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Parenting

Where's Dr. Spock when you need him? From debates over the safety of cold medicine to birthday bashes that don't bust your wallet, parenting presents plenty of tricky territory to navigate

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May 2008
- ... And 10 Worst, From Futurama to Mommie Dearest
  
  newser | Time | May 11, 08 5:34 PM CDT
  
  If an ounce of mom is worth a pound of clergy, as they say, these mothers would topple the scales. Time lists its all-time worst moms: Mom on Futurama : for bringing her cut-throat business sense home Mother in The Wall : for making Pink a baby forever Mrs. Robinson: for not backing off after bedding poor Dustin More »
- Imprisoned Moms Are Keeping Kids
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 10, 08 7:23 PM CDT
  
  More states are imprisoning babies, and moms couldn't be happier: Prisons nationwide are allowing incarcerated mothers to keep their little ones, the AP reports. Opponents of the practice say the kids may be traumatized, but one researcher found that “the outcomes are promising, if the prison nursery programs have the appropriate resources.” More »
- Depressed Dads Make Kids Less Literate
  
  newser | USA Today | May 7, 08 1:20 PM CDT
  
  About 10% of new fathers show signs of clinical depression—a rate twice that of other men—and that can have a noticeable effect on their children, an American Psychiatric Association study finds. Sad dads interact less with their progeny, which means less bedtime reading and a smaller vocabulary by age 2, reports USA Today . More »
- Adopted Kids More Likely to Have Social Problems
  
  newser | Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 6, 08 4:24 PM CDT
  
  Adopted children are twice as likely as biological offspring to develop mental-health disorders in adolescence, but rates are low overall, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. International adoptees in a group of more than 1,200 Minnesota residents had lower overall rates of the conditions than American-born children, but they were more susceptible to internalized problems such as depression, researchers said. More »
- Breastfeeding May Boost IQs of Kids
  
  newser | WebMD | May 6, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  Kids who are breastfed tend to be smarter than their formula-fed peers, a major new study says. At age 6, children who were breastfed longer scored higher on IQ tests, though researchers couldn't say whether it was the breast milk itself or stronger interaction with mothers that caused the modest gains. The study in Belarus followed 14,000 children, WebMD reports. More »
- Guatemala Suspends Adoptions
  
  newser | BBC | May 6, 08 10:38 AM CDT
  
  Guatemala has suspended roughly 2,300 adoptions in an effort to prevent fraud, the BBC reports. The hold-up, for at least a month, will allow authorities to verify—using DNA testing if necessary—that each child is a legitimate candidate. Charges of baby-snatching and other fraud have prompted a crackdown on the adoption system that channeled 4,700 children to American parents last year. More »
- Teen Gives Birth, Jogs to ER
  
  newser | Press-Telegram (Long Beach) | May 5, 08 5:35 AM CDT
  
  A terrified California teenager hid her pregnancy from her parents, gave birth alone in the shower—then walked and jogged four blocks to the hospital cradling her wrapped infant still attached by the umbilical cord. The mother of the teen, who said she was "just a little nervous," has agreed to care for the healthy baby boy when the girl returns to high school. More »
- Minority Kids Sink at Swimming
  
  newser | USA Today | May 2, 08 2:11 AM CDT
  
  More than half of black and Latino children never learn to swim, according to the governing body of US competitive swimming, which is trying to encourage more minority involvement in the sport. Nearly 60% of black and Latino children can't swim—compared to a third of white kids—and they're 2.6 times more likely than white kids to drown. They're also six times more likely than white children to have a parent who can't swim, according to the survey by USA Swimming. More »
April 2008
- Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots
  
  newser | ABC News | Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT
  
  Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids vaccinated on time and within the recommended guidelines," one researcher said. More »
- Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk
  
  newser | BBC | Apr 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT
  
  Enrolling your kids in a preschool, playgroup or daycare center could reduce their risk of getting leukemia by 30-40%, a study finds. Exposing children to other youngsters at a tender age toughens their immune systems, which researchers infer helps them stave off the cancer. More »
- OMG Gatsby Was a Fraud!
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 9:07 PM CDT
  
  Two-thirds of American teens aren’t keeping their LOLs to themselves: They're turning in papers and lab reports with abbreviations, dropped punctuation, and other informalities inherent to Internet and text-message vocabularies, the AP reports. Kids who write blogs and have Facebook pages are more likely to slip from formality in their schoolwork, a new survey shows—but OMG! grown-ups aren’t that upset about it. More »
- Moms Go Bananas to Conceive Boys
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Apr 23, 08 7:27 AM CDT
  
  Women who want to conceive boys should eat potassium-rich bananas as part of a high calorie, high protein diet, according to the latest British research into influencing gender at conception. Scientists found that 56% of mothers on a high calorie diet conceived boys, compared with 45% of those on a low calorie diet, reports the Guardian . More »
- Japan Warns of Croc Danger
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 18, 08 5:46 PM CDT
  
  After their research confirmed what many had complained about, Japanese officials today asked the makers of popular Crocs clogs to do something about a design that makes wearers susceptible to getting caught in escalators, the AP reports. The grip and flexibility of the plastic footwear led to several dozen incidents mainly involving young children. More »
- Baby Zzzs Linked to Obesity
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Apr 8, 08 7:56 AM CDT
  
  Babies who get less than 12 hours of shut-eye a day double their risk of being overweight by the time they're 3 years old, a new study finds. The risk is even higher for little ones who watch two hours of TV a day, the Daily Telegraph reports. If habits aren't changed, more than 25% of all children are expected to be obese by 2050, experts warn. More »
- 1 in 50 US Infants Mistreated
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT
  
  About 1 in 50 US children under age 1 is a victim of nonfatal neglect or abuse—particularly among the uninsured, a survey finds. One-third of the 91,000 victims were a week or younger when the maltreatment occurred. "It's not primarily kids being hit, but parents … not being able to really take care for their kids," one expert said. More »
March 2008
- The Secret Life of Surrogate Moms
  
  newser | Newsweek | Mar 30, 08 8:13 PM CDT
  
  More women are carrying babies for dollars, despite opposition from Christians, feminists, and medical ethicists—not to mention some states and most EU nations. So why do they do it? A $20,000 to $25,000 paycheck doesn't hurt, Newsweek reports, but many also do it for love. "I felt like, 'What else am I going to do with my life that means so much?'" one surrogate mom said. More »
- Determine Your Daddy—at the Drugstore
  
  newser | MSNBC | Mar 27, 08 8:26 PM CDT
  
  The sometimes vexing task of determining a child's father can now be solved by plunking down $29.99 at the local drugstore. A Utah company has expanded sales of its do-it-yourself DNA kit to Rite Aids in 30 states after sales soared in sample markets, MSNBC reports. Identigene of Salt Lake City expects to sell 52,000 of them this year. More »
- Why Do Kids Love to Cuss?
  
  newser | NPR | Mar 27, 08 12:34 PM CDT
  
  Kids swear. They swear like sailors. Why is that, and should parents be worried? NPR decided to investigate and found, logically enough, that kids swear because they pick up the words from others, particularly mom and dad. “That’s just language learning,” says psychologist Paul Bloom. “These words have no special status as taboo words. Learning they’re taboo words is a later step.” More »
- Lifelong Issues Plague Preemies
  
  newser | USA Today | Mar 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  More babies are surviving premature birth than ever before, but new research has found they suffer lifelong problems. Preemies face health challenges into adulthood and are less likely to graduate from high school or to have children of their own, reports USA Today. Those who do have children are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies. "Prematurity is a very significant health problem that lasts a lifetime," warned one expert. More »
- Cost of Bringing Up Baby: $204K
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 25, 08 9:27 AM CDT
  
  Raising that little bundle of joy will come with a not-so-cute $204,060 price tag for middle-income families, according to a new government study. Factoring in inflation, the parents of a child born in 2007 can expect to spend $269,040 by the time that baby turns 18. Actual costs vary according to income and location, with the urban West the most expensive region to raise children and rural areas the least expensive. And, of course, the little darlings become more expensive as they get older. More »

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