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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

By Melanie at Parenting.com On May 25, 2012
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We hope you’re as excited as we are for the long weekend ahead, with big plans for barbecues, family time, parades, and, of course, remembering and honoring fallen service members. Here are some ideas for food and fun to help you kick off the unofficial start of summer this weekend: Read Full Post

Kids Mistake Laundry Detergent for Candy

By Elina at Parenting On May 25, 2012
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Just when you thought your house was child-proof, a new product comes along that may pose a danger to curious little hands. Poison control centers have reported a worrying amount of children are swallowing single-use laundry detergent packets, because they mistake them for candy. Read Full Post

Baby Placed in Laundromat Washer While in Sitter’s Care

By Caitlin at Parenting.com On May 24, 2012
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Many parents take extra precautions when it comes to monitoring their child’s care while they are away at work.  Web cams, extensive interview processes, daily check-in calls are all ways we try to keep tabs on our sitters and child caregivers. Even so, it’s practically impossible to know every detail of the day they spend alone with your kid.   One New Jersey mom had to find out her baby was put in danger while in the care of a sitter in an unexpected way. Read Full Post

Study: C-Sections Tied to Childhood Obesity

By Sasha At Parenting.com On May 24, 2012
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Babies born via cesarean section have twice the chance of being obese by the age of 3, according to a new study published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Read Full Post

Study: Flu Shots During Pregnancy May Offer Additional Benefits

By Melanie at Parenting.com On May 23, 2012
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A recent study in the American Journal of Public Health found that in addition to offering protection from the flu, the vaccine may also lower the risk of premature births, underweight babies and stillbirths. Read Full Post

The Story of a Two-Year-Old Girl Who Said: "I Am a Boy"

By Kate at Parenting.com On May 23, 2012
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It's totally natural for girls and boys to be curious about the opposite gender, but Jean, a mom in Maryland, knew it was more than curiosity when her then two-year-old daughter Kathryn firmly said: "I am a boy." Read Full Post

Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Has Diabetes or Prediabetes

By Caroline at Parenting.com On May 23, 2012
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According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 in 4 teenagers in the United States has diabetes or a form of prediabetes, the precursor condition diagnosed when a patient exhibits some, but not all criteria for the full-blown disease, reports TIME.com. Read Full Post

Video: Hilarious Teachers' "Dance Dare"

By Emmalie at Parenting On May 22, 2012
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The school year is almost over, the students recap their year on camera, and the teachers stealthily dance their hearts out to Whitney Houston in the background. The video, inspired by The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s recent string of dance dares, was shot by history teacher Mike Penney, Gawker reports. Read Full Post

Father of 30 Asks Court for Child-Support Relief

By Elina at Parenting On May 21, 2012
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Every child is a blessing—and one man from Tennessee has particularly taken that old saying to heart. Desmond Hatchett has fathered 30 children with 11 different women—a record in his county! Read Full Post

Pin to Win One of 3 $500 Gift Cards to YoYo.com!

By Kate at Parenting.com On May 21, 2012
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Are you on Pinterest? Put your pinning and planning skills to work to create an amazing birthday party board, and you could win one of three $500 gift certificates to YoYo.com, the online toy and party supply superstore from the folks behind Diapers.com. Read Full Post
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22 Wackiest Baby Products Ever

Super-strange gear you’ll never need but will LOVE laughing about (we don’t even know what a Placenta Brooch is!)