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Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,  My husband and I had our third child last fall. And for the third time, my mom pressured me to name her after my late sister, “Paloma.” Like before, I told her no, and we went with our originally planned …

Common antimicrobial chemical associated with skin problems in kids  The Washington Post Source link

Jason Momoa is a father to two children whom he shares with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonnet. They have a daughter, Lola, born in 2007, and a son, Nakoa-Wolf, born in 2008. Momoa’s kids are growing up fast, and when he stepped onto the red carpet to promote his latest film, “Chief of War,” he was joined by his teenagers. The …

Faith Grullon’s anxiety was so bad during much of her senior year at Oceanside High School, she had a hard time sitting still in class. “You feel your heart rate dramatically increase. You start to get sweaty and panicky, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it,” she said. Grullon, 20, overcame the worst of her anxiety. But what Long …

Experts say there are key questions parents and guardians should ask camp operators about wildfires, flood and heat risk. Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty Images The deaths of at least 27 children and staff at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas have some parents …

Multiple children have been treated in Wake County emergency rooms for a rare, but painful skin condition in recent weeks. Holly Rund shared her five-year-old daughter Lexi was in so much pain last weekend that it caused Lexi to scream when she was touched. “At first I thought it was hand-foot-and-mouth, and I noticed she had a blister,” Holly recalled. …

Most US pregnant women, parents of young kids don’t plan to accept all recommended kids’ vaccines  CIDRAP Could Intervention in Pregnancy Boost Child Vaccine Uptake?  Medscape Targeting Uncertainty: Why Pregnancy May Be the Best Time to Build Vaccine Confidence  Infection Control Today Source link

Many Americans today are living with obesity, even with the advent of newer, more effective drugs like semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy). It’s a problem that seems to be getting especially serious in kids, however. Research out today finds that the percentage of children with “extremely severe” obesity has surged in the U.S. over the past decade …

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Being a parent often means feeling like a broken record. Whether it’s reminding your kid to brush their teeth, put their dirty socks in the hamper or do their math homework for the third time, it can be frustrating to have to repeat yourself again and again. When kids don’t listen, yelling can feel like your only option to get …