Is it really no fun being a first-time mum?
Story found on PeterboroughToday.
CRACKED nipples, sleepless nights and never-ending nappy changes – everyone knows that any new mum is really put through her paces by her little bundle of joy.
But a new study also reveals that for most new mothers the year after having their first baby turns out to be the loneliest. Jemma Walton and Hannah Gray ask mothers whether or not the first year of bringing up baby really is the hardest. Continue reading »
FDA weighs safety of cold drugs for kids
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Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn’t be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.
The expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration began a two-day meeting to consider a petition from the pediatricians that seeks in part a government statement saying the over-the-counter medicines shouldn’t be used in children under 6 because they don’t help them and aren’t safe. Continue reading »
Filed under Health & Wellness | Comment (0)Parents use religion to avoid vaccines
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Sabrina Rahim doesn’t practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool.
She is among a small but growing number of parents around the country who are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children when the real reason may be skepticism of the shots or concern they can cause other illnesses. Some of these parents say they are being forced to lie because of the way the vaccination laws are written in their states. Continue reading »
Filed under Parenting, Health & Wellness | Comment (0)Brad sobers up to parenthood
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Los Angeles - Brad Pitt thinks drinking beer made him a neglectful dad.
The Ocean’s Thirteen star decided to massively cut down his alcohol intake after seeing his adopted daughter Zahara, two, choke on an ice cube.
He said: “It’s not easy to be a good father when you’ve had a few drinks. Continue reading »
Filed under Fatherhood | Comment (0)Women do only four hours housework a week - half as much as 30 years ago
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When it comes to housework, women have long been martyrs - and men have long been absent.
Not any more, it seems. Today’s mothers are so busy they can squeeze in only four hours of housework a week - half the time they managed 30 years ago, according to a survey yesterday. Continue reading »
Filed under Motherhood, Parenting | Comment (0)Baby’s cells may help protect mother
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Breast cancer has been known to occur less frequently in women who have had children. Earlier studies have suggested this protection might come from the hormones of pregnancy. However, a novel study from a group at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, suggests a new hypothesis for why bearing children might protect women from cancer: Continue reading »
Filed under Pregnancy | Comment (0)Pregnancy made Stefani’s tour difficult
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London : Pop singer Gwen Stefani, who tried to keep her pregnancy a secret during a tour last year, had to struggle a lot to hide her swollen belly. And she ended some nights in tears. Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood | Comment (0)J.Lo keeps mum on pregnancy rumors at MSG show
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J.Lo stayed on the down-low about her widely rumored pregnancy Sunday night.
Despite printed reports that Ms. Lopez would use her show at the Garden with husband, Marc Anthony, to share happy news about the recent swell in her stomach area, she stayed mum on the point.
“I’m very disappointed,” said Jessica Polter, 21, of Staten Island. “I wanted her to say something. But I was in the first row, and I can tell you she’s definitely pregnant.” Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood | Comment (0)Should Britney Lose Custody?
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The February 2006 photo of Britney Spears steering her SUV out of a Starbucks parking lot in Malibu, Calif., with her infant son, Sean Preston, slumped on her lap was the first sign for many of us that the young mom might not be ready for parenthood. Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood | Comment (0)Bad Parents
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We give our kids everything and ask for nothing in return. Is it a shock that they’re clueless and entitled? How a generation of well-intentioned Philadelphians has screwed up its children
By Tom McGrath
IT IS, I HAVE TO ADMIT, A PRETTY COOL TRICK. On a Thursday morning in midsummer, I’m sitting in the beautifully appointed St. Davids offices of ES: Educational Services. I’m face-to-face with ES founder and president Avery Snyder, a man who holds one of the most exalted positions in all of affluent parenting culture these days: the high-priced SAT tutor. The trick that Avery, an energetic and remarkably youthful-looking man of 60, is showing me: how to get the correct answer on an SAT Âquestion — without actually reading the question. Continue reading »
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