Parenting
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Wheelchair basketball helps player flyJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - “I really think that basketball has not only changed, but saved, Dan’s life,” says Peggy Dye. According to Peggy, her 16-year-old son Dan is a completely different perso...
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How parents can help kids build positive connectionsJan 22, 2014 4:45 am - If you want to help your child develop healthy personal relationships, it doesn't hurt to start by working on your own relationship-building skills and taking a close lo...
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Technology for even the youngest babiesJan 22, 2014 4:30 am - With new technology products being invented all the time, developers have a new audience to sell to — babies. For a few years parents have been handing their smartphones...
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Brad Meltzer’s new books teach kids real heroicsJan 17, 2014 4:45 am - PHILADELPHIA — Brad Meltzer is no stranger to heroes, having written about the Justice League and Batman. His new stories are about historic people like Amelia Earhart a...
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Chiara de Blasio tells all. Should your teen?Jan 15, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Chiara de Blasio helped get her dad elected mayor, flaunting quirky head gear and joking from the podium on primary night. But on Christmas Eve, the 19-year-o...
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Right at home: Cool but kid-friendly playroomsJan 02, 2014 4:45 am - Outfitting a play space for children might consist of nothing more than setting up a few old furniture pieces, plastic storage bins and the extra TV. But some parents wa...
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Experts discourage letting smartphones babysit infantsDec 28, 2013 6:00 am - TOKYO — Using a smartphone as a “baby sitter” may adversely affect the development of minds and bodies of babies, the Japan Pediatric Association has warned. The associa...
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Tablets a hit with kids, but experts worryDec 27, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them. And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried. Since navigatin...
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Study backs pets as presents, but holdouts remainDec 24, 2013 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Giving a puppy or a kitten to the pet lover on your list is a gift idea animal activists have long warned people to avoid. But a national animal welfare gr...
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Mother tells of daughter’s tonsil surgery gone wrongDec 20, 2013 4:05 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — After her daughter underwent a supposedly routine tonsillectomy and was moved to a recovery room, Nailah Winkfield began to fear something was going ho...