parenting
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Bad food makes kids dumber, study says
Look, ma! No nutrients!Photo: Amanda WestmontA new study says 3-year-olds who mostly eat processed foods have lower IQs five years later. (So Pop-Tarts and Sunny-D are why we’re “falling behind” China in math and science?) The study, cited in The Guardian, examined the diets of 14,000 wee Britlets, based on what their parents reported feeding […]
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8 things you can do about population
Things anyone can do to lessen population pressure: improve sex ed in local schools, support abortion rights, & don't push others to have kids.
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How the childfree can be parents too
Deciding to be childfree doesn't have to mean forgoing the joys of parenting. Co-parenting has a lot to offer for the childfree, parents, and kids.
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Do the childfree get the shaft at work?
CNN and The Fiscal Times look at how childfree people can get stuck working longer hours and less desirable days and shifts.
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A green guide to getting along for parents and the childfree
In the interests of fostering camaraderie between green-minded parents and childfree people, here are some cross-cultural communication tips.
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NPR's Scott Simon on adoption and environmentalism
NPR host Scott Simon wants to encourage people to consider adoption, yet he's suspicious of people who might do it for environmental reasons.
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Hamburgers are the new heroin [VIDEO]
An intense new video shows kids being turned into junk-food junkies. Plus, parents learn a valuable lesson about serving XXX's and OOO's while trying to Feed the Children.
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Is it greener to be a homemaker than to have a job outside the home?
A letter writer argues that it's better for the planet if one partner in a household stays out of the workforce. But that's quite a stretch.
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Statistics help a mom cut the car seat tether
I rode the Seattle streetcar today with my nearly two-year-old daughter. It was her first “school” field trip, and her classmates had been excited about it for weeks. There were lively debates in the Rainforest Room about whether the streetcar would be purple or orange. Edie, who wore her lavender shirt for “trolley day,” picked […]