How to sleep better — kids and grown-ups alike

Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth. But unlike many moms, she refused to accept that the exhaustion was inevitable.


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Ivanka Trump shares photo of her kids celebrating Hanukkah: ‘May your holiday season be filled with joy, love and light’

The first daughter converted to Judaism ahead of her marriage to Jared Kushner.

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The people refusing to have kids because of climate change

Climate change is rapidly changing the environment we live in. But how far would you be willing to go to help save the planet?


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Many U.S. kids still eating laundry pods

Many American children are still being poisoned by laundry pods, according to a new study that suggests voluntary safety standards many not do enough to prevent kids from eating them.


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Kids with asthma may struggle in school

(Reuters Health) – Kids with asthma may struggle more in school when their symptoms aren’t well-controlled, and minority students with this breathing disorder are more likely to fall behind than their white counterparts, a U.S. study suggests.


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The surprising ways kids around the world get to school

The wheels on the bus don’t go “round and round” all over the world. Some children climb cliffs while others row boats to school, but simply walking is most common.


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The secret to honing kids’ language and literacy

Researchers found that a child’s ability to self-regulate is a critical element in childhood language and literacy development, and that the earlier they can hone these skills, the faster language and literacy skills develop leading to better skills in the long run.
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More kids should get weight loss surgery Harvard scientists insist 

As the obesity epidemic rages on in the US, two Harvard doctors are urging that more of the 20 percent of American children with obesity should be getting surgery earlier in life to prevent other illnesses.
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Banning tackle football for kids? There’s nothing ‘nanny state’ about it if the science is sound

As the sports-loving part of the population looks forward to the National Football League’s annual Super Bowl on Sunday, legislatures in New York and Illinois are zeroing in on a different aspect of the nation’s most popular sport: brain injuries among young players. Lawmakers in both states have…

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How to talk to kids about sexual harassment

I never imagined I’d be spending so much time talking to my girls, ages 10 and 11, about sexual harassment.


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