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People with Parkinson’s disease, which involves disrupted dopamine signaling, tend to blink far less often and also struggle with switching between tasks.
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Childhood hobby leads to lower stress, fewer mental health problems and better brain function as adults
It may be time to take this old-school pastime off the shelf.
Mom devastated after ‘inhumane’ Ryanair wouldn’t refund her flight after son’s death
"Like a slap in the face."
The top 20 ’90s baby names have plummeted in popularity over last three decades
Throwback baby names? As if!
Mom stunned after $40 Halloween decoration blasts explicit song: ‘How’d you like to scream all night?’
It serenades trick-or-treaters with a “creepy” chant laced with sexual innuendos.
Inside the absurd battle brewing between $800-a-day baby nurses and NYC’s ultra-rich
“We are the people who are going to come into your home to see your most vulnerable moments.”
My mom hack is a sneaky fitness trick — people say I’ll be ‘quadzilla’ in a week
Jessa Sharp's parenting experiment quickly became a brutal lower-body workout — and eventually a surprisingly lucrative family game.
Pets improve kids’ mental health — except one, which makes things worse
Turns out, some furry friends — and even scaly or slimy ones too — help kids' mental health as well. With one key exception.
Flight attendant reveals vile reason why you should never eat off plane’s back-seat tray tables
“Why do people do this?"
Two moms reveal why they breastfeed each other’s babies
The sisters-in-law don’t just babysit each other’s children — they breastfeed them, too.
Parents believe they need wider support system to raise kids than earlier generations did: survey
Seven in 10 parents believe that raising children today requires a wider circle of trust than it did a generation ago, according to new research.
Homeschooling explodes 200% in NYC as frustrated families reject Big Apple’s failing public school system
For these NYC families, the classroom has no walls — and sometimes, it has a subway map.
More kids age 8 to 11 are being prescribed weight loss drugs: study
Prescriptions for the drugs are on the rise in part because of how they work. They can help kids who need it shed up to 16% of their body weight,...
Popular squishy toy recalled over ‘serious injury’ hazard after months of child hospitalizations
They're putting the squeeze on squishies.
Ex-cop reveals unorthodox life-saving tips for college students living away from home for the first time
Michael Arterburn, a former domestic violence detective of 23 years, is schooling young adults on the useful tips, tricks and tools that could save their lives during a violent attack.
Meet the parents spending upwards of $10K on back-to-school fashion— and even sacrificing food to make it work
"She’s the new kid in school and wants to make a good impression."
AI chatbots linked to ‘significantly higher emotional problems’ for teens — here’s who is most at risk
New research has found an alarming effect on teens' emotional state from the use of AI chatbots, with certain groups most at risk.
Mom’s ridiculous school lunch Oreo request triggers massive — and hilarious — backlash
To survive the back-to-school mom group chat, you’ve gotta be one tough cookie.
Why more and more moms are being diagnosed with ADHD
When Busy Philipps spoke about her own diagnosis through her kids the comments section quickly overflowed with moms, chiming in.
‘Baby canceled’ post incites controversial debate about ‘s–t’ fathers — but there’s a catch
The eye-popping post read “Baby Cancelled” under a graphic of a birth (or no-birth?) announcement. “Due date was April 14, 2027. Mommy changed her mind. Daddy wasn’t s--t.”
