Word: diapered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This summer, tens of millions of American parents will brave the age-old hazards of traveling with children: roadside diaper changes, backseat imbroglios, teenagers who would rather be anywhere else--especially since the dog just had an accident behind the cooler. According to Meredith Corp.'s Family Vacation Travel Report, about 20% of traveling parents will borrow even more trouble by including grandparents in the family vacation, while others will join the growing trend of squeezing extra mileage out of business trips by bringing the kids along. Says a road-weary mom: "Sometimes it takes so much effort...
...school's nursery, where parents can park future students as young as six weeks old before heading to work in their Land Rovers and Cherokees, the walls are festooned with posters boosting the values of good character. This month's value is Helpfulness. So as the caregivers diaper and burp their gurgling little charges, the infants stare up at a sign that reads THE SEEDS OF HELPFULNESS BLOOM EARLY...
...overboard, though. There's nothing wrong with flipping a light on in the middle of the night to change a diaper or comfort a crying infant. And don't change your daytime routine; children need plenty of daylight to thrive...
BABY GOT BACH Many of those diaper bags that new mothers get when they leave the hospital now contain a Smart Symphonies CD, including works by Bach, Beethoven and other greats. It's a promotion sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation and the maker of Enfamil baby formula. Why symphonies? Studies show that classical music can stimulate brain development in babies, helping them appreciate relationships of sequence and time that will prove useful later when they study math and science...
...much of a hardship to switch off the lights, obviously it would seem prudent to let a child under two sleep in the dark. At the same time, it makes sense not to get obsessive about it: "This doesn?t mean you have to change the diaper in the dark," says Gorman. As for those with older children who?ve already slept in lighted rooms, "don?t worry and don?t feel guilty about it," she says. The results of the study are not yet proven, and for most people myopia is mostly an inconvenience that can be corrected...