Parenting

Healthy Food

Repetition is key to establishing healthy eating habits among children

'Game of Thrones' baby names are surging in popularity

Picking (and getting into) the right preschool

New moms need sleep, dads need exercise to thrive, Penn State study finds

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Bradley Cooper talks 'Game of Thrones,' fatherhood, Lady Gaga reunion on 'Ellen'

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5 things to consider before you hire a tutor for your child

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Philly parents-to-be roasted for oblivious Meal Train campaign

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Children's Health

Children's ER visits for swallowing objects doubled in the past 20 years

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Children's Health

5 New Jersey schools closed Friday due to stomach bug outbreak

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What parents should do to help students prepare for the first year of college

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Children's Health

Is your child's hay fever making you go haywire?

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After two miscarriages, a rainbow baby is on the way

Child abuse is 40 times more likely when single parents find new partners

Parents, these are some organic baby foods to have on your radar

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5 funny-but-true parenting tips from (part-time Delco resident) Wanda Sykes

Children's Health

Protecting children or vexing anti-vaxxers?

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This is how much sleep parents lose after having a kid

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Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

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Children's Health

Defending a parent’s right to withhold vaccines when they want to

Meet the woman with 'a new car’s worth' of tattoos

Carroll - Octavia Plach

Temple University Hospital just installed a breastfeeding pod

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Children's Health

Potential mumps exposure in Upper Darby School District

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The Monthly Migraine: Pregnancy with migraines

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A proposal to reduce vaccine exemptions while respecting rights of conscience

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Further research suggests screen time affects children's brain development

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Montgomery County announces paid parental leave policy

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Children's Health

Most kids aren’t getting enough physical activity. Are yours?

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Bring baby to class at Lumos Yoga & Barre

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FDA warns against use of teething jewelry after reports of infant death and hospitalization

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Here's to a Merry (blended) Christmas

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Intuition is parents' greatest tool to fight child sexual abuse – and many won't use it

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Naming babies for fruits and vegetables will be a thing in 2019

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Holistic health hacks loved by moms

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Combating the loneliness of motherhood

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Child Endangerment

Bethlehem Township woman allegedly drove two miles with son on hood of car

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Volunteering as a family: 3 ways to inspire your children this holiday season and beyond

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New study suggests parents who clean pacifiers in their mouths are boosting health of their babies

Experts say no yelling, no spanking ... so how should parents discipline their children?

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There is an official call to ban the disciplinary spanking of children

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Parents, do you believe in flu vaccination? Here are some common fears, debunked

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Yesterday was my due date and today we remember those who have lost a baby

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