Kids Health

Adults smoking can cause children physical harm

Wise parents should keep their children out of any environment where smoking is allowed, even if no one is smoking there at the time, writes Jane E. Brody. Adults who wish to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke have options. Among my strategies: I don’t allow smoking in my home or car; I have no friends […]

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5 activity boxes that make learning fun for kids

Learning couldn’t have been made more interesting for children, thanks to activity boxes that not only keep your child occupied but also educate him or her through the act of playing. Researches in the past have reportedly shown how incorporating enjoyable activities into the learning process can help foster long-term memory in children. So, introduce […]

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Chicago sudden infant death cases never make the news

While news media reporting traffic crashes and fire-related deaths of infants and children is routine and often leads to preventative measures to reduce these deaths, there is little or no news coverage of sleep-related or sudden infants deaths, which contributes to the lack of efforts to prevent these deaths, according to a Rush physician. Dr. […]

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For a healthy baby, lose extra weight before pregnancy

To improve obstetric outcomes and the health of their babies, women who are carrying extra weight may need to make significant lifestyle changes before they conceive, writes Anahad O’Connor. For years, maternal health experts have worried about a troubling statistic: More than half of all pregnant women in America are overweight or obese when they […]

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Nicole Kidman Talks Work, Kids & Tabloid Gossip

Actor Nicole Kidman and her husband (none other than country singer Keith Urban) share two daughters — Faith, 7, and Sunday, 10 — and Kidman hopes her work creating characters has a positive effect on them, especially since the family has to deal with ridiculous tabloid gossip all the time. Kidman and Urban are just […]