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Distraction Tactics: Comforting a Child Who Is Not Your Own

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Jan 15th 2010 3:30PM

Occasionally, or even fairly frequently, I have in my care someone else's child. Occasionally, though thankfully not as frequently, someone else's child discovers she misses her own mother, or is in some other way suffering malaise, boredom, or ...
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Women have more bacteria on their hands than men

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Nov 5th 2008 4:00PM

Cold and flu season has arrived, time to get diligent about hand-washing. Here's another reason for moms, especially, to keep those hands clean: Women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men. When I first read this, I thought ...
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Do you wash your hands?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Sep 18th 2007 8:36PM

This just in from Reuters: Americans don't wash their hands as much as they used to, or as much as they should. Gross! As I hope we all know by now, even if we don't practice it as often as we should, washing your hands is one of the best defenses ...
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Petting zoo hidden dangers

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 11th 2007 1:31PM

Kids love petting zoos -- especially city kids, who might otherwise never get to touch an actual farm animal. My husband is a freak about germs and Ellie learned very young about washing her hands after touching animals. But not all parents take the ...
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Saying grace, even toddlers can do it

by Heather Craven, Posted Jan 26th 2007 4:00PM

We are Catholic in our home. Part of that means that we offer a small prayer of thanks before our evening meals. At least that is what it used to mean before my nearly 2 1/2 year old, Devon, caught on to the concept of gratitude. Now whenever he sits ...
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