Family and Parenting

Toddlers and porn: shit happens?San Antonio Current (blog)There's Lady Gaga, Miley, and the Webkinz to contend with, after all. Most surprising, “porn” remained the fourth most popular search among the 7 and ...and more »  

A small US study involving toddlers diagnosed with autism, some as as young as 18 months old, showed that intensive early intervention delivered by trained specialists and parents was very effective and improved IQ, social interaction and language ability.  

Save 30% off Disney & Licensed Apparel for Baby and Toddlers 12/20-12/26. Kmart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD), is a mass merchandising company that offers customers quality products through a portfolio of exclusive brands and labels.  

Now even babies can Tweet too. Twoddler is a prototype product, developed by a team at Hasselt University, that essentially consists of a revamped Fisher Prices toy, linked to a computer, that translates toddlers' fiddlings with the plastic activity center into Tweets on Twitter. The creators explain: The software captures sensor data from the activity center and tries to select a predefined text that is related to that sensor data. We are...  

Clutter-free Gifts for Babies A session of a class to do together, such as Music Together, which starts as young as newborn. My-gym – parent participation classes start at 6 weeks old A new tradition. Now that you’re the parent, you can establish how your baby celebrates the holidays. Applesauce and pankcakes for breakfast? Jammies all day? [...]  

Text of Ainsley E. Lambert's student speech Good Morning When I first received notification that I had been selected to give the commencement speech today, I could hardly believe it. I had always thought the graduation speaker was probably someone  

What do you get when you mix Twitter with toddlers? Behold the Twoddler, a tricked-out Fisher Price Activity Center that lets toddlers send pre-arranged tweets to friends and family: … the Twoddler, a tricked-out Fisher Price Activity Center with pictures of family members and friends attached and an Arduino board inside. When a child presses a certain [...]  

As we all know, television is not good for children. If you are going to let your child watch television let your toddler watch the best shows possible. What are the best television shows for toddlers? Is there such a thing as good television shows?Contributor: Jane VeePublished: Dec 03, 2009  

Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Parents should go easy on disciplining toddlers or teaching them self control, or it might be detrimental to their future development. Tiny tots are fidgety and have a terrible time concentrating on even the most stimulating project. They might be fascinated by a colourful new toy, but only until the next best [...]  

I have found there are several time tested items that children, ages 2 to 3, never seem to get bored with. When shopping for your toddler, here are some great ideas that seem to engage and hold a toddlers attention.Contributor: Elle SanbornPublished: Dec 01, 2009  

Local toddlers can get a free autism screening Friday outside of Cape Coral Hospital. The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and Ronald McDonald House Charities are providing the screenings to toddlers between 18 months and 36 months. Autism is more prevalent today than ever before.  

Warning on tooth decay in toddlers - The West Australian:"WA [Western Australia] children as young as two years old are having surgery to remove decayed teeth which are often caused by sugary diets and a lack of brushing, according to dental experts.The Australian Dental Association said dentists were seeing an increase in tooth decay affecting primary or baby teeth, resulting in more preschoolers ending up with missing or filled teeth."Dr...  

Boston.com Steven Ainsley, 56, will be succeeded by Chris Mayer, 47, a longtime Globe executive who is currently circulation and operations senior vice president. Ainsley says he has no immediate plans but is interested in nonprofit work. He's been Globe publisher for nearly three years. || Read the memos.  

By LINDSEY TANNER AP medical writer The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.  

All children in the study had been diagnosed with autism or a milder form of ASD called pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). They were assessed yearly for two years or until the child turned four years old ...