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Whether to breastfeed or formula feed is one of a newmother's earliest and most important decisions. The final choice is always apersonal one and not necessarily easy to make. What should help
Are you convinced the reason for your son or daughter's rowdiness lies in abox of Milk Duds? You?re not alone. Many concerned parents and healthorganizations believe there is a link between a chil
Parents are particularly scrupulous when looking for daytime child carearrangements. But should you be any less careful when hiring a baby sitter fora one-night booking? It is equally important to
It used to be easy for parents to choose a thermometer: Theyonly had one choice! But on today's market, there are many types and priceranges from which to choose. They all do the job, but choosing
We're all aware that certain illnesses are more common inkids -- the common cold, chicken pox, croup. But the diseases themselves arenot the only thing unique to children: The experience of being
It's been a long day for Lola Franco and her husband, Kevin Seaman. They have barely begun to unwind from a hectic workday in New York City when they both begin to nervously eye the clock on the w
Every holiday season for the last three years, my nine-year-old son Justin has asked me straight out if there is a Santa Claus. Every time I say no. But every year he still wants to sit on Santa's lap
"He sleeps in the crib next to the bed, but Meg brings him into bed to nurse him," Sherline explains. He suspects that, as with daughter Mara, the habit will eventually evolve into Little Lee shar
When Peggy Spies of Austin, Texas, delivered a stillborn baby last July after only 21 weeks of pregnancy, she knew her milk would soon come in and that it would be valuable to others. "I learned '
Stuffing your little collector's stocking with his heart's desires may be high on your list. But every parent's number one concern should be to make sure that whatever it is you wrap up for your c
Eric Gallup was a normally developing 15-month-old toddler living in Parsippany, New Jersey, when his parents took him for his first measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination in 1986. Shortly after he w
The immunization rate for children is at an all-time high of 80%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But in light of the recent withdrawal from the market of a vaccine
Alexa Sloan, a slim 16-year-old, carries her world in a backpack. Slungfashionably over her shoulder, it contains several textbooks, her notebooks,day planner, lunch, posters, and school projects
More parents are leaving their children in day care than ever before:According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 65% of women with childrenunder the age of six were part of the labor force
Feb. 21, 2000 (San Francisco) -- Ten years ago, Beulah Benson could dispensewith the drudgery of housework in a matter of hours. Now the 65-year-old cleansa room a day in her modest South Los Ange
When you hear the phrase "All things in moderation," fruit juiceprobably doesn't come to mind, but most pediatricians caution parents thatallowing kids to drink excessive amounts of juice is a rec
March 6, 2000 (Berkeley, Calif.) -- If you are concerned about the use ofpesticides or herbicides at your child's school, here are some questions totake up with the school administration. It?s nev
Feb. 21, 2000 (San Francisco) -- Assembled in the auditorium of Mackenzie Junior High School in Lubbock, Texas, 15-year-old John Karras -- and the other students who returned a parental permission
March 6, 2000 (Berkeley, Calif.) -- With the coming of spring, children areventuring outdoors again -- for soccer games, track and field events, andlunches on the schoolyard grass. But according t
The American Association for Marriage and Family notes that signs of distress are not always obvious, but says the signals below are worth paying attention to: Persistent feeling
March 7, 2000 (Santa Fe, N.M.) -- It's probably always been a struggle tomaintain emotional intimacy with one's partner while taking care of youngchildren, but according to new findings at the Uni
March 27, 2000 (San Francisco) -- While some discipline experts have rejected the idea of time-outs, Jane Nelsen, author of Positive Time-Out, suggests modifying time-outs to make them a comfortin
March 27, 2000 (San Francisco) -- Three experts -- Becky Bailey, Martha Heineman Pieper, and Jane Nelsen -- who have written extensively on the new, enlightened approach to parenting young childre
April 3, 2000 (Bellevue, Wash.) -- Like many girls who enter puberty earlierthan most, Kathy Pitts was confused and scared when she got her period at 9."My mother never mentioned the changes that
April 21, 2000 - Madonna knows that she's expecting a boy by her 13th weekof pregnancy. Can't every "mid-life" mom know in the first trimester ofpregnancy if her baby has Down's syndrome? Although
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