Acupuncture, the ancient Chinese, holistic healing method, isn’t just for adults anymore. This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics deemed acupuncture safe for use with children. That is, if you can catch them and get them anywhere near a needle.
For many of us, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and enjoying time-tested recipes — Dad’s famous mashed potatoes, your brother’s homemade cranberry sauce, or Grandma’s pumpkin pie.
While the food itself may be wonderful, there’s a psychological component to eating the same things every year that benefits the human mind.
“Oh my gosh,” is all the poor mom in this video can say after emerging from a trip to the bathroom and finding out that her one-year-old and her three-year-old have completely covered the house in a five-pound bag of flour. Maybe they were just trying to help redecorate.
A study of 20,000 US families found kids with fathers suffering from depression are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than other children.
Michael Weitzman at the New York University School of Medicine, who authored the study, said these findings are especially important at a time when unemployment is high and some military dads are returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with emotional wounds.
First Barbie has tattoos -- now we have wee little girls singing Nicki Minaj's single "Super Bass." Stop and actually listen to the lyrics they are pretty provocative and suggestive.
Have to admit I smiled when I watched the girls ham it up for the camera -- and what self confidence -- but I'm glad my daughters are grown up now and I don't have to make the decision to sensor or not. What do you think?
Recently, Mattel released Tokidoki Barbie, a hipster version of their iconic doll which comes complete with pink hair, an ironic half-shirt and visible tattoos on her chest, neck and shoulder. Finally, a Barbie who thinks you’re lame for playing with dolls.
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This time of year brings beautiful weather, changing leaves, and unfortunately were more prone to get sick. While we should be doing everything we can to prevent getting sick, sometimes we just cant help it. W
In a move that demonstrates some seriously pro parenting, this savvy new Dad has paints a wall-size ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ mural in his son Ryan’s playroom. It’s hard to get too upset about that monster in your closet when there’s a lovable tiger on your wall, right?
This terrific time-lapse video documents the reproduction of cartoonist Bill Watterson’s iconic characters from start to finish. Let’s just hope Ryan doesn’t get the wrong idea about drawing on the walls.
Yang Lianchun’s Hong Kong apartment, for which she pays about $500 a month, is a mere 150 square feet — barely enough space for one person and she shares it with her husband and two kids.
In a story that's making mothers everywhere say "ow," a Texas woman has given birth to a 16-pound baby that's already two-feet tall -- the height of an average one-year-old.
JaMichael Brown, nicknamed "The Moose" by hospital staff, was delivered by C-section (whew!) last Friday to Janet Johnson and her fiancé, Michael Brown. The tot now holds the title for the biggest infant ever born at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas.
For about $35, couples in England who are having trouble conceiving can purchase a lottery ticket that could win them customized fertility treatments in one of the nation's top clinics.
Britain's Gambling Commission approved of this bizarre game late last month. As of now, the tickets can be purchased online, but they may soon also be available at newsstands.
