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Working Moms Don't Hurt Their Kids, Study Says

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 22nd 2011 5:00PM

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You can stop feeling guilty if you work away from your kids during the day.
Well, a little less guilty, anyway. ...Report comes as good news for guilt-ridden working moms.
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Roughly a Fourth of Gay Teens are Homeless

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 22nd 2011 4:00PM

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Roughly 25 percent of gay and lesbian teenagers are homeless.
Compare that with only 3 percent of heterosexual ...Study paints a bleak picture of life as a gay teenager.
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Illinois Cracks Down on Child Abductions

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 22nd 2011 3:00PM

Credit: AFP/Getty Images The Chicago Tribune reported last year on how -- out of 530 attempted child abductions by strangers in Chicago ...Report by Chicago Tribune identifies holes in Illinois child abduction laws.
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Al Qaeda Turns Itself Into a Bunch of Cartoonish Terrorists

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 22nd 2011 11:30AM

Credit: AP It's just like "Super Friends" -- that is, if Superman wore a shroud instead of cape, worked as a terrorist instead of a ...Al Qaeda thinks cartoon can sell terrorism like breakfast cereal.
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Al Franken Rebukes Conservative Group for Definition of 'Nuclear Family'

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 22nd 2011 10:00AM

Sen. Al Franken. Credit: AP Children are better off and generally healthier when raised in nuclear families, according to a study ...Focus on Family entitled to its own opinions, says senator, but not its own facts.
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Opinion: Where Do You Draw the Curtain in the Man Cave?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 21st 2011 4:00PM

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I put my hand on my teenage son's shoulder at the grocery store the other day.
"Stop that!" he yelled. "People ...A single dad of a teenage son grapples with matters of propriety.
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Kids Entering College? Time to Assess Insurance Needs

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 21st 2011 1:00PM

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Say your son or daughter is going off to college in the next few months? You probably have all sorts of checklists.
...Insurance group recommends making an inventory of dorm items for insurance purposes.
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Premature Babies Eventually Catch Up With Vocabulary

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 21st 2011 11:30AM

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A premature baby's exposure to pain, oxygen and the environment can harm his or her immature brain.
But not to ...Study shows preemies catch up in some developmental areas.
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Come to the Diaper Party; There Will be Beer

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 21st 2011 10:30AM

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There was a time men never went near diapers. That was before they realized they could mix them with beer.
Beer ...Men find a way to make having a baby fun. Just add beer.
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Domestic Violence Reaches the Womb, Study Finds

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 20th 2011 5:00PM

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Research suggests domestic violence affects children -- even in the womb.
According to U.S. News & World Report, ...Study says kids can be stressed out all of their lives from abuse experienced in vitro.
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