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You May Be Surprised to Learn Just How Many Parents Have a Favorite Child

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:30:18 +0000

We all have favorites: favorite food, favorite color, favorite band. But a favorite child?

Talking to Children About Tragedy in Wake of Connecticut School Shooting [OPINION]

Stephanie McMaster — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:16:03 +0000

How do you explain the unexplainable to children? Today, parents across the country, including myself, were faced with this -- fumbling over words while explaining the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown - located only 20 miles away from my own daughter's elementary school.

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Should Parents Use the Internet to Check Up On Their Kids? [SURVEY]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:25 +0000

We're probably at the point where just about every parent with a school-age child has a certain level of Internet sophistication. This means that it is fairly easy for most parents to check up on what their kids are getting into online. But are they?

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New Research Shows Being an Only Child May Increase Risk of Obesity

Mike Adams — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:09:52 +0000

There certainly are some amazing benefits to being an only child, like not having to share your room, not having to share your friends and not having to share your food.

However, a new study suggests that those kids who grow up without a brother or sister might find more benefit in some good old-fashioned diet and exercise, as researchers have found that kids without siblings are 50 percent more likely to be overweight than children with siblings.

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Don't Cook Your Child or Animal In Your Car

Jack Miller — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:46:54 +0000

Here we go again! I think people who are going to do something stupid always park next to me in a parking lot.

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