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Kids eating all your food before you can buy more? We can help.

Food insecurity in the United States is a growing phenomenon affecting millions of children: 15.8 million children lived in food-insecure ...

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Where to Place the Second Car Seat? A Simple Question that Stumped a Dad and Doctor

“When we have our second baby,” my wife asked me, “Where is the safest place to put the second car ...

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Lawn care safety: Protecting the most important thing in your yard

Nothing says summer more than the hum of the mower and the smell of a freshly cut lawn. Unfortunately, that ...

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Teens and Tattoos: 7 medical risks to talk about before you get inked

Thirty-six percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 have tattoos, according to a 2013 report from the ...

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Care Don’t Scare: Teaching Kids about Health-Promoting Behavior

It’s iconic: An egg being cracked into a frying pan… “This is your brain on drugs.” I’m dating myself, but ...

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14 Ways to Make Summer Memories that Last a Lifetime

I spent a weekend camping with a family that has five of the sweetest, happiest children I know– as we ...

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Science vs Fads: Keeping Your Kids Safe in the Sun

Which sunscreen is safest for my baby? What SPF is that t-shirt? Is this new sunscreen really better than the ...

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When your child will only poop in a pull up, not the potty…

A parent brought up this common potty-training issue in the live parenting chat I do on STLToday: “My 3 1/2 ...

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Distracted Driving: Images and videos that could save a life

Texting is our newest addiction, a fatal addiction if we text while driving. More than 90% of text messages are ...