Just when you think you're plunging into a dark hole of the winter blues, snow, flooding, power outages, sick kids and more … the sun comes up!

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In light of the story yesterday about three apparent suicides at Cornell University, it seemed like a sadly appropriate time to post a question from Elizabeth, a reader who is worried about her teenage son.

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Children call 911 when their mother suddenly goes into labor at home and take instructions for tying the umbilical cord over the phone. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira shares the story. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., announced a voluntary recall of Graco Harmony High Chairs on Thursday. They said consumers should stop using product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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The "Captain Underpants" series isn't a favorite for everyone. In 2002, the American Library Association ranked the books among those most frequently complained about by parents and educators.

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When you have a child with behavioral issues attached to a mood disorder, the entire family is impacted. Sometimes it’s like experiencing the aftershocks from an earth quake where you live with the trepidation that at any moment the slightest shaking could become cataclysmic. Other days you are aware that every moment is a bombardment [...]

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Dear PSL: I have a five year old who tells stories all the time. Last week, he went to school and told the kids his dad was an astronaut. (He’s really a cell phone salesman.) My son also has an 8 foot tall “friend” who follows him around named Woody. We’ve told him that none [...]

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Actress Karisma Kapoor is now the proud mother of 2 children; her 5-year old daughter Samaira and, in addition to the happy family, newborn son Kiaan Raj Kapoor. Elated maasi Bebo, on a week-long break from work to baby-watch, reveals that the name was given by her sister. Karisma had the honour of naming the bacca because her hubby, Sanjay Kapur, had named her daughter. Kiaan, an American-Hebrew name, means the ”Grace of God”. Kiaan was born 7 years after Karisma’s mariage, on 12 March 2010 at Mumbai Breach Candy Hospital. Congratulations, Lolo and Sanjay!

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From Positive Parenting Solutions founder and TODAYMoms.com contributor, Amy McCready

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Living in any family brings surprises – that’s life. Living in a stepfamily guarantees LOTS of surprises because of the “open” and expanded system it creates. Even in first marriages, we “marry” more than just our spouse—we also get their family. And in a stepfamily, we not only marry a spouse and their extended family [...]

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