Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: John Childup Finding in monkeys may inform what happens in humans. A medication taken by millions of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may delay puberty, at least ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: John Childup Warren Buckleitner isn't surprised that an increasing number of preschool-age children have gravitated to touch-screen technology to read fairy tales or learn about shapes and ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By April Jones Law
By John P. Mello Jr. Google enters its teens today and celebrates with a Google Doodle of what else? a birthday cake as it has done in previous years. Today's doodle is a little more elaborate ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By April Jones Law
From CNN Living By Stacy Conradt, MentalFloss.com 1. Sociology of Fame and Lady Gaga University of South Carolina No, you won't get extra credit for wearing sirloin to class. As the syllabus ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By April Jones Law
By Amanda Geronikos Everyone enjoys a good bargain… even if it's an old hand-me-down… but what happens when you buy more than you bargained for? Consumer Reports looks at which ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By April Jones Law
From People.com It took an encouraging nudge, but Happy Feet is now swimming in the Southern Ocean again. The young emperor penguin wandered 2,000 miles from Antarctica to New Zealand two months ago ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By April Jones Law
Every family has ups and downs. And every child has good days and bad days. A 2010 survey by the American Psychological Association shows that 1 in 5 children worry a lot. They may be stressing out ...
Continue reading "Making Dailey Family Rituals" »
Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By April Jones Law
From The Daily Progress By: BRYAN MCKENZIE The mother of the man Antwan Lamar Jackson murdered in a drug-related midnight ambush sat in the witness stand and pronounced her forgiveness to the killer. ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By April Jones Law
From Miami NewTimes Blogs By Lee Klein TMZ reported that President Obama "dropped over $200" on a burger lunch for him and a large group of campaign volunteers at Ted's Bulletin ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2011 By April Jones Law
By: delmarvanow.com As the summer tourist season comes close to ending, the number of children reported missing at the beach has increased, according to Rehoboth lifeguards. They attribute an ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By April Jones Law
Indiana initiates 4 categories for reimbursement to replace previous -- and unfair -- $25 flat rate By: The (Muncie) Star Press Most foster parents don't take on the task of raising someone ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2011 By April Jones Law
Maggie Flecknoe KIAH Two adult siblings sued their own mother . And for what? They claim she engaged in "bad mothering". So, what did this "bad mother" do? Steven II, 23, and his ...
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