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US Babies Watch TV Too Much

US babies watch television, video and DVDs much more than pediatricians recommend.

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State Leaders, Youth Rally in Support to Protect Abused, Neglected Children

Focus is on Education, Employment and Permanency Needs of California's 80,000 Foster Youth

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Review Identifies Ways to Help Children of Drug and Alcohol Misusers

A review published in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment suggests how children whose parents have drug or alcohol problems can be protected from the consequences usually associated with parental substance misuse.

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Children Should Do as Their Parents Say, Not as They Do

The Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and The College of Family Physicians of Canada released a survey on April 26th by Ipsos Reid that asked parents and children to rate the health of their family's lifestyle. It found some significant differences in perception that could explain the growing trend toward child obesity in Canada.

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Are Parents Responsible for Children's Stress Level

WSU Anthropologist Wins NSF Grant for Child Stress Research

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Getting money advice from mum

The majority of people look to their mother as a financial role model and that seems to be a good thing.

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Practice Active Supervision for Safety of a Child

Safe Kids Kansas offers safety tips

There's no doubt about it - children are much safer now than they were two decades ago. However, accidental injury is still the leading killer of Kansas kids.

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School District Improves Parent-Teacher Communication, Reduces Costs With IBM

A new IP-based telephone system from IBM is improving parent-teacher communication in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District, while lowering maintenance requirements and costs.

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New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies

Parenting a child with an eating disorder - monitoring meals, friends and activities - can be a full-time job.

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