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Handling Death with Kid Gloves

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Iran, Early Education, Children, Kids, Multicultural, Parenting, Death, Family, Parents, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.

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"He's Got to Become Independent"

Juliet Linley | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Growing Up, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Coming of Age, Kids, Parenting Advice, Moving-Out, Living News
Juliet Linley

Sara lives in Rome and has three boys. She nursed them all for 3-4 years; in other words, until they decided of their own accord that they no longer needed the comfort of their mother's breast.

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Skateistan opens Afghanistan's first indoor skate park

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: Kabul, Empowerment, Afghanistan, Kids, Skateistan, Skateboarding, Impact News
Cameron Sinclair

In spite of all we hear about what's going wrong in Afghanistan, I'm here with a story of hope. Last Thursday marked the official opening of the Skateistan skate park, Kabul's largest indoor sports facility.

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Ellen's (Hilarious) Ideas For Kids Halloween Costumes (VIDEO)

Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Costumes, Halloween, Kids, Ellen, Halloween Costumes for Kids, Balloon Boy Costume, Video, Ellen Show, Balloon Boy, Homemade Halloween Costumes, Halloween Costumes, Ellen-Halloween-Costumes, Comedy News

Ellen knows the best way to viewers' hearts is to show some adorable kids. Here, some little ones show off their homemade Halloween costumes (most of ...

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The Skypesitting Discovery

Juliet Linley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Baby Sitting, Parenting, Skype, Time Management, Kids, Babysitting, Skype Sitting, Parents, Technology News
Juliet Linley

I bet you'd already discovered it. Well, I only got there now: using Skype as a babysitter. Or rather, using the grandparents - who live outside of It...

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Study Shows Hope For Type Of Blindness

Wall Street Journal | By RON WINSLOW | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Eyesight, Sight, Kids, Braille, Blind, Children, Blindness, Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, Health, Gene Therapy, Medicine, Study, rpe65, Living News

A small but provocative study showed that a form of gene therapy significantly improved the vision of patients left legally blind by a rare genetic ey...

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Healthy Halloween in Colorado

Brigitte Mars | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Costume, Pumpkin, Face Paint, Pumpkin Seed, Halloween, Apple, Kids, Jack O'lantern, Denver News
Brigitte Mars

Halloween or Samhain (pronounced sow-en), translates to “Summer’s End” and originated as a Celtic celebration when winter settled ov...

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Can Dogs Teach Kids To Read?

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Literacy, Sit. Stay. Read., Library, Kids, Volunteer, Reading, R.E.a.D., Dogs, Teach, Impact News

Know a child who needs a little help with learning how to read? CNN reports that man's best friend could be a great teacher for kids too. It sounds i...

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This Is Why It's Important To Read Labels (VIDEO)

Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Summer's Eve, Read Labels, Vagina Wash, Kids, Hair, Shampoo, Funny Videos, Comedy News

Poor little Wesley! He was just following orders to wash his hair when he learned a valuable lesson: always read labels. Watch as his father and siste...

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: L.A., Holistic, Disposable, Children, Green Parenting, Babysitter, Waldorf Education, Diapers, Neuroscience, Strollers, Mothering, Eastern Europe, Actress, Medicine, Sitcom, Trend, Family, Research Professor, Materialism, Replacement Level, Nanny, Home-Schooling, Body, Nbc, Caregiver, Planet, Husband, Los Angeles, Sierra Magazine, Sustainable, Ucla, Reform Judaism, Health, Judaism, Population, Vegetarian, Homemade Hygiene Products, Bedsharing, Discipline, Earth, Liberal, Potty-Training, Cleaning Products, Cloth, Tolerance, Holistic Moms Network, Cats, Acting, Southern California, Kids, Celebrity, Stay-at-Home Mom, Mayim Bialik, Hollywood, Elimination Communication, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Religion, Water, Fast Food, Slings, Environment, Mom, Shtetl, Blossom, Green News
Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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Grounded By My Kid

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Iran, Marriage, Education, Parenting Tips, Kids, Children, Public School, Multicultural, Food, Parenting, Teachers, Coffee, America, Family, Coffee Addiction, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

How can I teach my son self-control if I do not have any? Mom and Dad are mostly right, but when they are not, should there not be consequences?

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Not So Brady: 4 Rules For Staying Together When You Remarry With Kids

Therese Borchard | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Stepfamilies, Marriage, Step Brothers, Divorce, Relationships, Kids, Step Sisters, Step Sister, Remarry, Step Brother, Step Mother, Remarriage, Step Father, Living News
Therese Borchard

It's worth investigating what makes a real Brady family tick because approximately half of all marriages in the US each year are remarriages for one or both partners and 65 percent of them involve children from a previous relationships.

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Navigating Competitive Motherhood Is A Job Unto Itself

Pauline Millard | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Manhattan, Relationships, Working Mothers, Kids, Pauline Millard, Motherhood, Babies, Lactation, Stay at Home Mothers, New York City, Childbirth, Living News
Pauline Millard

During visits to Madison Square Park, I started to grasp the complicated terrain of Manhattan Motherhood, and how I wished someone had written a guide about what to expect when breeding in New York City.

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After-School Program Builds Community For Homeless Kids And Families

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: After School Corporation, New York, Ps-636, Kids, Brooklyn, After-School, Impact News

At PS 636 in Brooklyn, one in five kids are homeless. But one after-school program, NYDailynews.com reports, is helping almost every kid at this schoo...

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Dueling Docs: Are Dental Sealants Safe for Kids?

Janice Horowitz | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Kids Health, Dental Association, Kids, Sealants, Bpa Baby Bottles, Pediatrics, Bpa Plastic, Dental Plaque, Dentistry, Cavities, Risk, Bis-Gma, Dangers of Bpa, Living News
Janice Horowitz

Five-to-10-year-olds who used sealants had less than half the tooth decay on biting surfaces five years after treatment than those who brushed regularly. But are they safe?

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Kids And Violence: Over 60 Percent Abused, According To Justice Department

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Child Abuse, Kids, Domestic Abuse, Impact News

Text From Associated Press: WASHINGTON - Justice Department officials said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence ...

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Even After Boy's Death, States Say Children Are Not Getting Medicaid Dental Care

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kids, Children, Dental Care, Health Care, Gao, Medicaid, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Deamonte Driver, Low Income, Poverty, Dentists, Public Option, Dentistry, Universal Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Two years after a 12-year-old Maryland boy died from an untreated tooth infection, low-income kids continue to face barriers to den...

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Kids on Kitchen Patrol

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Early-Child-Education, Parenting Tips, Children, Kitchen, Raising Children, Multicultural, Parenting, America, Domestic Chores, Iran, Marriage, Education, Kids, Parent-Child-Connections, Food, Parenting Advice, Division-of-Labor, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

Boys and men need to do more housework. Despite the sexual revolution, the traditional division of labor-at-home remains firmly entrenched in our society.

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Nutrition: 9 In 10 High Schoolers Short On Fruits, Veggies

usatoday.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Fruits, Healthy Living, The Balanced Life, Parenting Tips, Prevention, Kids, Health, Nutrition, Vegetables, High School, Parenting, Wellness, Living News

Less than 10% of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers ...

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More Than Half Million Kids React Badly To Drugs

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Hospitalization, Kids, Children, Prevention, Health, Side Effects, Prescription Drugs, Antibiotics, Medical Treatment, Drugs, Medicine, Penicillin, Children's Health, Drug, Wellness, Living News

CHICAGO — More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treat...

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Should the Poor Be Denied the Right to Bear Children?

Rohit Chopra | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Raising Children, College Tuition, Money, Personal Finance, Public Schools, Kids, Children, Poor Children Health Care, Poor, Health Insurance, Business News
Rohit Chopra

Here in America, could we better protect the environment, reduce crime, and increase school performance if the poor had fewer children? Maybe.

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Green Schools: Is Your Child's School Flunking the Environment?

thedailygreen.com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Schools, Green Living, Green Schools, Kids, Green News

You'd think schools would be role models for good behavior now wouldn't you? Oh sure they might talk a good game about the importance of recycling pap...

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Child Health as a Critical National Security Issue

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, National Security, Children's Health, Child Health, Health Benefits, Kids, Medicaid, Schip, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Our national security manpower needs -- as well as our nation's overall needs for healthy, educated citizens prepared to compete in a globalized economy -- are more serious than ever

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Kids and Self Esteem: The Real Deal

Donna Fish | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Confidence Building, Kids, Parenting, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem, Substance Abuse, Parenting Advice, Teens, Living News
Donna Fish

How do you as a parent help give your kids the skills to do their best, which involves trying over and over and over?

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Stop, Drop and Pay Attention

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Kids, Children, Parenting Advice, Kindergarten, Living News
Jeana Lee Tahnk

As busy parents, juggling the hustle and bustle of daily life and trying to stay one step ahead of everything we're responsible for, it's so easy to miss the simple, precious moments.

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