Working moms are healthier, happier, study finds

I work full time.

The most popular baby names of 2011, revealed

Nothing too popular! I want my child's name to be unique.

Are 'opt-out' parents and unvaxxed kids a health threat?

Yes, parents should decide what's best for their children.

Yes, according to schedule.

• Amanda, there is the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for those who are actually harmed by vaccines. The thing is, you have to have scientific evidence that the vaccines caused the harm, not just a parents feeling that that is what caused it. Children can run high fevers for any number o …

• Yes, it is. Your child could be playing in front of you house and get hit by a car, are you going to keep them locked in the house til they are an adult? Severe reactions are very rare. They are more likely to get injured in sports, should we ban sports? I feel for the parents of children who are pe …

• Ihsis1, do you have any kind of scientific evidence that these conditions are at all liked to vaccines? There are many, many studies that show no relation between vaccines and autism, and only one that has but was shown to be a fraud many years ago. Fever is a common side effect and only lasts a few …

• Thank you for that info Jodi. I guess I have been lucky that I have never known anyone who has had a reaction to vaccines.

• I never had the flu nor had gotten a flu shot until five years ago. I spent eight days in bed and that was with the anti-virals, I never want to be that sick again. I got severe bronchitis twice in the next few months after that. I get a flu shot now every year and have had nothing more than mild co …

• Although I am pro-vaccine, I certainly would never call someone a bad parent for not vaccinating their children. I still believe it is the parents choice how to raise their children. I chose to vaccinate mine, but then there is no history of reactions in any of my family. I hope, with the current tr …

Medicating your kids for peace and quiet: Is it ever OK?

No, never.

New ADHD guidelines: Kids as young as 4 can be diagnosed

Appropriately diagnosed

• Tony, kids in the 50's and 60's did have it. They were the bad seeds, incorrigble boys, kids in reform school or drop outs. ADHD is not something new, it has been documented since the 1800's and in the diagnostic manual since the early 1900's. I suspect it may be on the rise because it is thought to …

• It is best to ignore Isis. I have run into her on several occasions commenting on ADHD articles. She had some bad experiences as a child and assumes everybody is out to ruin their childs life. I'm sorry for the trauma you edured Isis, but not every parent is like yours, in fact most aren't. Arguing  …

• Traveler, here are a couple of links about the studies that have been done. The research is ongoing and oneday may lead to a better way to accurately diagnose and treat kids with ADHD. As parents, we all want what is best for our kids and hope we are making the right decisions. http://www.webmd.com/ …

• ADHD has been documented long before big pharma. Dr Heinrich Hoffman was writing about it in 1845. I don't believe we had big pharma in 1845.

• Mom of four may have some valid points. I have two kids, both have ADHD the older one only recently diagnosed. I have been reading about the effect of exercise on kids with ADHD and there is evidence that exercise produces the same or similar chemical reactions in the brain as ADHD meds do. Kids in  …

• Adhd has been written about by professionals as far back as 1845, so it's not new, just better understood.

• Secret, you're missing the difference. It's not that ADHD children don't want to sit still (they desperately do) it's that they can't. My son started taking meds last year at fifteen. He is amazed at the difference. His mind is no longer foggy, his words not mine. My daughter was only recently diagn …

• Most kids with ADHD do not qualify for SSI Disability, the case has to be very severe. ADHD has been documented since the 1800s.

• TeenScreen, I did look it up, all I found were a couple of conspiracy theory articles from 2007 with links that did not work. Schools cannot test nor prescribe medication for ADHD, it has to be done by an MD. So no, schools do not screen nor drug kids.

• Found the stories. First off in Teen Screen, they broke the law plain and simple. The school is being sued as is proper. Bet they won't try that again, and if any other schools are breaking the law, they better think twice about it. In the second case, if I were that boy's mother, that school would  …

• I don't mind if a teacher makes a suggestion that there may be something going on and that the parents might want to investigate, they are on the front lines with your child every day and see things the parents may not. Many also have training in recognizing problems in school. I have a sister who i …

'I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me'

It's fine.

Is 'hot saucing' discipline, or abuse?

Abusive

Should restaurants have the right to ban 'screaming children'?

Yes

• Other diners should not have to put up witha screaming child. This is a business and they have a right to decide who their customers are

Should 6-year-old be suspended for bringing utensil to school?

No, this is ridiculous.

• My god, when are people going to start using common sense again. What was he going to do spoon them to death.