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The mommy/pediatric/autism world was buzzing this weekend over a report regarding Jenny McCarthy’s son Evan. If you follow Jenny or The View or the autism community or the anti-vaccine “movement,” then you know Jenny McCarthy has...
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Parenting
Whether you always realize it or not, you are your child’s role model—and what you do or say as a parent (and a person!) has a profound affect on your child’s developing psyche. This includes body image messages, which can be powerful in part...
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Blog
Here at Bundoo, my job is to present information that pertains to children and their families in a manner consistent with best practices in medicine and science. After reviewing the current literature on the subject, I feel electronic cigarette...
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Parenting
Americans live in a culture that openly worships the young and beautiful — but which came first, the culture or the worship? New research is suggesting that, in fact, people begin to discriminate based on physical appearance when they’re still...
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Parenting
Babies are born with the foundation of their personality already in place. Character traits like patience, temper, and others are hard-coded into our DNA before birth. As children age, these traits are further influenced by life experiences and...
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Pregnancy
By now, almost everyone has seen or heard of the MTV show 16 and Pregnant, which documents the pregnancies and deliveries of teen moms. The show demonstrates the reality of teen pregnancy and has actually been credited with some of the recent...
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Parenting
Electronic cigarettes (also known as: e-cigarettes, e-cigs, vapors, Juul, or nicotine vaporizers) are battery-powered devices designed to mimic the smoking experience without burning tobacco. They’ve exploded in popularity as a “safer” alternative...
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Toddler
With news of mass shootings appearing in the media with tragic regularity, many parents wonder how they can help their young children understand and process these stories. It is important to remember that children look to their parents to make them...
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Parenting
Finding a babysitter just isn’t as easy (or inexpensive) as it used to be. The neighborhood girl has traded in her weekends being a babysitter for her Etsy business, and even your parents have an active social calendar that leads to little room for...
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Toddler
Many parents in bilingual homes worry that exposing their children to multiple languages from birth will slow or hurt their children’s ability to speak. Fortunately, research shows that learning to speak two languages will not cause long-term...
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Parenting
Baby wearing is the practice of carrying your baby in a cloth carrier or sling. This tradition has been practiced in many cultures for hundreds of years and has been adopted by many parents in the United States and Europe. Advantages of baby...
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Parenting
Children are naturally curious. From asking “Why is the sky blue?” to “Why are some beans green?” Kids are going to ask about a lot of things. But when it comes to asking why a new friend or passerby is a different color, you may not feel you have...
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Parenting
The ranks of middle children include some famous names: Martin Luther King Jr., David Letterman, Madonna, and Princess Diana, to name a few. This might come as a surprise if you’re used to thinking of middle children as permanently stuck between...
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Parenting
There’s no question parenting roles are changing—but just how far we’ve come in the last few decades might be surprising. For a recent study, the Pew Research Center examined data from 1965 to 2011 collected as part of the American Time Use Survey...
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Parenting
The e-cigarette market, which broadly encompasses the delivery of nicotine via an electronic apparatus such as a Juul, is a billion-dollar industry. Public health experts warm that these devices with their nicotine pods, cartridges, or the like...
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Parenting
There’s an increasing ingestion hazard across the country in e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are electronic cigarettes and are quickly becoming popular. Unlike a regular cigarette, e-cigarettes contain liquid nicotine — which is heated up by a...
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Parenting
Security blankets (or teddy bears or any object) are a familiar feature of childhood. Known as “transitional objects,” these objects serve an important developmental purpose. Children rely on them to transition between the affection supplied by...
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Parenting
For many new parents, hiring that first non-family babysitter can be a harrowing experience. After all, you are trusting a virtual stranger with your baby. Fortunately, while first impressions are important during an interview with a prospective...
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Parenting
In 2014, a Kansas state legislator proposed a bill that would allow parents, teachers, and other caregivers to legally spank a wayward child hard enough to leave marks and bruises on their skin. The bill—dubbed the “Spanking Bill”—was...
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Health
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are fairly common, affecting about 3 percent of children in the US each year. They are more common in girls, who have about an 8 percent risk of contracting a UTI, compared to a 2 percent risk in boys. In most...
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Pregnancy
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Health
Your special needs child requires a babysitter who not only cares for everyday needs, but also is familiar with specific medical procedures and/or medication administration. In addition to many online babysitter finder resources, such as Care.com,...
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Blog
Freezing cold weather (except for us at Bundoo—South Florida was in the 60s), creepy mom commercials, pop culture parodies, and parenting memes. Check out what was hot this week. 1. Man-Pram For the new dad who’s worried that diaper bags don’t...
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Blog
This is sponsored content. It happens with distressing regularity: a breastfeeding mom is kicked out of someplace simply because she’s breastfeeding. In February, it was a courtroom in Alabama, where Jeanna Harris was kicked out of the courtroom...
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Health
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , is a bacteria that causes many different types of infections in children. Children can be exposed to MRSA in situations where they come into close contact with many other people, such as...
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Pregnancy
The name Rena has origins in Greek and Hebrew. In Greek, it can be translated to “peaceful.” Rena means “song of joy” in Hebrew. In African culture, the translation of the name is much different, as parents give this name to...
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Toddler
There’s no doubt that exposure to music and music education helps babies recognize sound patterns—the foundation of learning language—but some researchers believe the link between music and language goes much deeper than recognition. Between the...
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Toddler
...Zizi is a female name that is linked to several different cultures. As the Hungarian version of the name Elizabeth, Zizi can be translated to “dedicated to God.” In African culture, Zizi generally means “animal shelter.”...
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Health
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a species of bacteria normally found in the intestines of people and animals. Most strains of E. coli are harmless, but others can make you very ill. One specific strain called O157:H7 causes severe diarrhea and can...