Tag: DNA

Healthy mom, healthy baby. Few would argue that a mother-to-be has the starring role in how a baby develops during pregnancy. However, recent research shows that in biological terms fathers shape their children’s development more than previously thought. Components of the male sperm have been linked with numerous pregnancy outcomes, from an increased risk of miscarriage to a predisposition for obesity in offspring.

At the moment of conception, the genetic contributions of the female and male are equal. However, research connects a mother’s experiences during pregnancy with her offspring’s long-term health.

The dreaded one-word answer when you ask your child "How was school?" is something every parent has faced from generation to generation. Now with technology, it can be even harder to get your child to look up and connect.

You get answers like "Fine" or "OK." Instead of asking your child that question say, "Tell me a story about the best part of your day." Then your child has the choice to tell a story of what happened before, during or after school. You can help your child tell a story and teach them that a story has a beginning, middle and end.

The following is a round-up of news items compiled by the Hitched editors during the week of August 07, 2014.

You Can Feel the Love In Your Bones
It seems if your relationship breaks apart, it's more likely your skeletal structure will too. In January, University of California Los Angeles researchers published a study in the peer-reviewed journal Osteoporosis International, and found that men who married after the age of 25 had higher bone density than men of other groups. It's even more specific than that.