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• They Say: Staying Together for the Kids? Don't

  How many times have you heard someone in marital distress say they're just trying to make it through for the kids? Might want to give them a hug next time and tell them they shouldn't worry about it.  A new study has found what plenty of kids of bitter, bickering parents already knew: staying together for the kids doesn't work.  Read More... Posted Jun 02 2009, 11:01 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: teens, divorce, marriage, study, relationships, Jeanne Sager, they say, cornell, family unit, stepparents

• Mamas Don't Let Your Kids Grow Up to Drink and Party

  The secret to teetotalling kids may have been discovered by a teen with a taste for the straight life.  Chelsea Lynn Jurman, a seventeen-year-old from New York, is one of forty finalists in the new incarnation of the Westinghouse Science competition, with her social science study of what influence talk of parents' wild party days has on their teen's drinking habits. Read More... Posted Mar 11 2009, 01:36 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: teenagers, drinking, alcohol, study, role models, survey, Jeanne Sager, they say, Westinghouse Science, social science, youthful indiscretion

• How to Tell if Your Tot's Gonna Gamble

  Does your tot seem a tad impulsive? Take a cue from Kenny Rodgers - it might be time to let him know when to fold 'em, know when to hold 'em, know when to walk away . . .   OK, if he's impulsive, he probably has down running.  A new study says impulsive kindergartners are more likely to fall prey to gambling addictions when they age. In fact, the study says the problems start at the ripe old age of sixth grade. Read More... Posted Mar 04 2009, 04:26 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: video games, money, study, kindergarten, poker, gambling, Jeanne Sager, they say, pediatrics, bingo, gambling addict, betting, impuslive

• Morning News: McCain Takes Aim at Obama's Fancy 'Copter

  At yesterday's Fiscal Responsibility Summit -- attended by the President and high-ranking Congress members, not free-spending teens and their pursed-lipped mothers as the name might suggest -- John McCain scolded Obama for an expensive fleet of helicopters that could soon be at the president's disposal. "Your helicopter is now going to cost as much as Air Force One," the Arizona Senator said to his former rival, who basically said, "yeah, I don't think I need them either." NB: the helicopters were ordered during the Bush administration. Obama's response should only endear him further to a large number of Americans. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 09:00 AM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: study, barack obama, Washington Post, pot, poll, John McCain, taxes, they say, morning news, bailout, rahm emanuel, american express credit car, genital mutiliation

• Study Launched to Examine Malnourished Breastfed Babies

  The first-ever study to examine what every breastfeeding mom fears has been kicked off in the United Kingdom: scientists will finally take a look at whether baby is really getting enough.  Although doctors say its rare that babies fall ill from lack of nourishment during breastfeeding, the doctors who have launched this project say there's a tendency not to talk about the very real risks involved - because no one wants to rock the breastfeeding boat. Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 05:02 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: eating, breastfeeding, study, breastfeeding nazis, breastmilk, feeding, Jeanne Sager, malnourishment, breastfed babies

• Florida Dad Pushing To Ban ALL Thimerosal in Vaccines

  I'm already prepared for what "Dr. Gary" is going to say to this post.  Because the chiropractor friend of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and father of two autistic children isn't listening to anyone in his bid to have the state ban all vaccines that contain thimerosal.  All of them. Even those not administered to kids. Read More... Posted Feb 16 2009, 05:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: autism, vaccinations, florida, environment, MMR, study, vaccines, Thimerosal, Jeanne Sager, autistic, flu shot, flu vaccine, pro vax

• Pollution Causing Asthma Before Baby's Even Born

  A warning to all pregnant women: stay out of traffic.  A new study says traffic fumes will actually reprogram the DNA of an otherwise healthy fetus, paving the way for the child to be born asthmatic.  Scared? Me too. We've long known that pollution = bad for your health, and for pregnant women there's always that extra fear that what harms her harms her baby as well. But the idea of DNA being reprogrammed whilst inside the body runs a bit too close to science fiction for my tastes. Read More... Posted Feb 16 2009, 01:30 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, pregnancy, medicine, environment, study, asthma, pollution, genes, Jeanne Sager, they say

• Special Court Says Vaccines Don't Cause Autism

  In a decision that will infuriate many parents (including readers of this web site), a special court has ruled that the MMR vaccine did not cause autism in three children. Addressing one of the children whose parents say became autistic after receiving the MMR vaccine, Special Master George Hastings of the Department of Justice said, "While Michelle Cedillo has tragically suffered from autism and other severe conditions, the petitioners have also failed to demonstrate that her vaccinations played any role at all in causing those problems." Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 03:15 PM by Brett Singer with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: children, Jenny McCarthy, news, books, autism, new york times, vaccinations, MMR, study, NY Times, vaccines, shots, controversy, amanda peet, autism spectrum, jim carrey, vaccine, Thimerosal, problems, controversial, Brett Singer, they say, autistic, mmr vaccine, movement, anti vaccine, autism is not caused by vaccines, autism is caused by vaccines, paul offit, antivaccine movement, generation rescue, dr paul offit, paul a. offit, autism's false prophets, pro vaccine, innoculations, andrew wakefield, vaccinate, vaccine court, Special Master George Hastings, court rules vaccines don't cause autism

• They Say: Teens WANT to Help Their Parents

  Toddlers are always thought of as the people pleasers and their teen counterparts as the surly loner types. Not so says a new study from researchers at three American universities. The small study finds teens may actually WANT to help their families. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 03:28 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: parents, teens, teenagers, study, responsibility, chores, babysitting, Jeanne Sager, they say, helping, family responsibilities, family unit

• Researcher Fabricated Autism Link in Vaccine

  The man who launched a decade's-long fear for parents heading to have their children vaccinated has been proven a forgery.  The Sunday Times revealed the results of an investigation today showing Andrew Wakefield, the man who posited that the MMR vaccine was at the root of the increased autism diagnoses, fabricated his research. Read More... Posted Feb 08 2009, 12:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 30 comment(s) Filed under: autism, vaccinations, MMR, study, shots, autism spectrum, vaccine, Thimerosal, Jeanne Sager, they say, autistic, mmr vaccine, innoculations, andrew wakefield, vaccinate

• Think Your Kids Are Driving You Crazy? Caffeine Tied to Hallucinations

  There is an unspoken rule in our house that I do not have to fully listen to my daughter until I have had my caffeine injection. That's all I need - one big gulp of diet Pepsi, and I am a fully functioning parent.  But a normal parent can hear voices, right? Or maybe have a mirage - a clean toy room - pop up in front of their eyes? Oh come on, don't tell me you haven't heard "I want to go to bed early tonight, after I eat my green beans and take a quick bath" in your head over and over until your spouse told you wipe the stupid grin off of your face. Now we can blame it on the real mother's little helper: caffeine. A set of researchers in the United Kingdom have linked high intake of caffeine to hallucinations. Read More... Posted Jan 15 2009, 12:57 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: food, bad parents, caffeine, study, good parents, crazy, Jeanne Sager, they say, hallucinations, mental stability, normal parents, the sixth sense, caffeine intake, hallucinating, mentally stable

• They Say: Vicks VapoRub Bad for Baby

  Have you always been slightly creeped out by rubbing greasy slime along your kid's upper lip? Good news - you don't have to do it anymore.  Of course, if you're one of those people who has always wiped the Vicks VapoRub under the kid's nose, and hoped for the best, you might want to keep reading.  Reseachers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina announced this week that Vicks VapoRub applied under the nose of children two and under might actually be making it more difficult for them to breathe. Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 10:31 AM by JeanneSager with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: infant, study, asthma, Jeanne Sager, they say, breathing, breathing difficulties, VapoRub, respiratory distress, warnings, kids under two, reading directions, package warnings, Vick's

• They Say: One in Two Hundred Kids are Vegetarian

  Think your kid is just being picky when she turns up her nose at your perfectly cooked hamburgers? Think again.  News out of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say vegetarianism is taking hold in American kids. Based on surveys in a study of alternative medicine from 2007, the CDC estimates one in two hundred kids are opting out on meat. Read More... Posted Jan 12 2009, 12:55 PM by JeanneSager with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: food, picky eaters, nutrition, eating, study, vegetarian, Jeanne Sager, they say

• Study: Virginity Pledges Fail Big Time. Bristol Palin Declines to Comment

  According to the research, 1 out of 8 teens will take a vow of virginity until marriage. Did you think the stat was that high? That’s means 1 of every 8 couples in America is having some very awkward, highly uninformed and unprepared post-marital sex. But virginity pledges aren’t about enjoying sex (‘cause that would be super sinful to enjoy your body). Instead, these pledges are meant to save youngsters from the dangers of sex with the fool proof abstinence method.     But guess what? It doesn’t work. At all. What’s more, virginity pledge takers are more likely to engage in dangerous sexual activity such as... Read More... Posted Jan 01 2009, 09:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: baby, teenagers, religion, condoms, study, abstinence, safe sex, sarah palin, teen moms, unwanted pregnancies, bristol palin, virginity pledge, tripp palin

• They Say: Shunning Gay Kids Bad for Their Health

  Gee, who would have ever thought a kid being told they're just not good enough could be bad for their kids? Apparently researchers at the César E. Chávez Institute at San Francisco State University. They actually took money and did a full-fledged study to figure out gay kids are at higher risk for a number of health problems if they're shunned by their families. Ya think?  What ever happened to funding studies that do things like - oh I don't know - find a cure for children's cancer?  Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 11:36 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: teens, depression, lesbian, gay, study, gay kids, drug use, suicide, rejection, Jeanne Sager, they say, family relationships

• They Say: Schools Near Fast Food Makes Fat Kids

  Think your kids are OK as long as you keep them clear of Burger King and Taco Hell Bell? Guess again. A new study says kids who attend schools within walking distance of a fast food restaurant are more likely to be obese. If they can see the golden arches, they can walk. Read More... Posted Dec 26 2008, 08:09 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: mcdonald's, fast food, fat kids, childhood obesity, California, study, healthy kids, schools out, wendy's, burger king, Jeanne Sager, they say, Googe maps, bad foods, french fries

• Your Mother-in-Law Really Is Bad For Your Health

  If you're one of those people who read that headline and shook your head in denial, good for you. But let me tell you - you just aren't normal.  Lucky, yes. Normal. . . well, let scientists in Japan be the judge. Because a study by Harvard Medical School researchers showed Japanese women who live with their mothers-in-law are three times more likely to have a heart attack.  Making this study even more significant? Read More... Posted Dec 16 2008, 12:35 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: health, grandparents, Japan, study, heart disease, heart attack, in-laws, Jeanne Sager, they say, mother-in-law, mother's health, cardiac disease, living with in-laws

• What's the Sexiest Age for Women?

  Hmm, how can you not read an article that starts with the line, "Being sexy is often perceived to be a key essence of femininity." What is that? Yo, you are blowin' my mind on a Thursday morning. Anyhow, it's just a run-down of a survey of 1,000 women: How much sex they have now versus when they were younger, how much they enjoy it, and so on. Turns out middle-aged women have less sex but 56 percent feel they enjoy it more now that they are older and wiser. I guess going for quality is better than quantity. Anyhow, they asked the women what age they felt the sexiest. I took note. So what was the magic number?... Read More... Posted Dec 11 2008, 09:32 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parents, moms, study, love, women, Kelly Mills, middle age, age, survey, Good & Plenty, thirties, older

• Case Made In Defense of Teasing

  Fears of bullying and violence and discrimination have led many schools to adopt very strong policies against teasing. And lord knows most of us could probably dredge up a painful school year or two when the taunts of classmates made our lives hell. In our important relationships, we are encouraged to avoid poking and instead honestly share our feelings. And don't even get me started on the workplace... I mean, you'd be hard-pressed to defend teasing, right? Hmm, during a difficult discussion with my sister about some serious tension between us, I said, "I think at least we can both agree... Read More... Posted Dec 10 2008, 01:32 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, school, bully, discipline, new york times, study, Kelly Mills, communication, rules, relationships, teasing, bond, social, laughing

• They Say: Parents Who Use Forward-Facing Strollers Treat Their Kids Like “Accessories”

  The New Zealand publication Stuff has its panties all in a bunch over forward-facing strollers, seeing them as nothing more than the latest torture device for innocent youngsters everywhere. Remember the recent study that found that babies who are walked in forward-facing strollers could be “emotionally impoverished” because they are denied facial contact with their parents, and are forced instead to familiarize themselves with, uh, the rest of the world? Read More... Posted Dec 08 2008, 07:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, fashion, parents, babies, bad parenting, strollers, study, accessories, judgement, selfish, walk, they say, babies as accessories, guilty, facial contact, facing out, parent-facing stroller, prams, judging other parents, emotionally impoverished, vain, forward-facing strollers

• IVF Babies Two to Four Times More Likely to Have Birth Defects

  A study by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that babies conceived through in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection have a higher rate of birth defects than babies conceived naturally. Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 03:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: babies, IVF, in vitro fertilization, art, study, birth defects, fertility, assisted reproduction, cdc, risks, health problems, pregnant after 40, anorectal atresia, cleft palate, higher risk, esophageal atresia, subfertile, IVF babies, gastrointestinal problems, heart defects

• Childcare Relationships and Bickering Parents Affect Kids' Stress Hormones

  It seems self-evident that kids with poor childcare relationships or parents who frequently fight are more stressed than other kids. But now two new studies have established this common sense theory from a biological standpoint, by monitoring the levels of cortisol (the human stress hormone) in preschoolers and 6-year-olds. As parents across the country struggle to afford high quality childcare and to maintain a stable home environment, these studies are unfortunately quite applicable to these trying economic times. Read More... Posted Nov 19 2008, 05:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: children, kids, preschool, divorce, fighting, stress, teachers, childcare, babysitters, finances, study, expensive, relationships, caregivers, class size, economy, health problems, day care, poor, cost, good, financial crisis, economic crisis, fighting parents, paying the bills, affordable, child care relationships, high qualiy child care, cortisol, psychological problems, paying for childare, parentings, bickering, stressful home life

• They Say: Fat-Eating Pregos Make for Fat-Loving Kids

  Tired of hearing your mom comment on the size of your butt? Tell her it's her fault. A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience says women who indulge in fat-laden foods during pregnancy are setting the stage for parenting a child who will constantly struggle with his or her weight. Read More... Posted Nov 17 2008, 03:39 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, fat, childhood obesity, research, study, weight, brain development, fetal development, Jeanne Sager, they say, eating for two, fatty foods

• What Do You Do When Your Kid is an Extreme Partisan?

  This has been the most emotionally charged election I can remember since, well, ever, and it makes sense that the kids would pick up on that. But Slate's Emily Bazelon asks, what do you do when your children's political allegiances are extreme? She covers a Halloween experiment in which kids chose candy from either side of a porch: The Obama side--marked with a large sign and life-size cutout--and the McCain side, with corresponding signage and cutout. The blue neighborhood kids gave Obama 78 percent of the vote. But when offered two pieces of candy at the Obama side versus four at the McCain side... Read More... Posted Nov 04 2008, 11:25 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: kids, politics, Slate, research, values, study, candy, Halloween, campaign, election, obama, McCain, trick or treat, traitor, partisan

• They Say: Drinking Coffee While Pregnant Can Affect the Fetus

  A new study came out today that makes the claim that pregnant women who drink caffeine, even just one cup of joe a day, are at a higher risk in giving birth to a low birth rate baby. Now, I know every woman is different, but I drank coffee every day while pregnant (with the blessing of my OBGYN, of course) and my daughter was born at 10 ½ pounds. So my personal results were that drinking coffee didn’t do squat in percolating a lighter baby. A more scientific study than my own anecdotal one, was done by the British Medical Journal where they found that...   Read More... Posted Nov 03 2008, 05:00 PM by SunnyChanel with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, coffee, study, low birth rate, warning, caffeine while pregnant