What are picky eaters eating? Well, it could be innate. Feeding children with cleft palates is a daily struggle plaguing parents around the world – but new research now claims the problem may lie in a little one’s DNA, rather than anything mum or dad has made for dinner. “Difficulty eating in children is a …
A daycare worker has shared a baby name she says is so bad, the girl’s grandmother won’t use it. With a post in a Facebook group, she writes about her workplace: “Honestly, most of the kids had pretty normal names,” but then notices a name that is literally and metaphorically a crime. “Was mom happy? …
Most parents would give up social media, the vacation of a lifetime and even their best friend – all for the well-being of their child. The survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0-8 looked at what parents would be willing to give up if it meant their child was happy and healthy as the …
Should not be on the phone as a parent Screen-addicted moms and dads are destroying their children’s language development skills by typing, texting, tweeting and TikTokking, new data warns. “Parental techno-reference”—the regular interruption of face-to-face interactions between parents and children due to the use of a screen device—has an impact on a child’s mental health, …
Jane’s daughter is turning three soon, so she’s trying to teach her that her body is her own and that she can say no to hugs and kisses if she wants to. But despite her best efforts to teach this lesson, her mother is apparently making it “almost impossible” and won’t stop kissing her daughter …
Every parent knows that cold and flu season is nothing to sneeze at. Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency physician and mother of four, has the perfect solution for the fall and winter blues — a sick box filled with fever medicine, vomit bags, a digital thermometer, a pulse oximeter, allergy medicine , electrolyte powder. …
