Dads don’t come from labs
Dads don’t come from labs, readers say
Story found on MSNBC
It seems guys don’t need to worry about their paternal job security. As part of our special report “BabyQuest: The modern pursuit of parenthood,” we asked readers to respond to an MSNBC.com story about how scientists made artificial sperm from human bone marrow and asked, “Will science render men unnecessary?”
No way, was the reply from most guys (and women). Continue reading
Filed under Fatherhood | Comment (0)Obama’s legislation does too little to encourage fathers
Obama’s legislation does too little to encourage fathers
Story found on Buffalo News
U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind., recently introduced the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007, which they say will address our “national epidemic of absentee fathers.” Obama and Bayh are correct that fatherless children are dramatically more likely to commit crimes, but Continue reading
Filed under Fatherhood | Comment (0)Modern Mr. Moms
Modern Mr. Moms
Dads playing bigger roles in child care
Story found on The Barrie Examiner
All it took was six months of parental leave and a whole lot of dirty diapers to make him feel more like a hands-on father.
“From changing diapers and bath times to feedings, going to play groups and walks to the park, I’ve done it all,” Continue reading
Filed under Fatherhood | Comment (0)Toning tips for new moms
Toning tips for new moms
Story found on NY Daily News
Bringing sexy back to motherhood has reached new heights with the release of the first two DVDs of the innovative “Fabulously Fit Moms” six-set series with Jennifer Nicole Lee.
After giving birth to her second child, Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Health & Wellness | Comment (0)What’s in a baby name?
What’s in a baby name? Plenty of “Y’S”
Story found on MSNBC
The Wall Street Journal had one of those so-weird-it-can’t-be-real stories a week ago: It’s about how some parents are now paying hundreds of dollars to “name consultants” to help them name their babies.
I am this close to thinking the story is a late April Fool’s Day hoax, because…what? How hard is it to come up with a baby name? Continue reading
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)New surgery helps babies overcome skull defects
New surgery helps babies overcome skull defects
Story found on Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - Joshua Farthing had chunks of his skull cut out in April, but thanks to a new, minimally invasive surgery only available in Canada at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital, his soft baby head is slowly growing rounder and rounder.
With the help of a locally made helmet Continue reading
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)When mum doesn’t quite know best
When mum doesn’t quite know best
Story found on TheAge.com
It started with the usual inquiry: “Boy or girl?”, before moving to the next pro forma question: “How old?”
The first-time mum was happy to oblige, proud that her young son had caught the eye of yet another stranger wending her way up a supermarket aisle. But then came the unsolicited, crushing observation: “He’s very small for his age.” Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood | Comment (0)Window of opportunity
Window of opportunity
Children aged two and below can learn to read – well before they learn the alphabet – says an infant researcher.
Story found on TheStar.com
Can an 18-month old baby read? Not just make unintelligible sounds but pronounce words as correctly as their developing speech would allow?
Yes, says Dr Robert Titzer, an infant researcher from the United States who was recently in Kuala Lumpur to promote his Your Baby Can Read! language development series of books and videos. He has video testimonials to prove it. Continue reading
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)Programming baby
Programming baby
Barbara Meltz reports on research that shows parents are wrongly exposing their children to excessive TV.
Story found on TheAge.com
About 40 per cent of three-month-olds watch television or videos for an average of 45 minutes a day, or more than five hours a week, according to a study of the viewing habits of American children under the age of two. Continue reading
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)Rip It, Stuff It and Lock It
Rip It, Stuff It and Lock It
Story found on EathTimes.org
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 /PRNewswire/ — Diaper Baggies announces the first and only full proof solution to parenting’s oldest and messiest problem — disposing of soiled diapers without embarrassment from odor and the unsightly vision that only soiled diapers can make. Continue reading
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