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Veggies Help Protect Babies from Diabetes: Moms eating vegetables during pregnancy proves key to having healthy babies

Aug 01, 2010 03:00AM

A recent study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, reveals that expectant mothers who eat vegetables every day give birth to children who are much less likely to develop Type 1 diabetes.

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Just Say No to TV for Tots: Every hour of TV exposure has negative impact on child development

Aug 01, 2010 03:00AM

Families who want kids to grow up thinner and smarter do well to keep them away from the television as toddlers.

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Listen Up: Teens Risk Long Term Hearing Loss from High Volume on Music Players

Aug 01, 2010 03:00AM

Music ear pods can generate sound levels as high as jet engines, putting long-term hearing at risk.

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Natural Sleep Aids for Kids: Turning off the computer and TV early and a cup of herbal tea help prepare for bedtime

Aug 01, 2010 03:00AM

Various factors may cause a child’s sleeplessness, so before reaching for conventional drugs and sleep medications, parents may want to first consider changing a child’s bedtime routine, and serving herbal teas.

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Infant Morality: Psychologists Find Babies Know Right from Wrong

Jul 28, 2010 08:39PM

Research shows that infants between six and 10 months old can consistently differentiate between helpful and unhelpful behaviors, indicating that humans are born with innate moral judgment.

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Kids' Vitamin Guide

Jul 28, 2010 03:00AM

Most kids are more likely to grab a French fry than a broccoli floret. Fortunately, a children’s-specific, high-quality multivitamin can help provide crucial, missing nutrients, as well as build an early shield against diabetes, heart disease and childhood cancers

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Guide at a Glance: Alternative Education Approaches

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

 Montessori The Montessori method was born in 1907 in the slums of Italy, when physician Maria Montessori founded Casa dei Bambini, or Child...

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Kindergarten Crisis: Why Children Have to Play in School

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

Time for play in most public kindergartens has dwindled to the vanishing point, replaced by lengthy lessons and standardized testing, according to three recent studies reporting that classic play materials have largely disappeared...

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Out of the Mouths of Babes: A Dozen Ways Children Teach Us to Eat Mindfully

Jul 01, 2010 03:00AM ● By Dr. Michelle May

Children are born with the ability to eat instinctively, fully tuned in to internal cues of hunger and fullness.

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Kayaking with Kids: An Interactive Experience Between Children and Parents

Jun 01, 2010 03:00AM ● By Larry and Christine Showler

Kayaking provides a wonderful way to solidify the bond between a child and parent, by sealing it with nature itself.

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