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At What Age Can Kids Stay Home Alone? Moms & Experts Weigh In

Runnings errands or caught working late? Here's when it's OK to leave your kiddo home alone, according to experts — plus, when some parents feel it's OK.

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4-year-old goes for a walk in the woods and comes back with a confused deer

When we're kids, we definitely go through a phase where we spot a cute animal and beg our parents to bring it home with us.

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Dolly Parton Is Reading Books From Her Imagination Library to Kids Stuck Inside

Dolly Parton has donated more than 100 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program, and now, she's reading bedtime stories to kids around the world.

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The Best New IKEA Products for Kids!

From arts and crafts to toy and furniture, we found the best new products for kids at IKEA.

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16 Easy snd Creative Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids - Southern Living

Thanksgiving crafts for kids can keep little helpers busy while teaching them the importance of the season. From decorative paper turkeys to leaf

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Snow White Soothes 6-Year-Old Boy with Autism During Disney World Meltdown - Southern Living

Snow White swooped into action and seemed to know just what to do to make Brody feel at ease.

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12 Back-to-School Products to Add to Your Shopping List!

Back-to-school season is the busiest, most exhausting, and—with these products—most fun time of year.

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Pampers is making a 'smart' diaper. Yes, really

It's come to this: Babies may soon be wearing Pampers smart diapers.

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Baby born size of an apple defies odds to survive

Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego.

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Do I Have To Feed My Baby Cereal & Other Recommended Foods? Experts Explain

When it comes to what to feed your baby, and when, there are plenty of opinions out there. Of course, most parents stick to the newborn to 1-year-old feeding guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). However, parents with…

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This Utah Elementary School Has a Book Vending Machine to Foster a Love of Reading

Granger Elementary in West Valley City, Utah, just installed a vending machine that dispenses books instead of potato chips.

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4 Tips for the Single Working Mom

A single mother herself, this contributor starts out with the tip, 'You're not alone.'

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North Carolina boy ‘hung out with a bear’ while lost in woods

The 3-year-old North Carolina boy who was found safe after spending two days lost in the woods told his family that he “hung out with a bear” during the ordeal. Casey Hathaway’s a…

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Trust Us: You Want to Make Space in Your Kids' Playroom For This Year's New Lego Sets | POPSUGAR Moms

Heads up, moms and dads: you're going to want to clear some space in your kids' playroom. Lego has shared details of all the building sets it's releasing this

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The secret world of babies

This lab is revealing the hidden workings of babies’ brains… and could prove key in getting earlier support to children who have neurological differences like autism.

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New Screen Time Recommendations for Babies, Kids, and Teens Released

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents about appropriate screen time amounts from infant to age 18.

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11 Hilarious Stories That Prove Kids Are Out to Embarrass Their Parents

Kids say the silliest things — and while mostly harmless, sometimes those things can lead to some very embarrassing situations.

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    Little Boy's Lost Stuffed Animal Goes on Heartwarming Adventure

    When a little boy left his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, at the Tampa International Airport, employees took the toy on adventure. They documented the journey in a photo book before the boy returned to pick up his stuffed animal.

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    25 Quick & Easy School Lunches to Pack for Your Kids Slideshow - Bon Appétit

    It's back-to-school time, and we've got 25 quick and easy school lunches to keep your kids happy—or at least relatively so

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    Hilarious, Wise And Totally Random Quotes From Kids This Week

    Parents everywhere know it's true that kids really do say the darndest things. And these words are often worth recording. That's why mom Lacey Ellis created LittleHoots, an app that allows on-the-go parents to type out, stylize, and archive their ...

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    9 Remarkable Ultrasound Images | Mental Floss

    It has become commonplace for pregnant women to undergo ultrasonography, or medical sonography, to check the physical health and progress of their unborn baby...

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    Disney Frozen Party Ideas

    Who loves the movie Disney Frozen? Who wants to build a snowman? Um, pretty much everyone in the world, am I right? Frozen was SO not just a princess movie – my nephews love it. I know so many couples who don’t even have kids who have watched it.

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    What 'marshmallow test' can teach you about your kids - CNN.com

    The premise is simple: You can eat one marshmallow now or, if you can wait, you get to eat two marshmallows later.

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    Consumer Reports' top 5 tech gifts for kids

    The cool, fun gadgets we've gathered here will be hits with many kids—and their parents.

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    Twenty-Three GREAT Kids' Bedroom Design Ideas!

    Get design and decorating ideas for children's rooms, from fun color palettes to clever storage solutions.

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    10 Language Mistakes Kids Make That Are Actually Pretty Smart | Mental Floss

    These mistakes show that little kids know a lot more about the rules than we think.

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    10 Toys You Only Played With at the Doctor's Office | Mental Floss

    The best part of going to the doctor's office as a kid.

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    Little boy doesn't want mom to have new baby: ‘This is exasperating!’

    "What were you thinking?" That’s what one little boy with an impressive vocabulary wanted to know after being told by his mom that she...

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    More Schools Consider Later Start Times for Teenagers - WSJ

    The Seattle public school district is among many school districts across the country currently studying the costs and logistical issues that would come with a later school start time.

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    The 55 Essential Movies Your Child Must See (Before Turning 13)

    There are people out there who have never seen The Princess Bride. They walk among us, holding down jobs, contributing to society, and generally living happy, semi-fulfilled lives.

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    Long-Lost Images Show What Hasn't Changed About Motherhood In 50 Years

    Buried treasure doesn't always have to be underground. As photographer Ken Heyman discovered, forgotten storage boxes can yield treasure, too. According to Medium, his former agent, Woodfin Camp, requested that he empty his contents from a closing...

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    Kid Puts Up Poster for Free Piano Concert. Event Goes Viral and Hundreds Show Up

      It all started when eight-year-old Dylan Spoering put a sign on his front lawn promoting his free piano concert on 12 July 2014. Neighbor and fellow musician Thomas Rehbein noticed Dylan's s...

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    Why Is American Girl Rebranding Their Historical Line Without An Asian Doll?

    American Girl announced it would be discontinuing the four ‘friend’ dolls in their popular line of historical dolls and story books as part of the rebranding of the collection. Although American Girl has “archived” eleven historica

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    The best parents in the world held a Game of Thrones party for their 1-year old - Lost At E Minor: For creative people

    All men must die throw their kids an awesome ‘Game of Thrones’ themed birthday party – like what parents Eric and Lisa Cheung did for their 1-year-old, Emm

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    Drawing brows on babies is now a thing - Lost At E Minor: For creative people

    It must be said that we are always finding new ways of amusing ourselves. The latest thing to have taken the Internet by storm, apparently, is that of draw

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    Kids being honest: Ridiculously entertaining notes penned by children - Lost At E Minor: For creative people

    Kids always get away with baring their fragile souls to the whole world, clearly, as this ridiculously entertaining collection of notes and confessions pen

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    Putting Babies In Grown Men's Suits Is All The Rage Right Now

    Mommy Shorts blogger, Ilana Wiles, knows there is one thing new parents need desperately -- almost as much as sleep -- and that is, something to do with a baby who cannot talk, walk or craft elaborate dresses made out of paper. To that end, last year...

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      Super cool dad turns home movies into action epics [VIDEO]

      Three-year-old James Hashimoto is one lucky kid. While most of his peers are limited to just use their imagination, his dad, Daniel, who happens to be a Dreamworks animator, brings his son's imaginati

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        Adorably Perplexed Kids React to Rotary Phones

        If you are a person of a certain age, you remember what it was like to use a rotary phone—the slow process of dialing, the weird clicking sound the wheel made. These kids are too young for that. Watch how adorably perplexed they are when this relic is p

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          Smartphone pictures pose privacy risks

          Pictures you've e-mailed or uploaded from your smartphone could leak information that can threaten your safety or that of your children. Visit http://tinyurl...

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            Sesame Street, heart doctor aim to boost kids' health

            Bert and Ernie jump rope and munch apples and carrots, and Cookie Monster has his namesake treat once a week, not every day. Can a Muppets mini-makeover improve kids' health, too?