a North Carolina mom fighting Stage 4 breast cancer, has been waging an equally tenacious battle with the legal system to keep custody of her children. On Friday, she announced that she had lost.
Potty-Training Your Toddler: Is There a Right Way?
When it comes to potty-training, parents’ methods vary greatly. Some take a regimented, reward-and-punishment approach, while others ease into it by encouraging poop talk. Is any one way better than the next?
Key to a Well-Adjusted Child: Tailored Parenting?
Parenting advice is often black or white: Be firm and unwavering. Be loving and supportive. But new research shows that a one-size-fits-all approach may not be the best way to handle things. Rather than consistency, a parent’s …