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Breast buds for your birthday

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 23rd 2008 6:00PM

I am not one to run to the doctor every time my kid has an ache or a pain. But yesterday, after about a week of hearing my just-turned-eight-year-old girl complain about sore nipples, I decided it was time to call in a professional. The diagnosis was ...
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Early puberty - how to help them through it

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 14th 2008 1:00PM

Science may not have figured out exactly what causes some girls to hit puberty early, but experts are working on how to help those girls get through it. It is well established that girls who experience early onset puberty often struggle with ...
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Does lack of sleep lead to obesity in kids?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Apr 7th 2008 9:19PM

A new study published today in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests a link between lack of sleep and obesity. Researchers studied 915 children at six months, a year and two years as well as interviewed their parents to collect ...
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What advice would you give your younger self?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:28PM

In the soon-to-be released book If I'd Known Then: Women Under 35 Write Letters to Their Younger Selves women were asked to write letters to the girls they once were. An exercise in 'if I knew then what I know now', these women share hard-earned bits ...
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A cure for nail biting?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 9th 2007 10:03AM

I am not a nail-biter, but I totally get why people do it. Like popping bubble wrap, I imagine that once you get started it is hard to stop. According to studies, about 45 percent of adolescents bite their fingernails. I had a good friend back in ...
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