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Jessica Alba's Honest Co Line Is Both Green and Affordable

Jessica Alba is officially going green – in fact, she has gone already. Just a few days ago, she launched the eco-friendly Honest Co line that includes anything from diapers to home and baby skincare products.In a new interview with the New York Daily News, the gorgeous actress explains how the idea for the lin...

24 January 2012
15:51 GMT

Men Are Naturally Prone to Childcare as Well

The results of a new scientific study appear to indicate that men and women share an equal natural inclination towards rearing and taking care of their children. These conclusions go against decades of established data saying that only women evolved to display this type of behavior. Details of the investigation w...

13 September 2011
10:05 GMT

Fathering Stress Leads to Child Spanking

A new study found that stress and substance abuse – alcohol or drugs, is associated with some fathers spanking their children, and biological fathers are more prone to do so.Also, boys are more likely than girls to be physically punished by their dads.This research is among the first to focus on paternal stress...

11 January 2011
07:19 GMT

Too Much Authority Triggers Insecurity

A team of Spanish researchers from the University of Valencia have discovered what effect does the way that parents bring up their children have on social structure in Spain, concluding that strict rules, deprivation and punishment have a negative impact on the family's self esteem.The study considered a na...

22 October 2010
09:18 GMT

“Perfect” Moms Risk Postpartum Depression

It is very common that new parents impose themselves to achieve perfection in parenting. The problem is that such think does not exist, and the only result of this "socially prescribed perfectionism" might be postpartum depression for new mothers. A new study looks on how perfectionism affects mother's ability t...

7 July 2010
06:00 GMT

Fathers Feel Better Prepared for Parenthood than Mothers

It’s normal for parents to be anxious when they’re expecting their first child, especially since the birth means their life until then has to change altogether. Preparations must be made in all areas, from buying diapers and child-proofing the house to learning how to cope with certain situations but, no ...

4 December 2009
15:11 GMT

Mothers Use the Same One-Liners as Their Parents

Girls, as they grow up, make a resolution to never be like their mothers, in the sense of taking after them in terms of nagging and using one-liners that don’t leave any room for reasonable argument or discussion. As they become mothers themselves, they deliberately try to avoid making the same “mistakes,...

4 December 2009
14:41 GMT

Maternal Smoking Related to Birth Defects, Illnesses

Most statistics show that more than 90 percent of smokers start their habit before the age of 18, which means that, once they start, there is little turning back. Because of the addiction nicotine gives, people cannot separate themselves from their favorite cigarette. Unfortunately, neither can pregnant women, who co...

5 November 2008
09:48 GMT

The Link Between ADHD and Divorce Rates

A new scientific study has shown that families with children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to separate and get divorced by the time the kids turn 8 years old than other families in a control group. The separation rate was at about 22 percent, versus 12.6 percent in fam...

22 October 2008
08:32 GMT


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