Tips for Bringing Home a Puppy

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You can Santa Claus strolling the walkways of Lighthouse Premium Outlets during this holiday season.

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Success in school: Learning disabiliities can be helped with the right tools

Parents should check with their child’s pediatrician if they see him or her lagging behind. Doctors are a good source because they see children at a younger age than a school does.

Reports on housing market

More adults are taking the plunge and learning to swim

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Making informed choices about college financial aid

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Child Sense: Helping your child with end-of-year testing

End-of-year testing is now upon us and it can be one of the most stressful times of the year for our children.

Study shows girls have a higher concussion risk than boys

In basketball and soccer, sports that both sexes play, girls have a higher rate of concussions reported.

On-screen alcohol use influences

On-screen alcohol use influences teens' habits.

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Parents prefer longer pediatric checkups, but are satisfied with short visits

While longer visits usually allowed more information to be shared with parents and higher satisfaction, shorter visits didn't mean the parents weren't satisfied.

Half of teens shy, but for a few it's more serious

Social phobia tends to appear during adolescence when kids take their first real steps toward independence, but there's little information about how often. The National Institutes of Health estimates it affects about 15 million adults.