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Posts tagged “health”

Swine Flu: What You Can Do at Home

As we head into flu season, we've been seeing the topic of swine flu come up on a lot of the local parent group message boards. This guide from Parenting provides a few guidelines for prevention in t...

Boogie Wipes: "Snot" Your Average Wipe

Boogers, Boogies, Snot... kids announce their presence with pride, like a badge of honor until they've been removed (usually by mom or dad). Instead of saline sprays or solutions to help control thi...

What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ Foods

When we were little the only stress we had around food was whether our sisters would beat us to the slice with the most pepperoni. Today, increased awareness of health, diet and "good" and "bad" fo...

Blogging NYT: O.K., Avatar, Work With Me

Last summer we shared a story with you about a University of Pennsylvania study showing that "parenthood demonstrably reduces physical activity." (But, hey, you save on gym memberships!). Now the ...