In Case You Missed It

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Back, back again. My weekly round up of posts from around the web that I’ve written. Click, read, enjoy.

• Do Only Children Still Get Social Skills? Only children are often thought to be lacking in social skills due to their non-exposure to siblings. A new survey, however, may show that being an only child does not inhibit a child’s social skills.
• Premature Baby Receives Breastmilk Donation From Special Place Two mothers, both had their babies at four months premature, both babies suffered from dangerous complications. As one mother struggled to produce enough breastmilk for her tiny son, the other faced gallons of pumped and frozen milk she would never get a chance to use.
• Five Year Old Girl Found Weighing 156lbs, Taken From Parents When reports of children that are being abused and neglected come in, usually the children are found to be extremely underweight and starved. In a shocking new case, however, the children were found to be extremely overweight and in poor health.
• Private School Rejects Four-Year-Old Because of Lesbian Mothers Tracy Harrison was raised in a strict Baptist home and considers herself a devout Christian. So when it became time to enroll her 4-year-old daughter into preschool, choosing a Christian based school seemed like the obvious option. After the first parent’s night hosted by the school, however, Harrison was informed that her daughter was no longer welcome.
• Could An Infection During Pregnancy Cause Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that prevents a person from being able to tell reality from hallucinations and paranoia. Though several theories as to the cause have been looked at, most scientists have been unable to find a real cause for the mental illness. New research, however, may point to illness before the person was born.
• Survey Finds Parents Would Rather Work Less, Be Home More A new survey out of Scotland found that the majority of parents feel their work and family balance is “not ideal.” For many working parents, being able to spend more time with their families would be the better option.
• Study: Unhappy Parents Are More Likely To Spank A study from the Tulane University School of Public Health found that parents who are in aggressive and violent relationships are more likely to spank their toddlers than those in happier relationships. The study may show a link between corporal punishment and family aggression.
• Nine-Year-Old Boy Saves Toddler Brother From Drowning Toddler Brendan Hearn was found face down and not responsive in the family pool after sneaking outside. While his mother tried to perform CPR to save him, it was his 9 year-old brother that managed to save the day
• Not Breastfeeding Makes Mothers Twice As Likely To Develop Diabetes We all know that breastfeeding is good for babies, but did yo know that mothers also receive health benefits from choosing to breastfeed? A new study found that mothers who choose not to breastfeed are twice as likely to develop diabetes in their lifetime. That may be reason enough to skip the bottle.

And from a few other places:

• Get Wild About Your Diaper Bag With Kalencom’s “Madonna” Line
• 5 Things To Do With Your Kids Over Labor Day

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Summer is a freelance writer and mother of 3, searching for herself amongst the Legos and blocks. After moving a couple hundred miles away from home, and fighting a few dragons, she's figuring out that she needs to be her own biggest fan to get through the world.


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