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Eating Isn't Only Healthy Benefit of Family Dinner

Structured, deep interaction at meals yields adjusted kids

(Newser) - Studies in the 1990s showed that regular family dinners made kids less likely to do drugs, smoke or have psychological problems, but a closer look now finds that it's what goes on during those meals—strong verbal interaction, parents showing interest in their children—that really counts in the youngsters'...

Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire
Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire
Jan 2, 2008 5:40 PM CST

Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire

Indian caste dispute suspected in Chicago blaze that kills 3

(Newser) - In the third case since August of a Chicago-area Indian family using fire in a domestic dispute, a 57-year old who disapproved of his daughter's marriage was charged Monday night with murdering his pregnant daughter, son-in-law, and grandson by setting fire to their apartment building. Subhash Chander told police he...

50 Best Towns to Raise a Family
50 Best Towns to Raise a Family
Nov 28, 2007 2:04 PM CST

50 Best Towns to Raise a Family

Pick the perfect town to plant your young family

(Newser) - Low crime rates and cost of living and highly regarded schools are just a few of the reasons these towns are such great places to raise a family. BusinessWeek picks the top 50 towns for tots:
  1. Groesbeck, Ohio
  2. Western Springs, Ill.
  3. Deerfield, Ill.

Pass&eacute; the Turkey
Passé the Turkey
Nov 21, 2007 3:07 PM CST

Passé the Turkey

Increasing number of Gen-Yers aren't spending Thanksgiving with family

(Newser) - Don't expect the kids home for Thanksgiving. Young adults are increasingly spending the holiday with their buddies instead of their families, the Christian Science Monitor reports, due in large part to the longer distances between where Gen-Yers live and where they were raised. A 2006 poll found 8% of Americans...

Amish Community Heals, Slowly
Amish Community Heals, Slowly
Sep 13, 2007 12:12 PM CDT

Amish Community Heals, Slowly

Nearly a year after school shootings, town makes peace with the aftermath

(Newser) - It's been almost a year since the shooting spree at an Amish schoolhouse in rural Pennsylvania in which five girls were killed and five wounded. In the Lancaster New Era, the families talk with stunning directness about the particular pain of losing a child and making peace with the "...

You Have to Walk Before You Can Run
You Have to Walk Before You Can Run
Sep 12, 2007 10:27 AM CDT

You Have to Walk Before You Can Run

Avoid the five most common mistakes parents make with newborns

(Newser) - Babies don't come with manuals, so it's hard to get everything right. CNN asked pediatricians to spill: What are the most common mistakes new parents make? Their responses:
  1. Letting your newborn sleep through the night.

TV's "Family Hour" Marked by Sex, Violence

Racier shows like '24' have replaced 'Cosby Show' values, study says

(Newser) - TV's "family hour" is a thing of the past, now an 8-9pm landscape littered with violence and sex, says a study by a parental watchdog group. Broadcasters call the notion outdated, and say parental involvement and V-chips–not censorship– are solutions, the LA Times reports.

Labor Day Traffic Forecast: Not Quite as Bad

With gas cheaper, 28.9M expected to hit road this weekend

(Newser) - Nearly 29 million people will travel by car during the upcoming Labor Day weekend, AAA reports—slightly fewer than last year, despite lower gas prices. A gallon averages $2.75, down 10 cents from last Labor Day. The overall number of travelers this holiday weekend is expected to go up,...

Mile-High City Expects Baby Blizzard

Delivery rooms overflow nine months after major snow storms

(Newser) - Nine months after a pair of blizzards shut in Denver residents for days, doctors are preparing for a flurry of baby deliveries, the local ABC affiliate reports. One hospital is expecting a 20% increase in deliveries this October—and doctors point to the "cabin fever" that swept the city...

Identical Quads Born to Canadian Couple, in US

(Newser) - A  Canadan woman delivered four identical daughters in a Montana hospital last weekend, when there were no neonatal beds for them in the local hospital in Calgary—or any other Canadian hospital. The newborns, born by C-section at 31 1/2 weeks, ranged from 2 lbs., 6 oz. to 2 lbs....

Russians Get Holiday to Multiply
Russians Get Holiday to Multiply
Aug 15, 2007 5:38 PM CDT

Russians Get Holiday to Multiply

Couples get day off nine months before country's national day

(Newser) - The Ulyanovsk region of Russia will give its citizens a day off to procreate—nine months before Russia's national day of June 12; couples whose children are born on that day can even win prizes. The Russian population has been dropping since the early 90s, and President Putin has called...

With Parent Away at War, Child Abuse Increases

Stressed women more likely to mistreat kids

(Newser) - Incidents of child abuse and neglect rise significantly when the Army's deployment of one spouse to war leaves the other worried at home, a study finds. An Army-funded report found female spouses four times more likely than males to mistreat their children; the Army has beefed up family-support services to...

UK Weighs Revolution in IVF Rules
UK Weighs Revolution
in IVF Rules
Aug 1, 2007 6:38 AM CDT

UK Weighs Revolution in IVF Rules

Bill would require birth certificates to note donor involvement

(Newser) - Legislation pending in Britain proposes sweeping changes to fertility laws, including requiring birth certificates to note whether a baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization and an easing of restrictions on so-called "savior siblings." Parents choose to have such children in part because their blood or bone marrow...

Faith, Family, Tragedy Shaped Young Romney

A Mormon in the '60s, his was a world of privilege, not comfort

(Newser) - Mitt Romney, once liberal Massachusetts governor and now conservative presidential candidate, grew up in a family of privilege. But it was a family always conscious that mainstream acceptance of the Mormon faith was fragile. The leave-it-to-beaver Romney was confused by sixties strife he saw at Stanford, the Boston Globe reports,...

How Firstborns Get Smarter
How Firstborns Get Smarter
Jun 24, 2007 9:58 PM CDT

How Firstborns Get Smarter

Family dynamics include labeling the oldest child as the 'responsible one'

(Newser) - In the wake of the study released last week on intelligence and birth order, parents and social scientists are scrambling to explain why firstborns score an average of three IQ points over subsequent children. Theories range from the role older children play as tutors to younger sibs to the notion...

Oldest Kids Take Lead in Sibling Rivalry

Firstborns have higher IQs than little brothers and sisters

(Newser) - Big siblings have long suspected it, and now science backs them up: Oldest children have slightly higher IQs than younger kids. Family dynamics, not biological factors, account for the 3-point discrepancy, which holds up for children who become the oldest after the firstborn dies. That tiny gap may mean the...

Tiger Cub Is Already in the Zone—of Privacy

You're not likely to be seeing Sam Alexis caddying for dad.

(Newser) - When superstar golfer Tiger Woods became a first-time dad earlier this week, the news appeared on his website--absent any specifics about daughter Sam Alexis' height, weight, or time of arrival. It was par for the course for the notoriously private pro and his wife, Elin, who've been hounded by the...

Oh, Brother! Female Twins Less Likely to Have Kids

Blame exposure to testosterone

(Newser) - Female twins with twin brothers are less likely to marry and have kids than those with twin sisters, a new study shows, and those who do reproduce have fewer children. Elevated exposure to testosterone in utero appears to be the culprit, say British scientists who reached back over two centuries...

Don't I Know You? Plants Can Tell Siblings From Strangers

Flora share resources with nearby kin

(Newser) - Plants are smarter than people think: New research shows flora can distinguish between members of their own family and unrelated vegetation, Nature reports. Plants tend to share resources more equitably with nearby siblings by developing smaller root systems, but compete for available nutrients when neighbors are strangers. "Plants have...

Hospitals Build 'Womb Rooms' for Preemies

Environments are designed to replicate qualities of the womb

(Newser) - With preterm births soaring—and tinier preemies surviving—many hospitals are redesigning their neonatal units to provide environments closer to those babies experience in utero, the New York Times reports. The new rooms are darker and quieter, and provide space for skin-to-skin contact with parents (not to speak of places...

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