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Self-Esteem Can Take Hit in Cruel Middle School Years

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Feb 16th 2010 10:30AM

Coaching kids through middle school helps with good behavior. Credit: Sourcebooks
Friendships can turn on a dime in middle school, as a girl ...
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Marvelous Mom: Lesley Spencer Pyle of HireMyMom.com

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Feb 6th 2010 12:00PM

ParentDish caught up with busy working mom Lesley Spencer Pyle to talk about her company HireMyMom.com, which pairs stay-at-home moms with work that ...
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Fast Food Calorie Counts Lead Parents to Better Choices

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 27th 2010 9:00AM

Good news for moms and dads in the fight against childhood obesity: It turns out when calories are listed in fast food places, parents make better ...
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FDA Cautions Use of Children's Products Containing BPA

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 26th 2010 1:30PM

Parents may want to take a closer look at the sippy cups and baby bottles they have in the house following a statement by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Kids' Cereal Advertising Still a Problem

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 25th 2010 11:30AM

Companies need to revise how they market products to children, according to the report. Credit: ohdearbarb, Flickr
Food companies have agreed to ...
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Curb the Carbs! Snack Time is Out of Control

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 22nd 2010 3:30PM

Are your kids overdoing the sugary snacks? Credit: halloweve1977
Who would have thought childhood snacks could create so much anxiety? But, as a ...
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Lunchboxes Need a Healthy Makeover, Study Shows

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 22nd 2010 12:30PM

Kids' lunches could use a boost if nutrition. Credit: sherimiya ♥, Flickr School lunches are under attack again. But it's not what's ...
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U.S. Parents in Limbo After Haiti Earthquake Delays Adoptions

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:56PM

Kim Lewen holds one of her two adopted Haitian daughters, Sandina, 1, in Kenscoff, Haiti, in October 2009. Some paperwork needs to be finalized ...
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Father Allegedly Uses Own Kids To Break Into House

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 7th 2010 1:40PM

Here's the first contender for Worst Parent of the Year Award 2010: A Colorado man allegedly tried to use his kids to get into a house, and that ...
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Peeps Store Opens, Fans Flock

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Dec 25th 2009 8:00AM

The Peeps & Company Store at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin, AP
A new store devoted to a favorite marshmallow ...
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