Parenting
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Banana + Peanut Butter Rollups With Cinnamon + HoneySep 07, 2016 6:00 am - Flour tortilla, large (about 8 inches) 2 to 3 tablespoons peanut butter, or any nut butter, divided ΒΌ teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons honey Banana Nutella (optional) Place...
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More parents believe vaccines are 'unnecessary'
Sep 03, 2016 7:30 am - The contrast between parents' attitudes about vaccines today and a decade ago is striking. A survey published recently by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that m...
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What you should know about backpack safetyAug 28, 2016 11:00 pm - There is one staple among students, regardless if they are starting first grade or 10th grade: the backpack. But that little backpack, when loaded with the day's homewo...
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McDonald's recalls millions of Happy Meals fitness bands
Aug 23, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK - McDonald's is recalling millions of fitness bands that had been given away in Happy Meals because they might cause skin irritation or burns to children. The f...
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Parents say they'd sacrifice retirement to send kids to college
Aug 21, 2016 7:11 am - College has gotten so expensive that it's weighing on even the parents of third-graders, threatening to leave them too debt-saddled to retire. Tim Williams, a 62-year-ol...
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Good communication in families takes trust, practiceAug 21, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: Ken Potts is taking some time off. In his absence, we are republishing a series of columns that first ran in 2003. This column is the fifth of 10 explorin...
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Morning routines for school or office helped with breakfast on the flyAug 17, 2016 6:00 am - Jennifer Raaths is a natural planner and problem anticipator. But having twins forced her to up her organizational game. Now, she's got a fixed morning routine for her...
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Do sports drinks fuel or fool young athletes?
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You can't protect your kids from stress, but here are ways to teach them to cope
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Soothe back-to-school jitters with these new books