Monday, 9 March 2015

14 dangerous kids' health symptoms you should never ignore

As parents, we're always on the lookout for dangerous kids' health symptoms. But how do you know when to call the doctor? You're tuned in to every skinned knee, sneeze and cough and in the vast majority of cases, such symptoms don't warrant a trip to the emergency room or even a call to your pediatrician. But how do you know when they do?

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Female executive apologizes to 'all the mothers I worked with' in powerful essay

In a powerful Fortune column that went viral Tuesday, the president of an Internet start-up that helps women secure online work is apologizing for the way she treated working mothers in the past.What changed Katharine Zaleski's mind? The birth of her daughter, Charlotte.

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Standardized tests? This mom says bring them on, the more the better

All over the country, from Pennsylvania to Ohio to Florida to Oregon, parents are rallying and rejecting standardized tests for their elementary, middle, and high-school kids. Not me. I have my three children — ages 15, 11 and 8 —take every mandatory test that comes down the pike. And even sign them up for extra ones.Why?

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