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DotMoms Daily: Timing pregnancy, ADHD brains, and more

Illustration: NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch, NPR

In family-related news:
> Planning mommyhood by the numbers (LiveScience/MSNBC)
> Babies born 1-3 weeks early have higher death risk (Reuters)
> Allergies curb kids' daily activities (WebMD/CBS)
> Studies of students say bad behavior not dooming (NYTimes)
> ADHD kids' brains mature more slowly (AP/MSNBC)
   Related: Animation comparing development in ADHD, other brains
> Many parents avoid video games with kids (AP/MSNBC)
> War comes home for mother-soldiers (NPR)
> Middle-class dream eludes African-American families (WashPost)
> Report: Wars cost average U.S. family $20,000 (Reuters/MSNBC)

DotMoms Daily: "Little-Bang Theory," Thanksgiving travels, and more

Illustration: Slate.com

In family-related news:
> U.S. among worst in world for infant death (AP/Yahoo)
> The breast and the brightest (Slate)
> China confirms poison was on toy beads (NYTimes)
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> Skateboarding rolls out of the suburbs (NYTimes)
> Study debunks theory on teen sex, delinquency (WashPost)
> Little-bang theory of violence: It all begins with a toy gun (WashPost)
> Va. Tech tragedy divides family  (WashPost)
> When one of me suddenly became three (NYTimes)
> Thanksgiving doesn't always lead you home (AP/MSNBC)

DotMoms Daily: Anxious pregnancies, Curious George recall, and more

Image: CPSC, MSNBC

In family-related news:
> Moms-to-be often anxious, depressed (Reuters)
> New mom's NYC Marathon win stirs debate (AP/Yahoo)
> Curious George recalled, contaminated with lead (AP/MSNBC)
> Atari 2600 inducted into Toy Hall of Fame (AP/MSNBC)
> Grade schoolers make 'Mighty Milers' (NPR)
> New book features celebrity bar mitzvahs (Newsweek)
> Laura Ingalls Wilder's well-insulated 'Little House' (WashPost)
> Boomers not planning for parents' care (WebMD)

DotMoms Daily: Neverending recalls, "The Antisuburbanites," and more

In recall-related news:
> 405,000 toys recalled in latest lead paint scare (AP/MSNBC)
   Related: Safety agency issues new batch of toy recalls (Reuters)
> 4 million Aqua Dots toys recalled due to date-rape chemical (Reuters)
   Related: Sleuthing for a danger in toy beads (NYTimes)

In other family-related news:
> Pregnant exercisers test limits (NYTimes)
> Year of Pig a golden opportunity for having kids (Reuters)
> Disclosing infertility doesn't cause women stress (Reuters)
> Girls fuel rise in kids' diabetes drug use (WebMD/CBS)
> Smokin' in the boys -- and girls -- room (Newsweek)
> Drug-drenched lyrics no music to parents' ears (ABC)
> Review says abstinence-only ed fails teens (AP/MSNBC)
> Cyberfamilias: These Naughty Gifts don't clutter a closet (NYTimes)
> The Antisuburbanites: Family homes in N.Y., L.A., London (NYTimes)
> Poll: What keeps parents up at night? (Parents)
> Clinton candidacy sparks women's interest (Reuters)

DotMoms Daily: TV for toddlers, "Helicopter parents" helpful, and more

Photo: PBSKids.org

In family-related news:
> Making the cut (Time)
> The littlest big shots: Celebrity kids (NYTimes)
> Educational TV for toddlers OK (AP/Yahoo)
> Screen violence tied to boys' aggression (Reuters)
> Without enough sleep, children gain weight (Reuters)
> Missteps on both sides led to health bill veto (NYTimes)
> An unlikely education partnership left behind (WashPost)
> New study gives hovering parents extra credit (WashPost)

DotMoms Daily: Marathon mom, Autism "epidemic," and more

Photo: VCU.edu

In family-related news:
> Months after giving birth, Radcliffe wins in NYC (AP/MSNBC)
   Related: Training through pregnancy to be fastest mom (NYTimes)
> Olympics push Chinese kids to the max (WashPost)
> Who needs preschool? (Newsweek)
> Handwriting key to learning (Newsweek)
> Autism 'epidemic' may be all in the label (AP/MSNBC)
> Boomers, Xers often differ on parenting (ABC)
> Feminists split on Clinton's sexism defense  (Politico)

DotMoms Daily: Lower-level lead poisoning, Parent-Teacher-Kid conferences, and more

Photo: Mark and Laura Olmstead, NPR

In family-related news:
> Lead poisons kids at lower levels than standard (AP/MSNBC)
> 'Child prodigy' film revives question: What is art? (NPR)
> Kids welcome at parent-teacher conferences (AP/MSNBC)
> Schools to get face-remembering cameras (CBS)
> 5 million frozen pizzas recalled (AP/CBS)
> Congress passes kids health bill again (AP/WashPost)
> Seventies something: Tweens and nostalgia (NYTimes)
> Life's work: The feminine critique (NYTimes)

DotMoms Daily: Rowling's "Beetle the Bard," Halloween hangover, and more

In family-related news:
> Vietnam's desire for baby boys skews gender (AP/MSNBC)
> Breastfeeding protects some children from asthma (Reuters)
> Parents playing a bigger part in kids' lives (AP/MSNBC)
> Rowling says goodbye to Potter with fairy tales (Reuters)
   Related: Rowling sues to block Harry Potter encyclopedia  (AP/Yahoo)
> Hello, India? I need help with my math  (NYTimes)
> Poll: Most OK birth control for schools (AP/ABC)
> Halloween isn't much of a treat for orthodontists (WashPost)

DotMoms Daily: Toys 'R Us recall, Allergy anxiety, and more

Photo: Greg Ruffing / Redux for Newsweek

In family-related news:
> Caesarean safer for breech-birth baby than for mom (AFP/Yahoo)
> Toys 'R' Us recalls 16,000 toys for lead (AP/MSNBC)
> Galaxy Warriors toys sold at Family Dollar recalled (Reuters)
> Acting CPSC head under fire for handling of toy recalls (CBS)
> An extra hour of Halloween daylight? Thank the candy lobby (NYTimes)
> What's your Halloween candy personality? (WashPost)
> Seinfeld: Wife not guilty of 'vegetable plagiarism' in kids' cookbook (CNN)
> When the Web becomes the family dinner table (Wall Street Journal)
> Fear and allergies in the lunchroom (Newsweek)
> Federal study offers dire outlook on child insurance (NYTimes)
> Young voters plug in to politics (Reuters)

DotMoms Daily: Saggy breastfeeders, Misdosing Robitussin, and more

Photo: Melina Mara, The Washington Post

In family-related news:
> Blue or pink states: Delivering the vote, then the bundle of joy (WashPost)
> Does breastfeeding make breasts sag? (WebMD/CBS)
> Robitussin recall sparks new fears about dosing kids (ABC)
> U.S. consumer group flags more toys with lead (Reuters)
> Preteens trading fairy wands for fishnets (WashPost)
> Anticipated video games won't arrive for winter holidays (MSNBC)
> Study: TV raises blood pressure in obese kids (Reuters)
> SCHIP supporters still trying for deal (CQ)
> Kids grieve for their service pets (ABC)
> In science classrooms, a blast of fresh air (NYTimes)
> 1 in 10 U.S. high schools is a 'dropout factory' (AP/MSNBC)