Family & Child

Babies' cries get a speedy response

The sound of babies crying is uniquely able to get adults to react at speed, British scientists said on Tuesday.

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Canadians back ban on junk food ads targeting kids: Survey

The majority of Canadians strongly support an outright ban on junk food marketing aimed at children, a new government-commissioned survey has found.

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Social cues could hone language development in kids: Study

New light has been shed on the way children learn to speak -- contradicting what researchers previously believed -- that could lead to advances in how speech-related disabilities are treated.

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Camille Boivin and Philippe Aumond of La Sarre, Quebec and their 5- year-old son Jacob.

Quebec couple get insulin-pump tattoos to boost diabetic son's spirits

Flowers, angels, hearts or a beloved's name figure among the most popular tattoo designs. An insulin pump isn't even on the list.

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Early birth deepens bond for adoptive couple, birth mom

New parents Joshua and Rebecca Bennett hold their adopted boy, Atticus, in their Evanston, Illinois, home. When Atticus was delivered prematurely, both parties in the process worried the adoption might...

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Want your kids to do better in school? Try exercise

Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, whether the exercise comes as recess, physical education classes or getting exercise on the way to school, according to an international...

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Babies may be getting bigger, but questions remain

The weights and lengths of babies born in southwestern Ohio have been growing in recent decades, a new study found, but no link to obesity later in childhood was seen.

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Moms' pesticide exposure tied to infection in kids

A new report links remnants of a once-common pesticide to lung infections and wheezing in kids exposed to the chemical before birth.

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Batteries pose a Christmastime hazard: Health Canada

If there are children in the house over the holidays, beware of musical Christmas cards, talking books and flashing jewelry.

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Scratch cards gambling's 'gateway drug'

Lottery tickets and scratch cards have no place between dolls and video games in a child's stocking, a Canadian centre for youth gambling is warning parents this Christmas.

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Some cereal no heathier than Twinkies or cookies

If you're feeding your kids Honey Smacks or Apple Jacks for breakfast you might as well just give them a chocolate chip cookie or Twinkie, according to results from a nutritional analysis of kids' cereals...

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Adult schizophrenia drug OK'd for some teens

Health Canada has approved Abilify, a powerful antipsychotic approved two years ago to treat schizophrenia in adults, for use on children.

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Children's leukemia risk tied to father's smoking: Study

Children whose fathers smoked around the time of their conception have at least a 15 per cent higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer, a type of leukemia, according to an Australian...

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