Parenting
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How to keep the sting out of summerMay 20, 2015 11:00 pm - From itches and scrapes to bites, bruises and burns, the lazy, hazy days of summertime fun can be fraught with unseen and unwanted challenges. Safety experts and two loc...
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Constable: Why Mom is secretly a hero, like this Long Grove cancer survivorMay 10, 2015 7:45 am - Many children don't realize their mother's secret identity until they grow into adults themselves. They have kids of their own, face the struggles of life, try to hold i...
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WWII soldier's gift to mom, lost for 73 years, returns homeMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - MILLVILLE, Mass. - This is the story of a loving tribute from a soldier preparing for war to his mother on the other side of the continent, who didn't know if she would ...
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Emma, Noah top list of most popular baby names in 2014May 08, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Emma is back. After slipping from the top of the most popular baby names six years ago, Emma was back at No. 1 in 2014. Noah was the top baby name for ...
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In defense of plain, unsweetened, unflavored waterMay 06, 2015 6:00 am - My daughter has her first crush. It isn't any of the boys in her nursery school (thankfully, as she just turned 4). Instead, she has a massive fascination with juice. It...
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Your health: 6-month-old babies are using smartphones, study saysMay 05, 2015 5:45 am - Look who's swiping now: Smartphone. Dumb idea. More and more Americans are handing their smartphones to their kids, some as young as 6 months old, according to a ne...
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Gerber engineers chunkier baby food to stave off picky eatingMay 03, 2015 7:36 am - NEW YORK -- Gerber Products, the 87-year-old baby food maker, spent $100 million developing a new product line to help prevent crawling-age kids from becoming picky eate...
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Emerging brain science unlocks the secrets to the puzzling teenagerMay 02, 2015 7:00 am - Teenagers always have been a mystery, drawing perplexing parental questions: What was he thinking when he drove down a one-way street the wrong way, just for kicks? Why ...
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Apps for when it's time for kids to tell timeApr 24, 2015 6:00 am - Telling time is a part of everyday life, but introducing and teaching this important skill to your child can be difficult. Below are three fun and engaging iPad apps tha...
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Paving the way for those pearly whitesApr 23, 2015 6:00 am - What happens when it's time for your child to head to the dentist and the sights and sounds overwhelm them before entering the office? Are there ways to calm, soothe, an...