Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, has joined forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to launch a healthy food initiative to help change the way American families eat.

Thanks to Connecticut toy company GIANTmicrobes, you can buy creepy/cute stuffed toys modeled after icky viruses and bacteria (chicken pox, Salmonella) and gross maladies like athlete’s foot.

I have never been of fan of baby talk. I don’t think I’m alone when I say that hearing parents speaking in high-pitched voices and adding “y” sounds to the end of every word (blankie, diapy, owie) makes me cringe.

Here’s another reason to give baby talk a rest: a new, eye-opening study from the University of California, San Diego found that babies process words much like adults do.

To help make sure your kid stays safe while sledding, Lara McKenzie, Ph.D., principal investigator at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, in Columbus shares some important safety tips: