Family News Update: A Smoking Two-Year-Old, Social Networking in Hospitals, Name Games and More

May 26th, 2010

A story so bizarre you’ll have to read it to believe it (the pictures speak a thousand depressing, horrible words):
• Two unfit to run: Two-year-old who smokes 40 cigarettes a day puffs away on toy truck (MailOnline)

Using technology to cope with an illness and connect with others in the same boat:
• Social networking site helps young patients connect in hospitals (ParentCentral)

And to think parents used to want their kids to fit in; it’s about standing out these days:
• Does your name shape your destiny? (CNN)

Baby Boomers are taking over Canada by the millions:
• Canada will have more seniors than kids in the next decade (The National Post)

Females across Canada get an A+ for controlling and protecting their reproductive health:
• Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate drops by 36.9 per cent (The Globe and Mail)

Sick of counting sheep? Trying hitting the gym instead. Or at least think about it:
• Phys Ed: Does Exercise Help You Sleep Better? (The New York Times)

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