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The photos amused the whole world: a pink-clad baby is lying on a desk wide-eyed while her mom speaks to a microphone and raises her hand to vote on critical European issues. I found them pretty cool. Hanne Dahl, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) reported for duty on Thursday in Strasbourg, France with [...]
For children in Switzerland, “Sami Claus” is the man in red, with long white beard and a big sack. Sounds familiar? Sure, except he comes every December 6 and his bag is filled – not with presents – but with nuts and gingerbread men for the stockings of those who’ve been good. And in other [...]
This study published in the September issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health compared the use of psychotropic medications – drugs that affect psychological function – among children ages 0 to 19 years old in the US, Germany, and the Netherlands. These drugs are for prescription use and include antidepressants, stimulants, tranquilizers, antipsychotics [...]
The rates of pregnancy among US teenagers have dropped from 1990 to 2004, according to a recent report by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Pregnancy rates among women below 20 years old was 15% in 1990 but dropped to 12% in 2004. Abortion rates also dropped by 24% during this period.
However, preliminary statistics [...]
Twelve years in Europe and I never really paid much attention about the European way of celebrating Christmas until I had kids! And then I realized that despite the similarities in traditions (Christmas trees, carols, and gift-giving) on both sides of the Atlantic, there are actually some big differences that makes the Christmas season for [...]
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