Keep Kids Safe This Winter: 10 Smart Tips
By Amy Zerello The season you either love -- or love to hate -- is in full swing. Whether you're out and about with your family braving the elements, or getting cozy at home, don't let cold-weather fun snowball into situations that can threaten ... [... more]
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8 Delicious Lunchbox Recipes
These kid-friendly recipes are not only super healthy but also quick and easy to make. These sandwiches are a creative way to get kids to eat veggies. Serve tuna fillets atop vegetables, beans or salad for an easy, healthy summer meal. There's a ... [... more]
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Red Flags for Heavy Backpacks
Kids totter back to school this month beneath massive backpacks. They shouldn't -- and neither should you. Here's how to prevent pains and strains. Carry no more than 25 percent of your weight in a backpack, which should be cinched against your ... [... more]
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Smart Back-to-School Health Solutions
The end of summer shouldn't mean the end of outdoor activities. Sign kids up for a sport or send them out to ride bikes or walk the dog. If you live near school, skip the bus and walk your child to class. Hours spent at the computer may lead to ... [... more]
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School Sports Injuries: 9 Prevention Tips
Sports medicine doctors offer these tips to help reduce the number of youth sports injuries: Warm-up exercises, such as stretching and light jogging, can help minimize the chance of muscle strain or other soft tissue injury and make the body's ... [... more]
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Healthy Eating Habits for Kids: 12 Dos and Don'ts
From Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal With childhood obesity in North America tripling over the past 20 years, what kids are eating has become a major concern. Here are some ideas to help establish a pattern for a healthy lifestyle: Stock up on ... [... more]
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Andrew Bridge Fighting for Foster Kids
By Andrew Bridge From Reader's Digest Originally in Hope's Boy He lived at the Eufaula Adolescent Center in Eufaula, Alabama, which I was visiting in the mid-1990s as part of the discovery process in a class action lawsuit against the facility. ... [... more]
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Best Inspiration
From Reader's Digest A few years ago, Kay Warren, 54, a pastor's wife and mother of three -- her husband is bestselling author Rick Warren, with whom she founded Southern California's Saddleback Church -- had a realization that changed her life. ... [... more]
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Best Caregiver
From Reader's Digest When her son André was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, Valerie Sobel says she "felt like the most unfortunate woman on the planet." But the Los Angeles-based interior designer realized she was lucky [... more]
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Conjoined Twins Find a Life Apart
At a clinic in Salt Lake City, the ultrasound technician moved the transducer in slow circles over Erin Herrin's abdomen. Erin, 20 and already the mother of a two-year-old girl, was 18 weeks into her second pregnancy. Then the sonographer stopped ... [... more]
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Let's Talk About Teen Sex
She was 17, coasting through her senior year in a Texas high school, when the breakup came. Her boyfriend, who had pledged his love forever, decided forever had arrived. She spent hours in her room in inconsolable grief. She picked at her food. ... [... more]
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How to Appreciate Fireworks
From National Council on Fireworks Safety To the uninformed spectator, one fireworks display may look like any other. But this is definitely not the case. Some fireworks are of better quality than others, and some operators are more qualified to ... [... more]
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