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Giveaway: Fly Fusion Pentop Computer Set

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Everybody needs the coolest gadgets! Parenting Squad is giving away a Fly Fusion Pentop Computer set! Tell us how you capture memories for a chance to win. full story

Make "Back to School" Easier for Your College Freshman

Posted 21 hours 24 min ago by Lela Davidson

High School, Higher Education

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College freshman face perhaps the most critical back to school season ever. Here are some ways to ease the big transition.

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Creative Punishments From Frustrated Parents

Posted July 1, 2010 - 19:53 by Lela Davidson

Discipline

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Earlier this year a mother and father in Chesapeake, VA handed down a highly unique punishment, one that was called “extreme” by some. How far would you go to teach your teen a lesson?

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Cystic Fibrosis More Complicated Than Previously Thought

Posted June 23, 2010 - 10:51 by Lela Davidson

Diseases & Disorders

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Cystic Fibrosis patients are living longer, being diagnosed later, and benefiting from increased knowledge about the genetic mutations causing this as yet incurable disease.

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This Summer the Experts Want Kids to Go Outside and Play

Posted June 17, 2010 - 06:14 by Lela Davidson

Health, Culture

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Do you have summer rules for playing outside? For screen time? According to the experts, your kids need fresh air, so don't be afraid to let them have it.

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Body Slamming in Youth Hockey Causes Injuries: Check!

Posted June 17, 2010 - 06:12 by Lela Davidson

Safety, Extra Curricular

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It seems a no brainer that when youth ice hockey players are allowed to body check, they are more likely to get hurt. But that's hockey. So when is the optimal age to teach them this element of the game?

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First Lady Enlists Top Chefs in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Posted June 3, 2010 - 08:05 by Lela Davidson

Nutrition

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First lady Michelle Obama has invited top chefs to the White House lawn to kickoff the nutrition education initiative of her Let's Move! campaign.

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Baby Blues for Daddy Too?

Posted May 25, 2010 - 07:08 by Lela Davidson

Birth, Culture, Diseases & Disorders

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New analysis of previous studies concludes that fathers are suffering post-partum depression along with mothers. The study claims men are under the same pressures as women. Except for having having just squeezed a living being out of their bodies.

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Pampers with Dry Max Chemical Burn Scare: Truth or Facebook Fiction?

Posted May 21, 2010 - 09:39 by Lela Davidson

Safety

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Pampers' new high tech DryMax material is being blamed for an onslaught of diaper rash and even so-called "chemical burns." But is it all a bunch of hysteria?

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Link Between Pesticides and ADHD Confirmed

Posted May 19, 2010 - 08:49 by Lela Davidson

Nutrition, Diseases & Disorders

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A new study links certain pesticides to attention problems. It's another great reason to switch to organic produce, but this mom fears the sticker shock of natural fruits and veggies.

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It’s Just Adderall: College Students High on Focus for Finals

Posted May 18, 2010 - 07:00 by Lela Davidson

Health, Culture, Higher Education

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How long before your sweet freshman is introduced to drugs on campus? Adderall, with its promise of increase focus leading to better grades, could be the most dangerous of all.

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Female Genital Mutilation: Why Did the American Academy of Pediatrics Back Down?

Posted May 17, 2010 - 07:12 by Lela Davidson

Health, Culture

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Is the American Academy of Pediatrics in favor of female genital mutilation? Not exactly. But they're not so much against it either.

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Male Vulnerability - All the Way Back to the Womb

Posted May 12, 2010 - 07:37 by Lela Davidson

Pregnancy

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More science confirms it, boys are the weaker sex. Handle them with care.

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The Soda Tax Is Coming: What’s Your Pop Policy?

Posted May 6, 2010 - 07:39 by Lela Davidson

Culture, Nutrition

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Sugary soda is bad, but how bad is it? A federal tax on pop failed, but state governments want to fund healthy eating initiatives by taxing our favorite drink. What's your stance on soda?

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New Book Blasts Standardized Testing

Posted May 4, 2010 - 08:03 by Lela Davidson

Education

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Is standardized testing helping or hurting your child's education? A new book details the ways in which American public schools are deteriorating.

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FDA Warns Pfizer Over Bipolar Toddler Overdoses

Posted April 26, 2010 - 05:25 by Lela Davidson

Health, Diseases & Disorders

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Pfizer is in trouble again with the FDA. At least 13 children were overdosed in clinical trials of a powerful drug to treat bipolar disorder.

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Mixing Up Genes to Prevent Disease

Posted April 21, 2010 - 08:40 by Lela Davidson

Conceiving, Diseases & Disorders

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Science seems to be advancing faster than our ethics on how to apply our new knowledge. Where would you draw the line in determining when it is okay to fiddle with human DNA?

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International Adoption: Forget the Scandal, What’s the Appeal?

Posted April 20, 2010 - 05:41 by Lela Davidson

Adoption

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Russian adoption officials are upset over the abrupt return of an adoptee. The adoptive mother is upset that the child wasn't what she'd expected. Governments get involved. It's messy, so why is international adoption so popular?

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Placentas in the Classroom: Yea or Nay?

Posted April 14, 2010 - 04:08 by Lela Davidson

Education

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Your 5th grader comes home and shows you a picture of the placenta she poked and prodded at school. Are you cool with that?

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Lesbian Prom Controversy, I Just Don’t Get It

Posted April 12, 2010 - 07:58 by Lela Davidson

Culture, Relationships

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As a survivor of a late 80s prom where two girls showed up together, I can attest to the fact that we opposite-sex couples were not distracted in the least from our primary goals of... well, that's none of your business. Suffice it to say, I am baffled by the controversy. And I hope you are too.

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