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Monday, June 27, 2011 - 15:30
Swedish Preschool Tries to Eliminate Gender
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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There are no “boys” or “girls” when teachers address their students at the Stockholm, Sweden-based “Egalia” preschool—just “friends.” In an effort to fight gender stereotypes and advance equality between the sexes, school staff try to avoid using gender-specific pronouns like “him” or “her” (“han” or “hon” in Swedish), choosing to use the genderless “hen” (which technically isn’t a word in Swedish but is used in some feminist and gay circles) and carefully select the books and toys allowed in the classrooms, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Post
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 09:00
Breastfeeding Flashmob Hits UK Shopping Center
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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Nursing in public as celebration, not protest (unlike several recent nurse-ins in Forest Park, Georgia and DeKalb, Illinois)? That’s right: a breastfeeding flashmob of more than one hundred nursing mamas, their babes, and even some supportive partners surprised shoppers at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, England earlier this week when they participated in a breastfeeding flashmob to promote the start of the UK’s National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, reports the UK’s Daily Mail. Read Full Post
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 11:49
Jews and Muslims Try to Block San Francisco Circumcision Ballot Measure
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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In response to a proposed circumcision ban on the upcoming November ballot, a group including Muslims, Jews, and physicians who perform circumcisions filed a lawsuit earlier this week to block the San Francisco ballot measure that would ban male circumcision, a procedure considered a sacred rite and practiced widely by both Muslims and Jews, reports the Associated Press.

 

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Monday, June 20, 2011 - 12:36
Study: One Child Dies Every 5 Days in Kiddie Pools
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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With temperatures climbing into the 80s, my kids and I spent our weekend trying to keep cool. Ice cream? Check. Sprinkler? Check. Inflatable wading pool? Check. And while I would never leave the kids alone in the pool, a new study will have me paying even closer attention when they’re splashing around. Read Full Post
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 14:00
Attitudes Toward Childbirth Greatly Affected by Care Providers
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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When I was pregnant with my first son, without much thought, I stuck with the ob-gyn I had seen solely for annual well-woman check-ups in my 20s. And although my husband and I did attend childbirth ed classes, I didn’t realize until the day I gave birth just how greatly my doctor’s attitudes toward technology like epidurals and episiotomies would impact me (I ended up with both, despite hoping for a drug- and intervention-free birth).Read Full Post
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 14:57
Breastfeeding May Lower SIDS Risk
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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Yet another reason to give breastfeeding a shot: it may significantly reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study published in the July issue of Pediatrics and online today. Exclusive breastfeeding may reduce SIDS risk even further.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 14:01
Sand-Off: An Easy Way to Clean Up After the Beach
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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As a kid growing up near the ocean, one of my fave summer pastimes was hanging out at the beach. And now, as a mom of two little boys, I spend most of my summer weekends at the beach with them—not relaxing and reading a book (surely that day will come again… right?)—but building sand castles, being buried in the sand, and lifting pint-size creatures above the waves. All of which means, that we’re all coated in sand at the end of the day, no matter how much rinsing or toweling-off we do on our way to the car. Read Full Post
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 11:09
Bouncy Castles Blow Away—With Kids Inside
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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Parents of little and big kids alike know the allure of bounce houses for kids. But while the danger of sending a 3-year-old into bouncy castle with a bunch of roughhousing 10-year-olds might be apparent, other potential dangers are not. For example, this past weekend, at a Long Island, New York soccer field, three bounce houses went airborne—with kids inside—courtesy of a big gust of wind. And that’s not the first time this year a similar incident has occurred, reports the Today Show.  Read Full Post
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 16:17
Would You Freeze Your Eggs to Halt Your Biological Clock?
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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As the daughter of a 40-year-old first-time mom, I know firsthand that having kids in one’s 40’s is not only possible, it’s totally normal. Growing up, my parents were always the oldest of all of my friends, though—and sometimes they were far closer in age to friends’ grandparents than parents. Fast-forward 30-plus years, more and more women are postponing motherhood into their 30s or 40s, often quite publicly in the case of celeb mamas. Unfortunately, what’s often not seen is the struggle many women may go through to get pregnant then—but technology may help fewer women go through such a struggle, thanks to a relatively new technique in egg freezing, reports Jennifer Ludden on NPR. Read Full Post
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 14:32
Christy Turlington Burns: Model, Mom & Moviemaker
by Melanie at Parenting.com
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Raising kids can certainly be a struggle—but birthing them may truly be the biggest struggle of all. Worldwide, one woman dies every 90 seconds from pregnancy and childbirth complications; 90% of those deaths are preventable. And perhaps shockingly, women in the U.S. are far from immune to this epidemic (we rank 50th worldwide for maternal mortality according to the latest UN report), despite our skyrocketing spending on healthcare. To bring attention to this crisis in women’s health, Christy Turlington Burns, mother of two, activist, women’s health advocate, and fashion icon, has produced and directed her first film, the incredibly moving documentary “No Woman, No Cry” (which follows pregnant women in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Guatemala and the U.S.) and created Every Mother Counts, a five-year outreach campaign dedicated to improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality around the world.

 

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