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The Lowdown On Ad Glut: The Unhealthy Messages Being Sent to Our Youth

Aug 01, 2009 03:00AM

Research shows a ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could benefit the health of its youth.

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School Lunch Program: A Prime Opportunity to Serve Up Improvements

Aug 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Aimee Witteman

Our education system has traditionally held that reading, math, science and English classes form basic building blocks for success. But what lessons are our children learning daily in their school cafeteria? Good food advocates would like to see mandatory funding for Farm to School programs.

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Hairspray and Birth Defects: Caution to Women Expecting a Boy

Aug 01, 2009 03:00AM

Research is warning about the harmful effects hairspray exposure can have on unborn baby boys.

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Social Web: Teens Learn Social Skills Online

Aug 01, 2009 03:00AM

A study shows that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online--often in ways adults do not understand or value.

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Kid's Gym: Play As Exercise

Jul 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Jen Lemen

Summer is here and kids are running wild with boundless energy. Why not join them? Playing with your kids and their friends is a good way to bond with them as well as keep in shape.

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Fabulous Father's Day: Do-It-Yourself Gifts for Under $10

Jun 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Helen Coronato

With a little ingenuity, toddlers to teens can skip commercial products and commemorate Father's Day with memory-making ideas that go easy on their piggybank and the Earth.

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Bonding with Baby: A Benefit of Natural Delivery

May 01, 2009 03:00AM

According to researchers, the bonds that tie a mother to her new-born may be stronger in women who deliver naturally than in those who deliver by C-section.

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A Conversation with Ina May Gaskin: The Leader in America’s Natural Childbirth Movement

May 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Gail Condrick

Since 1971, nationally renowned midwife Ina May Gaskin has influenced and inspired women around the world with her views on natural childbirth.

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Gardening with Kids: Have Fun and Teach Valuable Lessons with the Beauty of Nature

May 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Ted Fisher

Whether kids have access to a large yard or only a windowsill planter, young gardeners’ inborn curiosity encourages them to discover nature’s cycles firsthand, while learning respect and concern for Earth’s larger ecology.

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