A home filled with reading material is a good way to help kids become enthusiastic readers. What kind of books should you have? Ask your kids about their interests. If they’re too young to have a preference, your local librarian can offer suggestions about age-appropriate books. Here are some other tips: Keep a varied...
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Some new moms — like Angelina Jolie — lose weight while giving milk. After Jen Matlack had a baby, the Connecticut mom went on what she called the easiest and most effective weight-loss regimen of her life. For three years she breast-fed her daughter Mae and ate whatever she wanted. Her baby weight — and more —...
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Somewhere between your dutifully choking down organic, non-fish-based DHA prenatal vitamins and your child’s first day of preschool, things have a way of going wrong-so, so wrong-nutritionwise. Never, you swore, would a Dorito sully her sweet lips. Not a drop of Gatorade would pass through her delicate throat. Hostess?...
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Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis worldwide. The damaging effects of this illicit drug on young brains are worse than originally thought, according to new research by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. The new study, published...
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A new poll by CreditCards.com found that 42% of people with adult children have paid a debt for their children at some point. But should they? The debts most commonly paid off were auto loans (40%) and medical debt (37%). But the survey also found that parents had paid utility debt (31%), credit cards (30%), student loans (29%) and...
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Growing up in a stressful environment isn’t conducive to becoming a well-adjusted adult. Studies have shown that people who were constantly stressed out during childhood have an increased risk of being depressed. How exactly are the two related? Stress at a young age permanently alters the expression of a key gene in the...
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