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Mother's Depressive Symptoms Contribute Unfavorably To Parenting Practices (Medical News Today) - 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... click link for more info.

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.

JOHN ROSEMOND: AFFIRMATIVE PARENTING: Many adult baby boomers afraid to truly parent kids (Contra Costa Times) - IN 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

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.

Key Move: Artful Outsourcing (Forbes) - Baby-food maker Cheryl Tallman knows that parenting a company also means letting go.

Caring for kids all part of day's work for supermums (Bayside Bulletin) - In 2006 we're working longer hours for bigger mortgages and being a stay-at-home mum is almost a luxury. Maybe we don't need super-nannies and positive parenting seminars; maybe we just need a Family Day Carer.

Mommy Goes Missing to Play Poker (Online Poker News) - A woman with three children and one more on the way was arrested in Saipan, a tiny island in the Pacific ocean, for abandoning her kids to play poker. Not exactly the best example of responsible parenting, the pregnant woman, Lincy Santos, left her young children alone at home to go play poker in a local arcade. As if this wasn't bad enough, Santos has flown the coop to play poker before and has

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.

George McGovern: Hey Baby Boomers -- Welcome to the Golden Years! (HuffingtonPost) - If life is what each of us holds dear, then for most people extending life is a plus, not a minus. And so it is for the rest of society that stands to gain from the contributions of the older generation. How many children and youth have had their lives enriched and warmed by loving grandparents? How many parents have found their parenting obligations made easier because of the helpful role of