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Kale is now one of the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables Kale joins the "Dirty Dozen" list this year. The list of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide contamination also includes strawberries, spinach, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes.

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The Fewer Toys Children Have, The More They Play - Raised Good We're lead to be believe that if a little is good, then more is better. But, the irony is when it comes to toys, the fewer kids have the more they play.

Kids Who Are Read To Before Kindergarten Have A 'Million Word' Advantage Over Peers Reading aloud to your kids is invaluable.

Toddlers engage more with print books than tablets: Study “The print book is a really beautiful object," said Dr. Tiffany Munzer.

Blue Java Banana, The Smooth Banana That Tastes Like Vanilla Ice Cream Ice cream banana, Hawaiian banana, Cenizo - the Blue Java banana goes by many names. Read about this banana that tastes like ice cream.

Study finds that children born in September are smarter Being one of the older ones in the year group gives children an advantage in school, a new US study has found.

‘This elderly man needed pain meds for his wife. The employee simply said, ‘It’s in aisle 6.’ He struggled to navigate the supermarket. I left all my groceries and took him there.’ "Today, I watched an elderly man who had obviously fallen, with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him."

Why People Who Marry Teachers End Up The Happiest Teachers may want to consider adding their job description to their dating profile. Pearson, the educational publishing group, surveyed students about what qualities they look for in…

This Is Why It's So Important To Teach Kids The Real Names Of Their Body Parts Experts weigh in on why it's vital that your kids know the anatomical names of their body parts, especially their ge****ls, instead of nicknames.

What Poverty Taught Me About Being ‘Too Generous’ – Member Feature Stories – Medium I grew up poor and starving, but a generous neighbor gave my mother and me the best she had. I never forgot that life lesson, and I’m passing it on to my own children.

Raising a Polite Kid Still Matters Teaching a kid to say please and thank you or use honorific when addressing adults may feel old fashioned. It isn't.

Car Air Fresheners Are Like Chemical Warfare on Your Body - Stop Using Them Immediately! We drive around with them in our vehicles without thinking twice, but could those little car air fresheners be causing more harm than good?

Whatever Is Taken for Granted Will Eventually Be Taken Away The people we take for granted won't be here forever. Appreciate them and let them know how much you care, while you have the chance.

Nobel Prize Indicates a Shift in Cancer Treatment This year’s Nobel prize winners have established an entirely new principle for cancer therapy, shifting the paradigm of conventional cancer treatment.

Terminally Ill Pa. Teen Asking For Christmas Cards From Around The World A terminally ill teenager from Pennsylvania is asking for some holiday cheer for Christmas.

Researchers at Children's Hospital May Soon Cure Diabetes with “Groundbreaking” Procedure Dr. Gittes believes he and his team are very close to being able to go to the FDA for approval of a human trial.