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...numerous other studies that explain why we fall off the exercise wagon. Research by psychologist Roy Baumeister at Florida State University, for example, suggests that self-control is like a psychological muscle--one that can simply become exhausted. Spend your day trying to maintain your composure with a willful toddler or a demanding boss, and you may not have enough discipline left later to stick to your fitness routine. If that routine involves a diet, things can get even more complicated, as the effort you make to resist having a Snickers in the afternoon depletes your resolve to work...
...TODDLER TEETH turned deadly serious--and scientifically invaluable--in 1958, when pathologist Walter Bauer helped start the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey to study the effects of nuclear fallout on children. By 1970 the team had collected 300,000 shed primary teeth, which, they discovered, had absorbed nuclear waste from the milk of cows that were fed contaminated grass. The study helped establish an early-'60s ban on aboveground A-bomb testing and led to similar surveys across the U.S. and the rest of the world. Bauer...
...Bell headed for the border and to a Mexican suburb, its grand opening attended by government officials and hordes of press. Diners flocked to the restaurant, located in a busy shopping plaza in Monterrey, though many seemed bemused by the offerings. Claudia and Ignacio Sosa dropped in with their toddler Fatima after a trip to the supermarket. "This is not tacos or burritos or quesadillas, even though they're called that," says Claudia. "We have never had a taco with rice and fried potatoes. But Fatima loves the fries...
...families mean that many boomer parents are not only richer but also ready to spend lavishly on their little darlings. The same people who casually shell out $800 for a Bugaboo stroller don't flinch at a $300 Little Marc cashmere sweater. As a result, sales of infant and toddler clothing have soared. In 2006 they spiked to $33.3 billion, 8.4% over the previous year--outpacing the adult-apparel market--according to the NPD Group, a market-research firm based in Port Washington, N.Y. And for 2007, sales are expected to increase to $44 billion...
Garrett D. Morgan ’08 was quite a precocious toddler. According to his mother, he became a bibliophile at the age of two, frequently going to bed with books under his pillow. Clearly it paid off, and today Morgan is a true Renaissance man. “You never know how smart your child is, but most people who meet him say he’s the most intelligent person they’ve ever met,” says his mother, Rebecca S. Morgan. A rare breed at Harvard, he can serenade you on the piano, make...