Kids Health

This One Thing Saved Me From the Postpartum Abyss

My first pregnancy was like a dream. Shiny hair, radiant skin, fruit salad cravings and beautiful, sentimental sonograms. I even made an album of all my sonogram pictures, coordinating with our wedding colors. If this was motherhood, I had nailed it. Yup, even peeing in my pants every now and again was all still magical. […]

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Yes, Kids Can Get Depression Too

If you’re a parent of a young kid, you probably spend a significant chunk of your life tending to upset stomachs, fevers, bumps and bruises and scraped knees. And while mental health problems can be harder to detect and treat, they should not be ignored. Kids can get depression just like adults do.   According […]

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Estrogen could promote healthy development of preterm infants

Premature birth alters the balance of interneurons in the cerebral cortex that can be restored with estrogen treatment, according to a study of human brain tissue and preterm rabbits published in JNeurosci. Infants born prior to a full-term pregnancy are at increased risk of neurobehavioral disorders linked to defects in interneurons, which continue to develop […]

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C.S. Mott poll addresses child safety at amusement parks

(HealthDay)—One in five parents say they have not made plans with their children about what to do if they became separated at an amusement park or carnival, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan. In a survey that included more than 1,200 parents of children […]

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This Is Why Cardi B Doesn't Have a Nanny for Baby Kulture

A week after announcing the birth of her first child, Kulture Kiari, Cardi B shared an adorable update on how motherhood is treating her. With the help of a toy monkey, Cardi told her Instagram followers that she feels blessed and added that she’s incredibly grateful for her own parents.  "I’ve been blessed since I […]

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Why I Became a Single Foster Mom at 34

The nightmares started immediately: I dream I’m sleeping soundly and awake to a pounding on the door so loud it rattles the walls and renders the white-noise machine useless. It’s the Administration for Children’s Services, and they’re here to take my baby.   One caseworker is carrying an oversize black duffel bag and starts filling […]

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This Disney Princess Changed My Daughter's Life

“Mom!” My 3-year-old shrieked. “She looks just like me! She’s a princess and she looks like me! Look!" The excitement emanating from her voice was nothing like I had heard before. This was bigger than the box of Smarties she was allowed to eat before dinner, bigger than that time we saw Paw Patrol characters at […]

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Justin Timberlake Is '100 Percent Dad' — Even on Tour

Justin Timberlake’s transition from slick boy-band star and late-night party-hopper to total family man is complete, people. Those of you who worried that JT might never settle down: You can relax. It’s all good. Timberlake is all hubby and all papa when he’s offstage these days according to a source for Us Weekly.  “Gone is […]