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Postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers associated with some unfavorable parenting practices (EurekAlert!) - Mothers who have symptoms of depression two to four months after the birth of their children may be less likely to perform parenting tasks that involve active interaction with their infants, including breastfeeding, playing and reading books, according to a study in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Mother's depressive symptoms contribute unfavorably to parenting practices (EurekAlert!) - When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or perform other interactive parenting tasks with their newborns, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Columbia University.

Mother's Depressive Symptoms Contribute Unfavorably to Parenting Practices (Newswise) - When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or perform other interactive parenting tasks with their newborns, according to a study.

Selecciones Teams Up with Todobebe to Provide Pregnancy and Parenting Information to the Hispanic Audience (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Selecciones, an imprint of Reader's Digest and the world's leading Spanish-language magazine, announced today a multi-media content and marketing partnership with Todobebe, a leading voice on pregnancy and parenting issues for Hispanic families.

NBC buying iVillage for $600 million (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - NBC Universal has signed a deal to acquire iVillage, the women's and parenting website, for about $600 million.

Selecciones Teams Up with Todobebe to Provide Pregnancy and Parenting Information to the Hispanic Audience (SYS-CON Media) - Your Baby's First Year 0-12 (Harper Collins-Rayo).

PARENTING: Living with children (Grand Forks Herald) - In my recent public presentations, I've been pointing out that whereas baby boomers, as children, were afraid of their mothers, today's mothers in most cases, grown up baby-boomers are afraid of their children. They're afraid their children will misbehave in public, thereby broadcasting to the world that they have failed at being Perfect Moms. They're afraid their children will think they are not

The Things They Say 1540 (ContactMusic) - "The one thing you've got to be prepared to do as a parent is not to be liked from time to time." EMMA THOMPSON hands out parenting advice.

"Is it at all Possible for a Woman to Get the Work Life Balance Right in Today's Society?" (SYS-CON Media) - Fewer topics appear in the national media and womens' magazines more often than that of working mothers v. stay-at-home parenting. It remains a major issue because most families will have been faced with the decision at some point, and because a realistic solution never seems to be any closer.

NBC Buys a Web Site for Women (New York Times) - IVillage, an Internet company devoted to women, agreed yesterday to be acquired by NBC Universal for $600 million.