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Parenting Habits: Like Mother, Like Daughter?
By JustMommies
When it comes to parenting behaviors, daughters are likely to follow in their mother's footsteps in the areas of discipline, affection and praising their children, according to HealthDay.
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Weight Gain After Depo Shot May not Come Off
By JustMommies
According to a report found on Reuters, women who gain weight quickly after taking the Depo Provera shot may be stuck with that weight gain long term.
Researchers found that women who gained weight quickly and during the first six months after taking the Depo Provera shot were likely to keep gaining weight.
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Pregnant Women, Infants Should be First to get Swine Flu Vaccine
By JustMommies
In a press conference Wednesday, members from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices panel revealed that pregnant women, children six months and older and health care workers should be first on the priority list of swine flu vaccinations this fall. » Read moreProbiotics: Cold Buster for Kids?
By Justmommies
Probiotics continue to get positive props -- this time in relation to being a cold buster for children. Reuters reported on the new study done in China, which involved 326 children, some of which were given probiotics in the forms of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis with their milk. » Read moreA Key to Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss: Sleep!
By Justmommies
Besides diet and exercise, a key factor to post-pregnancy weight loss is getting enough sleep, according to researchers. » Read moreFamily Stress May Increase Asthma Risk in Children
By JustMommies
Time.com reports on a new study done at the University of Southern California, which found an apparent link between stressed out parents and asthma in their children. » Read moreBabies Understand What Dogs Are Saying?
By JustMommies
LiveScience reports that while babies may not be able to talk at six months, according to a new study, they can understand dogs’ barks. When a dog barks, according to the study published in the journal Developmental Psychology, babies seem to be able to interpret the doggy emotions behind the bark.
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Swine Flu and Summer Camps
By JustMommies
HealthDay has released an important bulletin about protecting your kids from the swine flu while at summer camp. It includes the following tips: 1. Make sure the camp your child attends is doing regular screenings for the swine flu and also updating parents on any potential cases. » Read moreNew Report: Leaving Children in Cars Still Leading Cause of Death
By JustMommies
You'd think it would be a given and that everyone would know to never, ever leave their children in hot cars -- but it still happens. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a report which reveals that hyperthermia (heat stroke) is the leading cause of death in non-crash related vehicle injuries for children. » Read moreOldest Mom to Give Birth Dies at Age 69
By JustMommies
Maria del Carmen Bousada, the oldest woman on record to give birth at age 66 to twins, has died at age 69, the Associated Press reports. » Read moreAdvertisement
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