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Metro.us▶ Parenting

Keyword: Parenting

Students tried out the app. (Credit: Michael Murphy)

A learning adventure at the touch of an app

This app might help keep kids thinking this summer.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged appst, ech, kids, new york city, Parenting, Tourism | Reply
Dara Torres (Courtesy of Get in the Game)

Olympic swimmer urges meningitis vaccinations for kids

Meningitis can kill an otherwise healthy child in 24 hours, she says.

Posted in Lifestyle, Wellbeing
Tagged children, health, kids, meningitis, Parenting, vaccination, vaccine | Reply
Courtesy of the Bulldog Ball Club

Teaching baseball with alien games and singalongs

How can you best teach 4-year-olds America’s pastime?

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Tagged baseball, bulldog ball club, children, kids, Parenting, sports, teaching | Reply
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Read a dad’s heartwarming letter to daughter about ‘Mr. Right’

Dr. Flanagan wrote a heartwarming letter to his daughter to let her know she deserves a good man in life.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged daughter, Father's Day, letter, Parenting | Reply
Courtesy of the National Wildlife Federation

Camp out in your backyard (or living room) for the Great American Backyard Campout

Pop a tent in your backyard next weekend.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged camping, campout, kids, national wildlife federation, Parenting | Reply
A potential ball person at the 2012 tryouts. (Credit: U.S. Open)

Love tennis? Try out to be a ball person at the U.S. Open

Tennis fans should mark their calendar.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged kids, Parenting, summer jobs, tennis, U.S. Open | Reply
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Kids’ repeat concussions may mean longer recovery

Children and young adults who had just suffered their second concussion in the last year took an average of 35 days to get back to normal.

Posted in Wellbeing
Tagged brain, children, concussions, health, injury, kids, Parenting, playing, recovery, sports, young adults | Reply
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One is not the loneliest number: the joys of only children

Pity the poor only child. The eldest child is never stereotyped as spoiled; the youngest is never pigeonholed as maladjusted [...]

Posted in Books
Tagged achievement, author, Books, childrearing, family, financial, happiness, Lauren Sandler, One and Only, only child, Parenting, research, resources, self-esteem, study | Reply
Kristin McGee (Provided)

Celebrity trainer Kristin McGee’s five tips for a healthy, happy pregnancy

Water, yoga and movement can improve those nine months.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged exercise, health, kristin mcgee, Parenting, pilates, pregnancy, prenatal, tips, wellbeing, yoga | Reply
Courtesy of the American Cancer Society

Flavored tobacco targets kids: American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society warns parents that tobacco companies have kid-friendly cigarettes.

Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged American Cancer Society, andrew cuomo, ban, cigarettes, flavored, kids, new york city, Parenting, restrict, sales, tobacco | Reply
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