FG Trade/E+/Getty Images Autism diagnoses are becoming more prevalent in the United States. An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that approximately one in 31 children (approximately 3%) were diagnosed with autism in 2022, up from one in 36 two years prior. The CDC notes this is due not...
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Dad On Reddit Wants To Know If He Was Wrong For Taking Family Day To Relax
Mystockimages/E+/Getty Images Another day, another example of men being generally disappointing. And yes, I know, I know — #NotAllMen, but #DefinitelyThisMan. The post on Reddit’s r/TooAfraidToAsk is straightforward and brief: “At a waterpark is the DAD of the family wrong for not swimming all day with everyone? I feel like I just wanna sit in...
Children With Diabetes Can See Themselves In New Barbie
Mattel Children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D; previously known as “juvenile diabetes” as it tends to be diagnosed in childhood) and their families face unique medical and social challenges associated with this chronic autoimmune condition. It can be difficult for kids to understand their own condition, much less explain it to their peers. But...
ER Visits For Tick Bites Surge, CDC Confirms
Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images As a mom living in New England, not a warm day has gone by in the past decade or so where I haven’t checked my kids for ticks. Yes, the wee vampires are the bane of my summer existence. They love to hide in the body’s nooks and crannies — in or behind...


