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Blueberries for the Family

By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
www.FreshBaby.com
Blueberries are available in many forms: fresh, frozen, juice, puree, concentrate and dried. Fresh blueberries should be firm, dry, plump and smooth-skinned. Ripe berries are deep purple blue to blue-black. Stay away from containers of berries with juice stains, or that contain moldy, soft, watery or wrinkled fruit.
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Why Is America So Fat?

Excerpted from: The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life © 2008 by Arthur Agatston, MD. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold.
In this country, our epidemic of obesity and diabetes really took off over the past three decades and has continued at a [...]

“Who is This Kid?”

Partnership for a Drug-Free America Launches Digital Effort to Help Parents Grasp Teen Behavior and Connect with their Kids
New Study Shows Parents Need the Most Help Talking
About Drugs and Alcohol as Kids Enter Teen Years
NEW YORK, NY,– For every parent of a teenager who has ever wondered “who is this kid?” a new web destination, [...]

Jelly Mom™:Navigating Commercial Landmines

©Lisa Barker
I’m waiting for one of the kids to ask me what reptile dysfunction is.  There’s no escaping the ads on television.  I imagine how the talk will go so that I’m prepared:
“What er-reptile dysfunction, Momma?”
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Essential Parenting Tips for Raising Kids with Medical Issues

By Lisa C. Greene and Foster W. Cline MD
I knew I was in trouble. She ripped the oxygen sensor off her finger and refused to put it back on.
Recovering from surgery isn’t easy for anyone but it’s especially challenging when the patient is only seven. My daughter was grumpy and uncooperative. That was understandable but [...]