This just in from the Armenian Medical Network website (story available also in Russian). I love the "failure to launch" reasoning. Italian men become fathers at a later age than any other nationality, and do little or nothing to help their wives once their babies are born, statistics office Istat said Thursday. Italian men have their first child at an average age of … [Read more...] about And the world’s oldest first-time fathers are…
Archives for June 2009
Crying babies make dads cry and vice versa, says new study
While colicky babies have been known to make grown men (and moms) cry, a new study published today in Pediatrics says that babies are more likely to be colicky if the fathers are depressed. Colic is defined as three hours of crying at least three hours per day. Previous studies have shown a link between depression in women and colic in babies. The study looked at 7600 babies … [Read more...] about Crying babies make dads cry and vice versa, says new study
Protecting Your Kids From Cyber Sharks: Cyber Savvy Tip #3
Be Careful What You Type Kids are curious and cyber shark attractors know it. We all need to be careful when doing an online search-you never know what you might find. Simple searches can get kids to undesirable web sites. Sometimes they find their way there using a link sent from a friend. Another trick that attractors use to pull in visitors takes … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Kids From Cyber Sharks: Cyber Savvy Tip #3
Survey: Dads want to do better
It appears most fathers are trying to spend more times with their children as a way to counter the lack of contact they had with their own fathers.That's one of the revelations in a new survey by Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS), a brand experience firm with a practice area looking to market to men. In the research the firm asked 150 fathers and 150 mothers nationwide about … [Read more...] about Survey: Dads want to do better
Crying babies make dads cry and vice versa, says study
While colicky babies have been known to make grown men (and moms) cry, a new study published today in Pediatrics says that babies are more likely to be colicky if the fathers are depressed. Colic is defined as three hours of crying at least three hours per day. Previous studies have shown a link between depression in women and colic in babies. The study looked at 7600 babies … [Read more...] about Crying babies make dads cry and vice versa, says study