Is It Wrong to Bribe your Kids? Does It Work?

by Admin 7. September 2010 12:27
The issue of whether it's right or wrong to "bribe" your children to get them to do what you want is one a lot of parents wrestle with. Many seem to think that it's wrong to reward your children with gifts or candy for simple good behaviour -- that being good is how they... [Continue Reading »]

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Want to Keep your Man Faithful? Just Earn 25pc Less Than He Does

by Admin 7. September 2010 09:17
Back in 1983, they were first portrayed as bumbling buffoons who couldn't tell one end of a baby from the other in the comedy Mr Mom. Almost three decades on, they may have figured out the mechanics of a nappy, but now Ireland's house husbands face a fresh attack on their mascu... [Continue Reading »]

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Using Videos to Help Diagnose Autism in Babies

by Admin 7. September 2010 07:40
The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place. Making such early treatment more possible, researchers now report a promis... [Continue Reading »]

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How Not to Shake your Baby

by Admin 6. September 2010 12:00
In the next county over, the sheriff is investigating the Aug. 30 death of a 22-month-old boy. The boy had been brought to the hospital in mid-August with “severe brain damage”; although the sheriff isn’t sharing any details, the most obvious possible interpretation is that ... [Continue Reading »]

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Are Brad and Angelina's Brood out of Control?

by Admin 6. September 2010 11:49
Hitting, biting, and hair pulling?  Oh, my!  Dealing with the challenges of young children can be overwhelming enough, but if you’re constantly under the watch of the awaiting paparazzi and the scrutiny of the public eye you may have to ratchet up your response to ... [Continue Reading »]

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Stick to Beans and Hard Cheese If You Want a Baby Girl, Say Scientists

by Admin 6. September 2010 11:41
Cutting out salt and going on a diet of beans and hard cheese gives mothers a better chance of giving birth to a girl, research shows. The right combination of food and the timing of sex are the key factors in determining whether it's a boy or a girl, the UK's Mail on Sunday r... [Continue Reading »]

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More Parents 'Redshirting' Kindergartners

by Admin 6. September 2010 11:28
As schools start back into session around the country, some parents of young children face a difficult question: Send their little ones to kindergarten as soon as they become age-eligible, or hold them back in hopes that an additional year of maturity will give them an academic boost? ... [Continue Reading »]

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Dads Fear their Boss

by Admin 5. September 2010 08:50
Dads are fighting a daily battle to balance work and fatherhood, but admit they are scared to ask bosses to reduce their hours for fear it may harm their careers. A Galaxy survey conducted for The Sunday Telegraph for Father's Day reveals that while most Australian fathers strugg... [Continue Reading »]

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Expectations Rise for Kindergartners

by Admin 5. September 2010 08:37
The ah-ha moment came when Eleonora Nelson was at a Brandywine Springs kindergarten event earlier this month. An educator handed her 5-year-old, Elizabeth, a name tag and asked her to write her name on it. As Elizabeth took her black marker to the paper, her mother realized her child can ... [Continue Reading »]

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Lack of Attachment to Mom May Cause Early Puberty in Girls

by Admin 4. September 2010 09:52
If you're still on the fence about how you feel about attachment parenting, new research findings about early puberty in girls may send you over the edge. In a study published this week in Psychological Science, researchers suggest that babies who do not form a secure attachment to their... [Continue Reading »]

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