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Tue, Jun. 01, 2010
Family Life
Posted by sheila.B
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An Education in Feminine Care

Did you know that more than 80% of all consumer products -- including most big-ticket items like cars -- are purchased by women in the United States? That's according to Bridget Brennan's great book, Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers. Globally, women...
Fri, May. 21, 2010
Family Life
Posted by kmiddings
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Being Vegan at the Barbeque

We're heading into the season of outdoor eating, including potluck dinners, family reunions, and backyard cookouts. A time of renewal, and a great opportunity to dust off old recipes and make everything new again. In our house, that means new takes on vegan recipes. I've spent many years swapping...
Tue, May. 11, 2010
Family Life, Pregnancy and Parenting
Posted by the Inkslinger
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Not Prime Time for TV

Do toddlers and TV go together? A new study from Canada's Universite de Montreal says no. The recent study linked the amount of time toddlers spend in front of the television with a host of problems later in childhood. The study found that television viewing at age 2 was associated with less...
Mon, May. 10, 2010
Family Life
Posted by kmiddings

Teaching Kids About Where Food Comes From

While chaperoning a school field trip recently, I plucked a plant from the ground, probably mint, and readied to pop it into my mouth. One of the boys in my group looked at me strangely and said with a grimace, "That came out of the ground, and you're going to eat it?" Oh my, I thought. We have so...
Fri, May. 07, 2010
Family Life
Posted by BethArky
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A Personal Take on the President's Cancer Panel

As a cancer survivor, I was thrilled to learn of a new landmark report by the President's Cancer Panel that raises the same red flags many of us have been waving for years. The authoritative panel not only highlights a clear link between environmental chemicals and an increased risk of cancer, it...