Parenting

8 08, 2012

The danger of Googling for health advice

2022-08-01T18:31:54+00:00August 8, 2012|Children, Parenting, Technology|

We're trained as internet users to Google (or Bing) any question we need answered. Thanks to an ever-evolving algorithm, most of the time these search engines return useful websites and information. But don't use Dr. Google to find medical advice. Medical information offered up [...]

9 06, 2010

Ability to sleep while caring for infant predicts relationship satisfaction

2022-09-30T18:01:18+00:00June 9, 2010|Parenting, Relationships|

  A couple who can sleep while caring for an infant is a couple that’s more likely to last. Results of a new study show first-time parents’ relationship satisfaction is related to the amount of sleep they get. Investigators studied 22 couples 7 weeks [...]

1 11, 2009

Children, media violence & nightmares

2022-10-04T15:58:07+00:00November 1, 2009|Children, Nightmares, Parenting|

Just in time for Halloween, the thriller Paranormal Activity and horror flick Saw VI topped the box office charts last weekend. The House of the Devil opened on Friday. They're the kind of movies that the American Academy of Pediatrics wants parents to help [...]

6 04, 2009

Ongoing debate: The best way to get your baby to sleep

2022-08-10T18:30:10+00:00April 6, 2009|Children, Parenting|

What's the best way to get your baby to sleep through the night? Most new parents are desperate to know the answer. The AASM reports that bedtime problems and frequent night wakings occur in about 20 percent to 30 percent of young children. But [...]

1 02, 2009

My child bangs his head in bed as he sleeps

2022-08-04T20:04:14+00:00February 1, 2009|Children, Parenting, Sleep Disorders|

For a parent it is one of the most disturbing sleep disorders. You hear a strange sound coming from your young son’s bedroom at night. So you go into his room to see what’s wrong. You find your son banging his head into the [...]

2 08, 2007

New study shows that hearing test may help identify SIDS risk

2022-08-11T15:56:25+00:00August 2, 2007|Children, Medical Conditions, Parenting|

A recent study adds a unique finding to the mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Results show that infants who died from SIDS had impaired hearing in their right ear. The study compared 31 infants who died from SIDS with 31 infants who [...]

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