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Royal baby watch: Related to Jay-Z and Beyonce's baby? Teetotaling gynecologist?Royal baby watch revs up as the media looks for every angle of the impending birth of Kate Middleton and Prince William's first child. The spotlight wants that baby, but until the birth, it will shine on everyone remotely connected, from the gynecologist to celebritites.
NASA, Reddit encourage 7-year-old Dexter Walters to seek spaceDexter Walters, a science-hungry young boy, wrote NASA that he was too young to apply for a trip to colonize Mars. NASA responded. His mother, surprised, posted it to Reddit where users offered their advice on how to encourage Dexter's appetite.
Lego course teaches kids engineering, design, and gear ratiosLegos aren't just for fun. Teachers of elementary to junior high school students in Alabama are using the stackable blocks to build kids' knowledge of engineering principles.
Barack Obama's love for broccoli: brave, noble, preposterousBarack Obama told a child at the White House recently that his favorite food is broccoli. That can't be true. Broccoli is no one's favorite food.
Kids need regular bedtimes: Here's how a child professional would do itKids' bedtimes need to be consistent if they are to do well in school, a new study says. Here's how to establish a consistent bedtime routine for kids from an early childhood professional.
Royal baby watch: From Niagara Falls to St. Mary's HospitalRoyal baby watch: The birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton's baby is fast approaching. And the royal baby watch spans the globe, from St. Mary's Hospital to Niagara Falls and beyond.
Buckingham Palace announces another royal babyBuckingham Palace announced yesterday that there will be another royal baby. Not the royal baby, expected to arrive any day now, but a royal baby. The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips will give birth in 2014.
California inmate sterilizations report recalls a dark historyAlmost 150 female California inmates were sterilized between 2006 and 2010, according to an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The report recalls a dark history of eugenic thought in the US.
Aging seniors will receive home fix-ups, nurse visits as part of new projectAging seniors struggle to live independently — home repairs and medicine rituals are sometimes ignored or forgotten, and never on purpose. A new research project looks to help.
Why Daddy doesn't refer to himself in the third personWhat's with the Mommies and Daddies who refer to themselves in the third person? This Daddy – 10 weeks into his first child – doesn't think parenting is so unusually tough that it justifies flouting social norms.
8-year-old Mass. boy helps save dad trapped in carAn 8-year-old Massachusetts boy helped save his dad trapped in a car crash early this morning. The 8-year-old Massachusetts boy was in the car, but was able to get out and seek help.
Franz Kafka critiques his dad How not to raise a child: Franz Kafka's letter to his father.
Fourth of July fireworks: Prep your dog for its least favorite holidayFourth of July fireworks, while bringing wonderment to adult and child alike, are terrifying for dogs. How can you get your canine ready for the explosive night?
Fourth of July picnic price per person in 2013: $6A Fourth of July picnic - the burgers, hot dogs, spare ribs, watermelon, corn chips, potato salad, lemonade - will cost about $6 per person.
Energy drinks, scrutinized for effects on kids, tout organic ingredientsEnergy drinks manufacturers are pushing their organic ingredients to compete in an industry under fire for its products' ill effects on children and adolescents.
Kids' online privacy rules take effect: What's at stakeKids' online privacy rules get tougher today. But parents should still be aware of the ways corporate marketing efforts can target kids with everything from alcohol, tobacco, and violent video games to the more insidious micropayments that will sap your bank account.
Baby name: Logan Jackson Dixon can thank the Starbucks crowd for his nameBaby name dilemma? An expecting Connecticut couple deadlocked over two names for their baby boy, due in September, put it to their local Starbucks crowd to decide. They got 2,000 votes, and Logan, it is.
Mom settles suit: Poppy seed bagel led to false positive in hospital drug testA Pennsylvania mom settled a lawsuit over a hospital drug test she failed because she had eaten a poppy seed bagel. Poppy seeds have trace amounts of opium in them.
Alicia Silverstone: Breast milk sharing program rooted in love, don't laughAlicia Silverstone is starting a vegan breast milk sharing program. Ignore the easy jokes and criticisms - Alicia Silverstone's breast milk program is motivated by social concern.
Rescue dog: Albie goes to the beach, but doesn't dip inAlbie at his first beach party gets a lot of socializing in if not swimming.
