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分享 3 Signs Your Preschooler Is Gifted
2015-11-10 20:38
Thanks to standardized tests, it's somewhat easy to tell whether a grade-schooler has above-average aptitude. But curious parents of preschoolers may have a more difficult time determining whether their children are "gifted," having fewer benchmarks against which to measure them. " ...
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分享 Why I Tell My Kids To Shut Up
2015-11-10 20:37
© Provided by Scary Mommy No matter how mad you get at your kids, there are two words that every single mother – even me, Mommy from Mommy Needs A Swear Jar – knows that you just never, ever, under any circumstance, say to your children. Those two words are: Shut up. But why? Why ...
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分享 What Do Americans Fear Most?
2015-11-9 16:19
Americans' biggest fears are related to government and technology, not ghosts and goblins , according to the Survey of American Fear by researchers at Chapman University in California. For the survey, the researchers polled a representative sample of approximately 1,500 Americans and found th ...
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分享 Why You’re Not Always Excited When Good Things Happen to Your Friends
2015-11-9 16:18
As teenagers, it was that feeling when a friend got a brand new car on her 16th birthday. As adults, it's when a former co-worker lands that dream job . Research suggests we envy those with whom we have the most in common—and may even find satisfaction in their misfortune. And w ...
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分享 10 legendary monsters and where to find them
2015-11-9 16:18
© Provided by USA Today You don't have to be a cryptozoologist to search for creatures whose existence hasn't yet been proven — you just need a good map, a keen sense of adventureand a trusty camera. And while you might not actually catch a glimpse of the Yeti, Chupacabra  ...
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分享 Are Brown Eggs Really Healthier Than White Eggs?
2015-11-8 11:43
© goodze/iStock/Getty Images The question: Do brown eggs pack more nutrients than their white counterparts? The expert: Nutritionist Alexandra Caspero, R.D., owner of the weight-management and sports-nutrition service Delicious Knowledge The verdict: ...
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分享 Are You Too Tired To Function? Here's How To Tell
2015-11-8 11:43
© Westend61 via Getty Images Tired man driving car Westend61 via Getty Images You wouldn't drink and drive. But what about yawn and drive? Data shows that operating a vehicle when you're exhausted is just as dangerous as drunk driving -- and it occurs rather frequent ...
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分享 5 Facts in Defense of Pasta
2015-11-8 11:42
© Getty Images I just got back from Milan, Italy, where I had the amazing opportunity to attend the World Pasta Day Congress meeting as part of an American journalist delegation. Pasta producers, pasta exporters, pasta machinery makers, international scientists and others came toge ...
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分享 I'm Raising a Feminist, and You Should Too
2015-11-7 17:25
© Flickr user Jökull Aueunsson How to Raise a Feminist My 4-year-old daughter, Mae, had her first preschool field trip y Ester day. She was thrilled; I was mildly annoyed because her normal two-and-a-half-hour day was sliced to a measly hour. Her cute little class of 10 visit ...
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分享 I Absolutely Parent My Children Differently Based on Gender
2015-11-7 17:25
Before I had children, way back when I was wise and all-knowing, I decided I would parent my children the same way regardless of gender. Both were going to play with dolls and trucks; both would learn about kindness and assertiveness; both would learn to wrestle and love mud. I was going to ...
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