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Raw Cookie Dough A Risk Due to Contaminated Flour

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a message warning people not to eat raw dough because of a recent outbreak of E. coli linked to contaminated flour. Investigations traced the sou...

Rural Kids are Getting Help Through Tele-Psychiatry

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry estimates that as many as 1 in 5 children in the United States have behavioral health issues. However, of these children, only 20 percent rec...

Could all the Selfies be Making our Kids Selfish?

Could all the Selfies be Making our Kids Selfish?

Britain's Accessibility to Chocolate a Worry Because of Brexit?

There are more important things to worry about after the UK voting to leave, but this is a pretty big deal Most people are worrying about what it means for our currency, travel in Europe and jobs....

What a Little Attention Can Do: My Momover Experiment Week 4

This spring I turned 40, my daughter turned one, and to commemorate both, I bought an unlimited month-long hair and makeup package, “The Ultimate Zsuzs," from a little salon down the street. My in...

How to Flip the Script on Selfie Culture By Teaching Empathy

The psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba says society’s fixation with the selfie is having some unintended consequences. We talked recently about “selfie syndrome,” ways to flip the foc...

Antibiotics During Childhood Can Impact Digestive Microbiota

A project followed the development of 39 Finnish infants from birth to the age of three. Half of the children received 9-15 antibiotic treatments during the research period, and the other half did ...

WeWork's Co-Founder Sets Example by Ditching the Phone at Home

WeWork's Co-Founder Sets Example by Ditching the Phone at Home

This is How Robots Could Make Our Lives Better

19 jobs for 'bots (and why that's not such a bad thing) Real-life robotics today transcend mechanical form and exist in software-guided tools that can automate work and change the outlook for many...

Children can Become Overly Self Critical When Parents are Intrusive

In a five-year study on primary school children in Singapore, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that children with intrusive parents had a higher tendency to be over...

How to Manage Your Kid's Anxiety During Medical Procedures

Medical procedures can be scary for anyone. Kids, especially. Keeping these things in mind can make it easier on everyone.

Kids Need Even More Sleep According to New Guidelines

Many U.S. kids are not getting the sleep they need. For optimal health, children and teens should get the following hours of sleep (per 24 hours) on a regular basis: Infants four months to one ...

Anxiety Disorders Linked to Attention Difficulty in Adolescence

Anxiety Disorders Linked to Attention Difficulty in Adolescence

A Research Backed Way to Abolish Bullying

A new paradigm to end bullying ...In a now famous experiement, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson told elementary school teachers that a group students had been tested and were on the verge of t...

Research Says Handwriting is Still Important in the Keyboard Age

It is more than just a motor skill, researchers say. It engages the mind. There is a tendency to dismiss handwriting as a nonessential skill, even though researchers have warned that learning to w...

More Substance Less Glamour for Your Child's Summer Job

Well-off kids who don’t have to work or take care of a sibling during the summer can embark on elaborate journeys to find or foster their passion. They can volunteer for an HIV program in Africa, s...

Let's All Agree to be Less Complicated

Kids don't need a calendar bursting with social events and activities. Slowing down and staying close to home can benefit the whole family.

This is Your Brain – This is Your Brain on Social Media

The same brain circuits that are activated by eating chocolate and winning money are activated when teenagers see large numbers of "likes" on their own photos or the photos of peers in a social net...

Your High School Pitcher's Pitch Count is Essential for Their Safety

Sports medicine experts in Illinois are leading a preemptive strike against high school overpitching in the U.S. Concerned that only eight states have pitch count regulations for high school pitche...

How One Year in a Muslim Country Helped Me Quit Drinking and Become a Better Parent

Sometimes it takes moving to the other side of the world to realize we're not at home within ourselves.

Dear Husband: I'm Not the Person You Married

After kids, it becomes more and more difficult to be the partner we've been before. One mom makes the case why in a letter to her love.

11 Science Backed Ways to Maximize Your Happiness

Here are 11 science-based ways to be happier fromBelle Beth Cooper, co-founder of Hello Code, which makes Exist, a cool app that connects all of your services to turn that data into insights about ...

Commenting on a child's weight can have negative effects

Comments have an effect at any age, especially for girls.

In Many Countries, Obesity and Malnutrition Exist Side by Side.

In Many Countries, Obesity and Malnutrition Exist Side by Side.