Parents hand out ‘playdate business cards’ to children to make friends

Play dates are serious business, now that kids are handing out formal business cards to key in their future encounters with new friends. That’s what mom influencer Vanity Rodriguez discovered after her child came home from school with a playdate business card. “If you’re an extroverted parent with an extroverted kid, I think that’s the … Read more

Saline nasal drops can shorten children’s colds by 2 days: study

They are giving props to the nose drops. Researchers in the United Kingdom say that hypertonic saline nasal drops can shorten a child’s cold by two days and reduce the risk that family members will also get sick. Children have as many as 10 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections a year, the researchers said. … Read more