A mother looks at her smiling baby and every tune of her soul is singing a sweet and happy tune… we all know that. However new scientific research indicates there is more to it:

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“Going outside? Splash some sunscreen. On yourself, on your baby, on your cat…” Is it really effective? Which sunblocks to buy? New research indicates that just one of 103 products from the second-largest seller, Banana Boat, and the third largest seller, Neutrogena, were recommended to be safe and provide the necessary protection. With top-selling sunscreen brands being the poorest performers, which ones are safe?

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The argument on the advantages of whole word method over phonics, or whole language processing over both other methods of reading, is constantly the subject of a heated discussion. So, the New York University study, by professor of psychology and neural science Denis Pelli and research scientist Katharine Tillman, performed an assessment which of the methods people use in their daily attempt to speed up the reading process.

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Book Notes that I print out and hang on the fridge for quick reference.

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Bully Proof Your Children – 10 Powerful Strategies to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks
By Jeni Hooper

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1. No matter how shy your kid is, he will always be welcomed and will always find good friends in a sport team.
2. Participating in sports will allow the child to discover previously unknown reserves of his or her body. When your whole team is behind the child, sky is the limit to what he or she can do.
3. By exercising regularly the child will get used to staying fit. Flab? What flab!
4. Child’s self esteem will get a huge boost. If the kid tries again and again, and finally succeeds, he becomes aware of what he is capable of and this feeling will stay with her for life!
5. The kids will learn things about themselves that no one may tell them. The better the child knows herself, the better chance he has to succeed in life.
6. Life is not always fair. The child needs to learn how to loose, make conclusions and come back victorious the next day.
7. Learning to be a team player. Literary. Everyone’s life will be surrounded by many, many people as the sooner our children can figure out how to deal with them the better chance they will have to succeed.
8. Sports and exercise are essential part of one’s good health, including children
9. “A sound mind in a sound body”
10. In almost all cases, PARENTS are the ones who get all excited and thrilled watching their little Jill or Johnny succeed in sportSo whether it is skating, skiing, football, karate, baseball, soccer or swimming… Get some outdoor sports toys and/or sign up for tryouts and get rolling!

Don’t you love the wonderful feel of a warm swimming pool or a warm lake during the summer? Yet, enjoying it can be dangerous. The threat seems more appropriate for a sci-fi story, then a scientific document, but since the events don’t take place on some Martian plane, but actually have been recorded on our humble planet, it might seem curious enough:

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Breastfeeding can be daunting and painful in the beginning. Before the breasts get used to it, most of the moms experience cracked nipples, painful sensations, even bleeding. It’s good we have a variety of nipple creams that can help us heal our breasts. Though, it appears that not all nipple creams are crated equal: some of them can even hurt our little ones.

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Childhood obesity is scary as it is. The good news is, that it’s rate are not worsening, so many parents probably are taking precautionary measures. The bad news is, that it’s rates are not improving either, so it is plausible that we have to try harder to prevent this happening to our kids:

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