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Parenting
Twerking Pre-Teen’s Public Punishment: Why It May Backfire
It was one thing for Miley Cyrus to do it on national television, but a California mom warned her daughter before a school dance that it wasn’t okay for the 11-year old.
Study: Choose Dads With Smaller ‘Nads
When it comes to family jewels, bigger is not always better
Should Parents Post Pictures of Their Kids on Facebook?
Experts say making your child a social media star can create problems in adolescence.
Urban Moms at Greater Risk for Postpartum Depression
Researchers are narrowing in on the host of factors that can contribute to postpartum depression, from genes to social connections. The latest work focuses on where a new mother lives.
Breastfeeding and Other Early Influencers on Children’s IQ
A new study solidifies the connection between breast-feeding and intelligence, but it’s not the only way that mom can influence youngsters’ IQ, even before birth.
Parent: If You Want Your Kids to Watch Less TV, You Should Too
There’s a lot of advice about how not to let your kids watch TV. But what’s the most important factor in helping young children to take in television responsibly?
Violent Video Games Don’t Make Us Less Caring
Do violent video games make people more callous and less likely to help others? The latest study suggests not— but it likely won’t be the last word.
Building Kids’ Vocabulary Doesn’t Have to Involve Words
The stronger a child’s vocabulary, the more successful she tends to be in school, and new research shows that the word-building can begin before kids start talking.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Eating Habits: Very Carefully
Weight is never an easy subject, but it can be especially dicey when parents broach the issue of eating habits and weight with their teens.
Why Stage Parents Push Their Kids
In the first study to experimentally investigate the phenomenon, researchers say it’s the unfulfilled ambitions of moms and dads that fuel their pushy parenting.
Letters of Love: Famous Dads Reflect on Fatherhood
To celebrate Father’s Day, TIME teamed up with Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg’s women’s empowerment foundation, to ask famous dads to write open letters to their daughters.
Parents Lobby — and Win —a Shot at New Lungs for Their Kids. Are Transplant Rules Made to Be Broken?
Score one for pushy parents. The families of two children with cystic fibrosis who need new lungs but were ineligible for adult organs have successfully used the courts and public opinion to get their daughter and son on the
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