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This Could Be The Easiest Way To Boost Your Child’s IQ

Boosting your child’s intelligence has been proven to be quite simple, a study has found. So what does it come down to? A mother simply talking to her children.   The researchers at Academics at Stanford University in California, US, found that just by hearing their mother’s voice, kids’ minds become more engaged. It triggers neurons …

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A letter to … My mother, who cheated on my father and doesn’t know I know The letter you always wanted to write

He came into our lives and I heard you joking with our next-door neighbour about how attractive he was. I saw how you wore more makeup than usual when he came to our house. I saw the furtive glances across the garden and I remember so clearly the time you brought him to the house …

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Ancient Egyptian Coffin Found to Hold Youngest known Mummified Foetus

    Scanning reveals coffin from 600BC, originally though by curators to contain preserved organs, holds a foetus of no more than 18 weeks gestation The cedar wood coffin, excavated in 1907, dates back to 600BC. Photograph: Jaymes Sinclair/the Fitzwilliam Museum, Image Library   A miniature coffin from ancient Egypt that was thought to contain …

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After Reading This You Won’t Really Want Those Light-Up Shoes For Your Kids?

  According to a mother, Jovan Virag, known on Reddit as Jovianflower, her son’s  “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” light-up shoes lit up in flames!  Fortunately, her son wasn’t wearing the shoes at the time, but that doesn’t make the pictures of the aftermath any less cringe-worthy. The fire left the floor and back …

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Swaddling Infants May Increase Risk of SIDS, Study Finds

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Swaddling Infants May Increase Risk of SIDS, Study Finds   Babies who were swaddled were more likely to die of SIDS, especially if they were placed on their sides or stomachs while swaddled, researchers said. The study was published in Pediatrics.   What all has research proved regarding swaddling:   Swaddling can …

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JetBlue: Airline Creates ‘FlyBabies’ Promotion to Support Parents Flying with Young Children

Flying with a crying baby is tough on all of us, but it’s especially hard for moms. In honor of Mother’s Day, JetBlue airlines are giving everyone a reason to smile every time a baby cries.     The airline pulled a Mother’s Day stunt by promising travelers 25 percent off a future JetBlue trip every …

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Student Invites Mother to Prom to Give her Night She Never Had

  An Ohio high school student surprised his mom by asking her to prom.   Trey Potter said he wanted to show his mother, MelissaRoshan (MelRo) Potter, how much he admires her after everything she’s been through in her life.   “She never had that experience and she’s risked so much for throughout my life …