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Helpful dads may hurt self-esteem of “super-mums”

Melbourne, Mar 19 (ANI): With more diligent dads helping out at home, “super-mums” who feel caught between work and traditional child-rearing roles are seeing it as an attack on their self esteem, reveals a new study.
According to a LiveScience report, the University of Texas at Austin interviewed 78 dual-earner couples who had eight-month-old infants, measuring [...]

Delay in potty training harms environment, kids: Oz study

Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): An Australian study has found that parents who delay their children’’s potty training until they are three or older could be doing them and environment serious harm.
According to the survey, children wore nappies for up to a year longer than earlier generations, with only about 50 percent completing daytime toilet training [...]

Chinese mums-to-be women giving cash to doctors for smooth delivery

New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): Pregnant women in China are giving cash to doctors so that they receive better care during childbirth, according to a new survey.

The study involving 1,227 pregnant women and mothers with children aged 1 to 6 years showed that 24 percent of the mums gave hongbao (red envelopes with money) to [...]

Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston agree to jointly raise their son Tripp

New York, May 7 (ANI): After the much-publicized fight between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston, it has now emerged that the two of them have agreed to jointly raise their son Tripp.

Both, Palin, 18, and Johnston, 19, revealed their child-rearing rapprochement in duelling morning television show appearances.

“She seems to trust me a little bit [...]

Family demands steer women away from math/science careers

Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Women opt out of math/science careers not because they lack mathematical ability, but due to family demands, says a new study.

The research led by Cornell University revealed that women choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers because they want flexibility to raise children, [...]

Rowing married couples spend 10 days a year not speaking to each other

London, Mar 6 (ANI): An average married couple has two arguments a week, which result in the “silent treatment” for two hours and 14 minutes each time, a new UK poll has shown.

The survey showed that couples spend almost ten days a year not speaking to each other after domestic rows.

And [...]