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• Feeding your kids: 7 mistakes to avoid
Early studies suggested that children under the age of 5 are more sensitive to satiety signals than their older peers, meaning they are more likely to stop eating when full, regardless of external cues such as portion size. When preschoolers were fed ...
• 2 hours screen time a day may lead to unfit kids
Australian researchers have found that young teens who spend more than two hours in front of the TV or computer each day showed less endurance during a standard running test than their peers. The findings do not prove that TV and computer time is ...
• Poorer kids often depressed as teenagers
Children from poor families are more likely than their peers to be depressed as teenagers, with effects that can ultimately make it harder to climb out from poverty, a new study suggests. The study, which followed nearly 500 Iowa families for a ...
• New kids on the block: Malia and Sasha Obama
It's hard enough to be the New Kid transferring midyear into any school in a new town, but consider some of the special scrutiny visited upon young Malia and Sasha Obama yesterday as they started classes at Sidwell Friends: First, make sure you look ...
• Cruise lines are setting great family deals afloat
Better deals and more of ’em — from slashed prices on cabins and “kids sail free” promotions to cash-back rebates, onboard credits and discounted excursions. If you’ve been thinking of taking your kids on a cruise, this is a fabulous time ...