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Healthy Eating at Every Age

Dec 31, 2010 02:18AM ● By Jeannette Lee Bessinger and Tracee Yablon Brenne

Best Solid Foods at 6 to 9 Months•    Cooked and puréed vegetables such as carrots, green beans, green peas, pumpkin, spinach, zucchini and ...

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Vital Signs: Lifetime Educational Achievement is Up Worldwide

Dec 31, 2010 02:18AM

People worldwide are completing more schooling, a hopeful sign for the future.

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Raising Healthy Eaters: How to Train Children’s Palates from the Cradle On

Dec 31, 2010 02:18AM ● By Jeannette Bessinger and Tracee Yablon Brenner

You can cultivate healthy eating habits in your children right from the cradle. Establish these key parental practices suggested by two moms who are certified nutritionists.

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Kid-Centered Ceremonies: Engaging Ways to Deepen Family Bonds

Dec 03, 2010 12:10AM ● By Charlotte Eulette

Ceremonies magically transfom the ordinary into the extraordinary, and children love them as an opportunity to express creativity. Let these ideas spark your own family rituals.

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Eco-Toy Joys: Spotting Earth-Friendly Gift Ideas for Kids

Dec 03, 2010 12:09AM ● By Brita Belli

If we resist the urge to charge over to the nearest big-box store to load up on the latest plastic marketing ploys, we’ll likely find more satisfaction in picking toys that will create less of an environmental impact—and more of a personal one.

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Overcome Holiday Media Madness: The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things

Nov 02, 2010 03:30PM ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

While exposure to media in moderation can be educational and entertaining, a study links excessive media consumption with unhealthy habits among children and teens.

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School Nutrition Gets a Boost: Legislation Making Progress

Oct 11, 2010 10:26AM

Long-awaited child nutrition legislation known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act unanimously passed the Senate before moving on to the House, where passage is also expected.

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Pesticides Can Contribute to ADHD: Children at Risk from Exposure to Chemical

Oct 11, 2010 10:25AM

A team of scientists have discovered that exposure to certain pesticides may be associated with increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.

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Why People Need Germs: Ease off the Soap

Oct 11, 2010 10:25AM

Researchers have observed that exposure to germs in childhood helps develop the immune system and may help prevent cardiovascular and other diseases in adulthood.

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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid...: Learn How To Avoid The Real Goblins

Oct 11, 2010 10:25AM ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

Our little ones, masquerading this month as ghosts and goblins, only look scary. What’s really frightening are the toxic chemicals lurking in our families’ food and water.

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