‘Helicopter’ parents cause their children to struggle at school, become badly behaved and ‘defiant’, study finds Demanding or overwhelming parenting
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Trauma from parents’ youth linked to poorer health, asthma in their own children
Trauma experienced by a parent during childhood has long-reaching consequences — maybe even to the point of negatively impacting their
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Evening use of light-emitting tablets may disrupt healthy sleep
A new Physiological Reports study reveals that evening use of light-emitting tablets can induce delays in desired bedtimes, suppress secretion
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Optimal age of puppy cuteness optimized
The popular meme proclaiming that all dogs are puppies assumes that humans’ adoration of canines is not conditional on their
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Women should have right to reject pregnancy, experts say: Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a legal academic in Australia who has says abortion can be decriminalised without society and governments making a moral judgement.
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic
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How to prevent your child from developing type 2 diabetes – signs to look for
With obesity rates on the rise – and, perhaps most importantly, on the rise in children – type 2 diabetes
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What makes a bestseller: Fiction, thriller and a Christmas release
Books that are fiction, thrillers or mysteries, have high initial sales numbers and are released around Christmas are more likely
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Why do children tattle?
When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver. But why do children tattle? A
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Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others: Troubling findings highlight need for parents to educate childcare providers on SIDS
Babies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe
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