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Shots - Health News
Parents' Saliva On Pacifiers Could Ward Off Baby's Allergies
May 6, 2013 Instead of rinsing off the pacifier when it falls out of your baby's mouth, new research suggests that sucking it clean for them could help keep them from developing eczema and asthma. Researchers say the harmless bacteria in parents' saliva works by stimulating the babies' immune system.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Diaperless Babies: 'Lunatic' Or 'Positive' Parenting?
May 2, 2013 Like many parents around the world, some moms and dads in Brooklyn are choosing to raise their children without using any diapers. How does this work and does it make any sense? Commentator Barbara J. King checks in with anthropologist Meredith Small, who embraces the idea with enthusiasm.
The Salt
Stunting From Malnutrition Affects 1 In 4 Kids Worldwide
April 16, 2013 Even very poor countries, like Ethiopia and Nepal, are making rapid progress against malnutrition in babies and young kids. A report from UNICEF finds that while stunting in kids worldwide is prevalent, it has dropped by a third in the past two decades.
Planet Money
The Birth Rate Just Hit A Record Low. That's Bad News For Medicare.
November 29, 2012 Fewer babies now means fewer working-age people a few decades from now. And that means less support for Medicare, Social Security and other programs.
Shots - Health News
Swaddling and Shushing Help Soothe Babies After Vaccinations
April 23, 2012 Nobody wants to hear a baby cry. Researchers say the same techniques that soothe a colicky infant can help relieve the pain of vaccinations.
Blog Of The Nation
Do They Make These Things In My Size?
April 18, 2011 For a second time, I find myself envying the lives of small children. Last month, I complained about the lost art of adult temper tantrums and now I kind of want the new Bugaboo Donkey, a $1,500 stroller. For myself.
The Picture Show
You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry
December 24, 2010 If "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" wasn't sung so cheerfully, the lyrics might be interpreted as kind of creepy: "He sees you when you're sleeping." That's what some of the kids in these photos must have been thinking about that bearded man in red.
