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Parenting programs may help prevent child obesity

Two parenting programs aimed at preventing behavior problems among poor, urban preschoolers reduced the risk of obesity later in childhood, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. In the ParentCorps program, only 24% of children were obese by...

Published 8 Feb 2012 11:30 AM by Karen Moran
Looking for Mommy Bloggers & Coupon Cutting Janes

After coming back from BlogHer11 I've been able to add more great gals to my Twitter lists . And for me - these are really my lifeline as I'm always working on a fun project with a brand who's looking to reach out to women from every ethnicity...

Published 10 Aug 2011 12:19 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: mommy bloggers, mommy blogger, coupon cutting
Things to Know: Down Syndrome and Early Intervention

It's amazing the things you learn when you have a child diagnosed with a medical condition . I had no idea what the term " early intervention " meant before my Molly was born ....and wow did I learn quickly that it's an imperative part...

Published 15 Jul 2011 5:22 PM by CarrieWChildren
Mom's business, Pump Wear, helps diabetic kids stay active -- and look good

After her daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and forced to wear an insulin pump 24 hours a day, Julie DeFruscio set out to make sure she could still do all the things kids do, running, jumping and playing, and look cute doing it. DeFruscio and...

Published 8 Jul 2011 1:27 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: pump wear
STUDY: Kids Can't Sleep? Try Turning Off Nighttime TV

Kids can't sleep? Turn off the violence and nighttime TV. That's the message in a new study that found sleep problems are more common in 3- to 5-year-olds who watch television after 7 p.m. Watching shows with violence – including kids'...

Published 28 Jun 2011 2:49 PM by Karen Moran
10 ways recess helps our kids learn

Thanks to the 2001 "No Child Left Behind" act, many schools across the US eliminated recess so teaches could spend more study time with students. Thing is - recess is essential to children's learning ability and by eliminating it, our children...

Published 24 Mar 2011 11:23 AM by Karen Moran
125 ways to become a better parent

Good Housekeeping has posted a list of 125 different tips to improve you as a parent. The tips vary from how to respond to "whatever" and rolling eyes to bonding basics. The tips are separated into 7 categories including discussion pointers...

Published 18 Mar 2011 4:51 PM by Laura McGarity

Filed under: better parenting, good housekeeping
Is it time to scrap the "mommy track"?

There are several ways companies can recruit and retain working mothers, including making sure that various flextime and maternity/paternity leave options are available equally to men and women, Rachael Ellison writes. "It is vital that employers...

Published 8 Mar 2011 2:15 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: working mothers, career and children
Unspoiling your child

A vast majority of parents -- 94 percent, according to a recent survey -- judge their children to be spoiled. Other surveys show that almost as many parents see today's consumerism as a significant deterrent to their best attempts to raise children...

Published 17 Feb 2011 2:28 PM by Laura McGarity

Filed under: huffington post and kids, unspoiling kids, spoiled children
Americans love entrepreneurs — but don’t want their children to be them

Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg are billionaires, but U.S. parents would still prefer to see their children pursue a more traditional career path, according to the 2010 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. It turns out American parents want their children...

Published 1 Feb 2011 9:44 AM by Karen Moran
ConAgra Launches Online Cooking School for Moms

ConAgra Foods has partnered with online community TheMotherhood.com to launch "Cooking Connections," described as the first blogger-hosted virtual cooking school. The eight-week series of live blogging classes and discussions will be hosted...

Published 31 Jan 2011 12:16 PM by Karen Moran
How to Tell If Your Child Is Being Bullied

A new study to be published in the June issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal Pediatrics reports that obese grade-school kids are 63 percent more likely to be bullied than those of average or below average weight, regardless of their...

Published 27 Jan 2011 1:58 PM by Karen Moran
2 moms run with an idea for runny noses

Cleaning out the snot-filled noses of children has become an entrepreneurial success story for Julie Pickens. She just wished her children were more impressed. "It's kind of gross," confessed Ms. Pickens, who launched Boogie Wipes with fellow...

Published 18 Jan 2011 9:54 AM by Karen Moran

Filed under: boogie moms
Women who continue to rock the entrepreneurial world

They are all over the TV, newspapers and online media; they are "mompreneurs," and they prove that it is possible to be both a nurturing caretaker of little ones and a successful business mogul. Here's what is means to be a mompreneur, and...

Published 12 Jan 2011 1:40 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: mompreneurs, entrepreneur, working mothers, career
Report linking vaccine to autism 'an elaborate fraud'

An infamous 1998 study that ignited a worldwide scare over vaccines and autism — and led millions of parents to delay or decline potentially lifesaving shots for their children — was "an elaborate fraud," according to a scathing...

Published 7 Jan 2011 1:23 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: Health, Report linking vaccine to autism 'an elaborate fraud', family care

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