A relatively small study out of Australia has found that preschool aged children are already aware of body image. 53 children in four kindergarten classes were surveyed, and it was discovered that parents, especially mothers, are unintentionally impressing their own image issues on their children. The study found that children learn by watching [...]
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A PhD candidate at New Zealand’s Canterbury University has found that girls whose fathers are absent tend to enter puberty earlier than their counterparts whose fathers are part of the family unit.
The study looked at pairs of sisters separated in age by at least two years, neither of whom had experienced their first period before [...]
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This study discussed on webmd.com talks about the differences in quality time parents spend with first born children compared to the time spent with their 2nd or 3rd children. It no surprise why we don’t have the same amount of time to give. After all, the more children the more things there are to do.
The [...]
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Pregnant women have long suspected it to be true, but a new study out of Australia has confirmed it: carrying a baby can make mothers-to-be more forgetful.
Australian scientists have found that a woman’s memory can be impaired for at least one year after she gives birth, although the effects [...]
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Americans are choosing to make better food choices rather than diet in their quest for healthier living. In a recent survey of 26 thousand American adults, 29 percent of women and 19 percent of men are dieting. This number is down from 10 years ago when 35 percent of women and 23 percent [...]
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