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Parenting is really tough, but there is help (Everett Herald) Fri Nov 20 22:58:40 PST 2009 In the past week, I’ve had to force myself to read grim accounts of child abuse allegations. On Nov. 12, it was a Herald article about a baby hospitalized at 4 months old. He had a fractured skull, bruising on his brain, a ruptured bowel, broken ribs, a lacerated liver and internal bleeding. Read full article »
Genetic Testing! The Solution to All Your Parenting Woes! (GenomeWeb News) Fri Nov 20 11:15:32 PST 2009 PZ Myers got sent a link to My Gene Profile — the site's tagline is "Our Technology Spawned from Human Genome Project led by US Scientists. Read full article »
Study focuses on "balanced parenting" as weight control strategy (University of Wisconsin - Madison) Fri Nov 20 14:08:44 PST 2009 Madison, Wisconsin - Parents may tell kids to 'eat healthy' but then confuse them by eating at fast-food restaurants. Read full article »
James Franco on 'General Hospital': Mom and daughter agree, he 'looked damn good.' (Zap2It) Fri Nov 20 16:55:21 PST 2009 Ever since a month-long trip to Germany when I was 12 where the only English-speaking TV station played six-month old episodes of "General Hospital" daily, I've been a fan.Upon my return to the States, I continued to watch on school breaks and sick days until my mother figured it would be a good... Read full article »
Rating Aggressive, Delinquent Behavior In Pre-Adolescence (redOrbit) Fri Nov 20 07:11:21 PST 2009 In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child’s negative behavior, can produce higher levels of aggression or rule-breaking in a child who is... Read full article »
VARIETY (The Hindu) Fri Nov 20 10:32:04 PST 2009 CHILDREN & PARENTING: Learning to be Dad Man on the job, as a sensitive and hands-on parent and partner.. Recently, a girl from a village was delivered of a baby that had to remain in the ICU, while she was discharged from hospital. The new dad would travel to the hospital every day ... Read full article »
BU Professor Honored for Work on Kids and Parenting (FOX 40 Binghamton) Thu Nov 19 07:30:53 PST 2009 Mary Muscari, associate professor at Binghamton Universitys Decker School of Nursing, is the 2009 recipient of the New York Regional Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses Advocating for Kids Award. The award was presented to Muscari at the Societys recent conference, Bullying Across the... Read full article »
How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight (New York Times) Fri Nov 20 11:50:31 PST 2009 Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help. Read full article »
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence (PhysOrg) Thu Nov 19 11:54:59 PST 2009 In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can produce higher levels of aggression or rule-breaking in a child who is... Read full article »
Pinoy nurses fill vacancies in specialised areas in UK hospitals (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) Fri Nov 20 19:39:58 PST 2009 SALISBURY, England - The United Kingdom nursing work force is ageing and British nurses are leaving the country to work in the United States and in recent years, in Australia. Read full article »