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Depressed Fathers Could Impact the Mental Health of Their Kids
Volumes of research have been done showing that depressed mothers can negatively affect the health and well-being of their children. But what about depressed fathers?
Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine found an increased rate of mental health problems in children whose fathers had depressive symptoms.
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Shocking or No? Spankings Are Still the Norm for Half of Americans
Back in the ’60s, corporal punishment was common practice for a shocking 94 percent of parents in the US. While a lot of us may find this number unsettling, just as many don’t. In fact, half of all parents today admitted to punishing children by “spanking on the bottom with a bare hand” to a telephone poll conducted by the National Institutes for Mental Health.
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Kids Whose Parents Drink and Drive More Likely to Do It Themselves — Health Check
Want to keep your kids from drinking and driving? A new study says not doing it yourself is a good start.
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Should an Obese Child Be Taken From His Parents? Some Authorities Thought So and Did
A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.
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Depressed Fathers Can Cause Behavioral Issues in Kids — Health Check
A study of 20,000 US families found kids with fathers suffering from depression are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than other children.
Michael Weitzman at the New York University School of Medicine, who authored the study, said these findings are especially important at a time when unemployment is high and some military dads are returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with emotional wounds.
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Couple Arrested for Stealing Sandwiches, Lose Custody of Daughter [VIDEO]
Police took custody of a Honolulu couple’s 3-year-old daughter after they were arrested for stealing $10 worth of sandwiches in a local Safeway, even after they offered to pay for the food.
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Parents Who Gave Kids Nazi Names Lose Custody Battle
The parents of three children, who gave each of them Nazi names, including Adolf Hitler, have finally lost custody of all three kids.
On Thursday, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that the children, who have been in foster care, should not be returned to the couple due to evidence of domestic violence in the home. The court has returned the case to family court for further reconsideration.
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Eight Percent of Parents Regret Their Child’s Name — Survey of the Day
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Parents Warned Against Using Bumper Pads in Cribs
In its latest guidelines for doctors, the American Academy of Pediatrics is advising against the usage of bumper pads in cribs, saying they may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.