Get Back to Family Dinner

Get Back to Family Dinner

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Dr. Lynne Kenney Families today are busy. With after-school sports and other activities driving of our lives, a sit-down dinner often falls off the “to-do list.” But a family dinner is more than just eating vegetables; research shows that sitting down to dinner is an important protective factor in…

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Product Review: Booster Seats

Product Review: Booster Seats

Moms / Parenting

It seems like just yesterday that you brought home your new bundle of joy in your carefully chosen, backward facing car seat. After miles of spills, tantrums, and on-the road snoozing, you’ve cycled through the forward facing car seat and are ready to shop for a booster seat. The booster…

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Sibling Differences Boil Down to Birth Order

Sibling Differences Boil Down to Birth Order

Moms / Mom Tips

Just as much as twins are very alike, sometimes siblings raised in the same home by the same parents can be complete opposites. Birth order has been used to explain and predict these personality differences, hobbies, grades in school, earning potential and much more. But can that be possible, and…

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Vacations: A Holiday from Routine

Vacations: A Holiday from Routine

Moms / Mom Tips

Taking a vacation with little ones can seem like anything but when kids are pulled out of a familiar environment and familiar rituals. But with a little planning and flexibility, you and your family can have a good time and keep everyone happy and well-rested. The first thing to consider…

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Making The Cut

Making The Cut

Diet Reviews / Other

While Jillian’s Winning By Losing plan to battling weight problems uses a triple-threat approach based on Self, Science and Sweat, Making The Cut is an even more intense directive from The Biggest Loser trainer. The point of her 30-day program is to get the most bang for your buck in…

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Sexy Looks for Guys

Sexy Looks for Guys

Love / Love Tips

Women always seem to feel the pressure of looking great from head to toe — and even underneath — but we don’t seem to expect the same from the guys. No more. It’s time to step up your guy’s game — or step up your own game if you’re the…

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Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News

Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News

Moms / Mom Tips

Choosing a pediatrician is one of the first — and most important — rituals you’ll experience as a parent. When it comes to picking your child’s doctor, you want someone you can trust, which is why due diligence is integral. After all, you’re putting your child’s life in this person’s…

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Mistakes Giving Children Medications Are Avoidable

Mistakes Giving Children Medications Are Avoidable

Moms / Parenting

Parents, family, and child care professionals devote themselves to the welfare of children. Yet, even with love and devotion, 80 percent of deaths of children under five-years of age are avoidable. More then half of those deaths are caused by mistakes in the administration of medications given to benefit the…

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Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You may take supplements for vitamins A, C, and E, but what about folic acid? If you don’t eat a lot of leafy greens, liver or brewer’s yeast, then chances are, you’re not getting enough of this important vitamin. Folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B9, is essential to cell…

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