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		<title>Family Conflict Intensifies When Young Adults Move Back In With Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With many young adults moving back in with their parents in the wake of the economic recession, many parents and their children are attempting to navigate a unique family landscape.  
In a new study, researchers studying this phenomenon have found somewhat discouraging results regarding the levels of family conflict between these young adults and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Status Update: Parents Share Just As Much As Teens On Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While teenagers are notorious for posting personal information on the internet, a new study reveals that parents are guilty of over-sharing as well.
University of Guelph researchers found that parents are just as likely as their kids to disclose personal information on Facebook.  Furthermore, mom and dad are just as susceptible to the need for internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secondhand Smoke Can Create Symptoms of Nicotine Addiction in Non-Smoking Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think your smoking isn’t affecting your kids?  Think again.
According to a new study, mere exposure to secondhand smoke can spur symptoms of nicotine dependence in non-smoking pre-teens.
Not only that, the study also indicated that pre-teens who repeatedly observe a parent, sibling friend or neighbor smoking cigarettes are more likely to pick up the habit themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parent&#8217;s Guide to Fun Summer Activities for Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 17:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When faced with any sort of unstructured time, children are likely to get bored. They are also likely to let you know about it often! Summer is meant to be a time for rest and relaxation but also for exploring and education outside of the classroom. Here are some ideas for keeping your kids happily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Month Vacation?  How to Keep Your Kids Busy This Summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s usually about this time when parents start to hear those dreaded words that inevitably come each summer. “I&#8217;m bored!” rings through houses across America and parents&#8217; wells of ideas begin to run dry. The excitement of summer has started to wear off, play date pals are away on vacation, and our little swimmers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents&#8217; Marital Problems Blamed for Sleeping Difficulties in Infants</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/parents-marital-problems-blamed-for-sleeping-difficulties-in-infants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 16:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couples having marital difficulties may also have another problem on their hands – infants who are losing sleep, according to a new study.
Oregon State University researchers found that marital instability when a child was nine months of age was related to sleep problems at 18 months of age.  These problems included both difficulties falling asleep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Families Spend Half of Food Budgets in Restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are spending about half their food budget in restaurants, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This latest study, conducted by Texas A&#38;M University Researchers, surveyed parents and children from over 300 families in Houston. The questions measured parental work schedules, parenting style, family meal ritual perceptions, and time children spent in an automobile with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Sheds Light On National Attitudes Towards Vaccinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Somers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results from a recent national survey of primary care physicians has shed light on the general attitudes parents in the United States hold towards childhood vaccinations.
Major findings include that a majority of physicians think that parents’ level of concern about vaccines has either “greatly” or “moderately increased” in the past five years and that physicians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Children Inherit Alcoholism From Their Parents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents pass a number of traits onto their children such as height, temperament or eye color.  A new study suggests parents also may be passing on a risk of alcoholism.
Researchers have discovered a strong link between parental alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and the risk of their children developing an AUD.  In other words, a parent’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Birth Rate Experiences Biggest Drop in 30 Years, Government Report Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Somers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to government data, the U.S. birth rate has experienced its biggest drop in thirty years, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Births decreased by 4 percent from 2007 to 2009, which is the biggest drop for any two-year period since the 1970s.
While the rate &#8211; 66.7 births per 1,000 women aged 5 to 44 &#8211; hasn’t [...]]]></description>
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