A new study finds that children of families with low socioeconomic status who had nurturing mothers had better health in midlife than those with less caring mothers.In another chapter of the nature ve
Dads a pretty special guy. This Fathers Day, give him what he really wants - time with you!Dad’s a pretty special guy. This Father’s Day, give him what he really wants—time with you!Choose the perfe
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Teach Your Kids about Nature this Weekend with the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Its the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend - a chance for birdwatchers young and old to document how many birds they can find and list in their backyards.Listen up parents, grandparents, and big
Getting your children to eat their vegetables can be a daunting task. Researchers found that placing pictures on school lunch trays induced more kids to take veggies.If you have kids, you probably hav
Learn about the 10 common environmental toxins that have been linked to autism and learning disabilities, and how to avoid them.More and more research is drawing a link between neurodevelopmental disa
Prepare for the Peak! For children with asthma, back to school also heralds the September Asthma Peak, the time when the most ER visits related to children\'s asthma occur.For children up to age 11, as
Though the Canadian Pediatric Society recommends teenagers get nine to 10 hours of sleep per night, a new study challenges that notion. It says seven hours is best.Your teenager treats his alarm’s sno
Australian researchers have found that children who eat a healthy diet score higher on IQ tests than kids who eat junk food.As parents, we always want to give our kids the best chance in life. A recen
Theres one week left to be entered in the draw for our Holiday Gift Basket Giveaway so sign up now!There’s one week left to enter our Holiday Gift Basket Giveaway!Four lucky readers will win a gift b
A 10-week mindfulness yoga program relieved depression, anxiety, and stress in a group of pregnant women. They also felt a stronger attachment to their growing babies.Although pregnancy is supposed to