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Virtual Summer Camp with The Wiggles and Rascal and Friends

The Wiggles have been busy helping parents keep their toddlers entertained during the ongoing pandemic. They’ve created several content appropriate videos and songs, and now in honor of Summer, The Wiggles are hosting a Virtual Summer Camp. Beginning the week of July 14th, The Wiggles will be partnering with Rascal + Friends to present a two-week virtual summer camp for toddlers and their parents, simply called, “Virtual Summer Camp with The Wiggles and Rascal +…

SuperNanny is Back–Will Debut on Lifetime in 2020–Now Casting!

Great news! Supernanny is back with the original supernanny herself, Jo Frost. Lifetime is bringing back the series for a 20 part order. They’re casting right now for shows that will air in the U.S. in 2020. This is your chance to apply, or to let that family you think would be a perfect fit, know. “Parenting in today’s world isn’t what it used to be. With the advent of video games, computers, and social…

March of Dimes Urges National Tracking System for Babies Born Addicted

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2019 — The United States has no national tracking system for babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), just a patchwork quilt of state systems that are not always accurately counting the number of babies born affected by opioids, March of Dimes says. In 2017, March of Dimes and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded grants to three states — Illinois, New Mexico, and Vermont — to…

Ditch Disposable Water Bottles – Infographic from Printwand.com

Many people think of bottled water as a safe, healthier alternative to tap water. But research indicates that the opposite is true; disposable bottled water is tested for microbes and other pollution four times less than tap water, and the bottles themselves may contain harmful chemicals that cause serious health problems. What’s worse, disposable bottles create a major impact on the environment. Not only do they increase the size of landfills, they require a ton…

Fathers Denied Paid Parental Leave by J.P. Morgan Chase File Sex Discrimination Complaint

Charge Alleges Bank Broke Federal Law by Denying Fathers the Same Amount of Paid Leave as Mothers June 15, 2017 CLEVELAND — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, and the employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP today filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a J.P. Morgan Chase employee who claims the company discriminated against him and other fathers by denying fathers paid parental leave…

Progesterone May Be Key to Preventing Recurrent Miscarriage

New Haven, Conn.—For women who suffer multiple pregnancy losses in the first four to six weeks of gestation, the hormone progesterone could offer hope for a successful birth, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at University of Illinois at Chicago. The results are published in the current issue of Fertility & Sterility, the international journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Fetal death, or intrauterine fetal…

Williams-Sonoma and @NoKidHungry Collaborate to End Childhood Hunger with Limited Edition Spatulas

All across America, families are struggling with hunger and children are among the hardest hit. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger in the U.S. They have partnered with Williams-Sonoma to help connect kids in need to nutritious food and teach families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. Some of the top personalities in the country have designed limited-edition Williams-Sonoma spatulas to benefit No Kid Hungry. Williams-Sonoma will donate 30% of the…

Could Exposure to Stress During Pregnancy Cause Autism?

More research needed to understand gene-stress interaction COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 7, 2016) Stress during pregnancy has been linked to several conditions, including some instances of autism spectrum disorder. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have observed a variant of a stress-sensitive gene and exposure to stress during pregnancy among two groups of mothers of children with autism. The researchers believe the finding could be a step toward helping identify…

Check it Out! Google Releases New YouTube Kids App, for Children 2-8 Years Old

Google have done it again. This time it’s the YouTube Kids app, for children 2 to 8 years old. It turns out that the kids of Google employee’s are just like ours. They love YouTube. Shimrit Ben-Yair, mother of two and YouTube Kids Group Product Manager recently wrote on the official YouTube blog: “Families worldwide are watching millions of videos on YouTube. And lately, those of us at…

Hyland’s Stay Well Strategies 4 Kids Twitter Chat – Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm EST #kidswellness

Hyland’s is having a Twitter party and you’re invited. Join Hyland’s and friends, including myself this Thursday, November 13th at 7pm EST for an entertaining and informative Twitter Chat to learn easy and effective strategies to help your kids stay healthy this winter. The chat will feature the following brands:

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