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Tot fights sleep? Body clock may be to blame

Study finds bedtime may not match kids’ circadian rhythm

DATE: Jan 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

Bipartisan bill seeks to boost foreign adoptions

Amid partisan conflict in Congress, dozens of lawmakers from both parties – including staunch liberals and conservatives – have united behind a bill that supporters say addresses a heart-ren...

DATE: Jan 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

Tablets a hit with kids, but experts worry

NEW YORK – Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them. And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried. Because naviga...

DATE: Dec 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

What happens when parents don’t like to play?

NEW YORK – Silvana Clark spent 10 years as a parks and recreation supervisor for the city of Bellingham, Wash., yet when it came time to raise children, there were certain things she just di...

DATE: Dec 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Dads do diapers and more, myth-busting survey says

CHICAGO – The detached dad, turning up his nose at diapering and too busy to bathe, dress and play with his kids, is mostly a myth, a big government survey suggests. Most American fathers sa...

DATE: Dec 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Have an Elf on the Shelf? You’re not alone

NEW YORK – Carly Kerby, a mom of four girls, doesn’t have the greatest track record as the Tooth Fairy, but it was another family tradition that nearly did her in: The Elf on the Shelf. ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Many hurdles ahead for transgender rights

NEW YORK – As gays and lesbians rack up victories in their quest for marriage equality and other rights, transgender Americans are following in their path – hopefully, but less smoothly. ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Gay couples fight for the right to divorce

HERNANDO, Miss. – Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham wants to force Mississippi, one of the America’s most conservative states, to recognize her same-sex marriage. She hopes to do so by getting a d...

DATE: Nov 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Praise, ire for S.D. mom’s blog about bullying

Post goes viral after ending up on Facebook

DATE: Nov 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Bad seed or little angel? Book says babies both

NEW YORK – Are we naturally good or naturally evil? Cognitive scientist Paul Bloom argues in a new book that we’re both. In Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil (Crown), Blo...

DATE: Nov 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Is sharing your bed with baby safe or risky?

Scientific community still debating whether practice is dangerous

DATE: Nov 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Parents still turn to troubled youth ranches

ALBUQUERQUE –David Hall was afraid of his own son. They were getting into violent, physical fights requiring police intervention. Fearing the teen would end up in juvenile detention, Hall ha...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family