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Michelle Obama Leaves Pennsylvania Avenue for Sesame Street

The first lady recently met up with good pal Elmo on Sesame Street to create a PSA promoting healthy eating habits.The video is part of Sesame Workshops Healthy Habits For Life initiative, and features Mrs. Obama explaining the impact of being a healthy role model as a parent. Says Michelle, If you want your child to have healthy habits, practice healthy habits, too. Because youre your childs best role model. Do you think the cameo will help make an impact?

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Taming the Temper Tantrum

Every mom has experienced them, and if you’re not at that stage yet…just wait! The stroke of the clock that ushers in your child’s toddler years also starts the ruthless era of the temper tantrum. Patty Onderko from Parenting.com helped us figure out the rationale behind your child’s emotional explosions.

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Can You Get Pregnant With Endometriosis?

If you have endometriosis, you may be wondering how it will affect your fertility and if you will be able to become pregnant. According to Pennsylvania State College, endometriosis affects between 7 and 15 percent of women between 25 and 44 years old. This condition may run in families, meaning you are more likely to have endometriosis if your mother or your sister has this condition. Endometriosis occurs when cells that normally line the inside of the uterus begin growing outside the uterus.

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Why Your Kid Needs A Summer Job

When I was in college, I spent two long, hot summers wrangling teenagers at a 350-acre organic farm in Pennsylvania. The camp focused not on swim tests or tie-dye, but instead the goal was developing kids’ leadership and communication skills. Like most sleepaway camps, this camp drew children largely from cities, kids whose families could afford…

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Baby Gender Selection Methods

It’s natural for a father who already has three girls to want a boy next time. But should he be able to make that choice? Reproductive technologies exist to make sex selection a reality. However, many people believe that sex selection is ethically wrong. The UN reports, for example, that every day in India, 2,000 women abort a baby girl. Called feticide, this is a form of sex selection. When sex selection occurs for medical reasons, many people support the phenomenon.