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The aging survey 2013: Technology is a big hit with Grandma and GrandpaThe National Council on Aging's annual aging survey results are out. The aging love technology, but it would be more widely adopted were there less barriers like cost and know-how.
Spanish women pick up the old traditions of lacing to connect with ancestral pastGenerations of Spanish women gather at the base of the Arc de Triomf to exemplify their time honored tradition of lacing.
Video game addiction increases with ADHD, autism? PoppycockA new study says boys who fall along the autism spectrum or who have ADHD may be more easily addicted to video games. But the study seems sensationalist to this blogger, whose son has Asperger's syndrome and a creative side inspired by video games.
Protect kids online by empowering them to explore on their own, not by restrictive rulesProtecting kids online is no easy job, especially since the best way to keep them safe is to lessen the protectionist urge and empower them to explore at will.
Moms struggle with the expense of diapers, study saysLow-income moms have trouble affording diapers for their children and, as a result, are more likely to become depressed or have anxiety, a study says.
4 out of 5 Americans face poverty in their lifetimes, says surveySurvey: 4 out of 5 Americans will live in or near poverty at least one year of their adult lives, and twice as many whites as blacks are already in poverty. 'Poverty is no longer an issue of "them," it's an issue of "us," ' says the researcher who calculated the numbers.
Adoption: State legislators want to unseal birth certificates for adopteesAdoptees in some states cannot access their birth certificates despite their need to know biological family medical history and their desire to understand where they came from. But more and more legislators are working to unseal these documents for adoptees.
Hunter Mahan chooses his daughter's birth over golfHunter Mahan was leading the RBC Canadian Open golf tournament on Saturday. But then his wife went into labor. So, Hunter Mahan withdrew from the tournament.
Overweight people stressed by being called fat will eat more, study saysOverweight people teased for their weight – fat shaming – will actually eat more, a study says. For overweight peoples' family, friends, and peers, "just being honest" about fat gain can have consequences.
Crushed bugs in Dannon yogurt the tip of the odd food ingredient icebergDannon's strawberry yogurt is colored using an additive made from crushed bugs. Some are grossed out, but Dannon's use of crushed bugs in its yogurt isn't that bad, and it's not the only everyday food with an unusual-sounding ingredient.
Returned pet dogs find love a second, third, fourth timeSometimes the pet dog isn't what the family was looking for, so they return it. Don't fret, these pups often find love again (sometimes again and again).
37 miles of 'Hola Lola': Memories of a family road tripThe family road trip has been the joy and undoing of many parents. With the long hours of driving coupled with children's short attention span, parents are extremely vulnerable.
Late to bed, late to rise: Teens' sleep cycle calls for delayed school startTeenagers' sleep cycle, late to bed, late to rise, has been well documented, but high schools have been slow to accommodate it. Despite calls for a later start to the school day, implementing them could be a logistical nightmare.
Cyberbullying study one of the first to research elementary school-aged youthCyberbullying studies are a dime a dozen, but not so for cyberbullying studies about elementary school students. One of the first of its kind was just released. How many 5th graders own a smart phone, again?
'Crack baby' development issues not side-effect of drug, but povertyA 25-year study that followed babies born to crack cocaine addicted mothers found that the children were slow to develop. What surprised the researchers was that the determining factor wasn't crack cocaine. It was poverty.
Balancing life and technology: It's Dot ComplicatedAre you a digital hoarder? Does your e-mail clutter rival your closet? Balancing life and technology isn't something that comes naturally – it's a skill to be learned.
George Alexander Louis: His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge has a name!George Alexander Louis: William and Kate have announced the royal baby's name – His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.
Parents pay less for college, but think it's worth moreParents are paying less for college than ever before while also believing that a college degree is worth more than it once was, according to a Sallie Mae study.
Royal baby birth: A British mom talks about what it means to her childrenThe royal baby birth is check-out counter tabloid color for Americans; but for the British, it can hold deep emotion. One mom talks about her own evolution: from the knight in shining armor sensibilities of early childhood, to rebellious anti-monarchy diatribes as a teen, to the sense of national unity her kids witness with a new generation of royals.
Baby Einstein recall: Jumper problems raised in reviews since 2011Baby Einstein recall: Online reviewers complained about the "sun teether stalk" rebounding and hitting their child since 2011. The Baby Einstein recall covers about 400,000 jumpers.
