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• In US, 1 of every 4 children struggles to get enough to eat – Dallas Morning News

  In US, 1 of every 4 children struggles to get enough to eat Dallas Morning News The idea was to study the behavior and cultural and environmental factors that contribute to childhood obesity while trying to find ways of preventing this …

• Tackling picky toddlers – Times-Mail (subscription)

  Tackling picky toddlers Times-Mail (subscription) This is not the time to bring up the child's behavior issues, discuss family finances or other similar topics. Take phone calls later and turn off the ..

• How To Get Kids To Cooperate – ParentDish (blog)

  How To Get Kids To Cooperate ParentDish (blog) Regardless of how the brain's wiring contributes to a child's behavior or misbehavior, it remains true that when a child is securely attached to you-meaning …

• The science of fun – Canada.com

  The science of fun Canada.com With the rise of child psychology in the 1960s and '70s, toys and fun had to "educational," boring lessons were "made fun" with dancing puppets and cartoons … and more »

• Phthalates Threat: Less Boy, More Girl – U.S. News & World Report

  Telegraph.co.uk Phthalates Threat: Less Boy, More Girl U.S. News & World Report Many parents discover that preschool children are not too different from animals, and scientists can back up that observation with hard data.

• Study: 40% of US May Be Obese by 2018 – CBS News

  Study: 40% of US May Be Obese by 2018 CBS News I, for one do not want to subsidize the irresponsible BEHAVIOR of the chronic over eating coupled with no exercise individuals who SHOULD SUFFER for THEIR … and more »

• DVD reviews: ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Bruno,’ ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘Wild Child’ – Reno Gazette-Journal

  DVD reviews: 'Star Trek,' 'Bruno,' 'My Sister's Keeper,' 'Wild Child ' Reno Gazette-Journal One mother goes so far as to say she would submit her child to liposuction. Because the behavior is so bizarre and horrifying it is funny, but it's also sad … and more »

• ‘Fearless’ 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow’s Criminals – U.S. News & World Report

  'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals U.S.

• Excess Parental Control May Backfire – PsychCentral.com

  Excess Parental Control May Backfire PsychCentral.com Young people are generally positive about behavioral control — a technique thought to be better for a child's development. However, when parents are very …

• KRMG Local News Neighbor eyes child abuse victims’ behavior – KRMG

  KRMG KRMG Local News Neighbor eyes child abuse victims' behavior KRMG OWASSO, Ok. – AM 740 and FM 102.3 News/Talk KRMG's Steve Berg reports ..