DotMoms Daily: Stepmonsters, teen health, and more

Image: David Chelsea, The New York Times

In family-related news now:
> UNICEF says child deaths down sharply since 1990 (Reuters)
> Consumers could face higher toy prices (AP/ABC)
> How I turned into a stepmonster (NYTimes)
> My so-called gossipy life (NYTimes)
> Credit card companies woo teens with plastic (NPR)
> Teen girls on a diet more likely to smoke (Reuters)
> Teens' unhealthy weight hurts later fertility (Reuters/MSNBC)
> Binge drinking particularly risky for teens (Reuters)
> In high school football, an injury no one sees (NYTimes)