America’s pediatricians are pushing back against suggestions that an
occasional drink is okay for a pregnant woman. The group says
alcohol-related birth defects and developmental disabilities are
completely preventable when pregnant women abstain from alcohol. Some
have suggested that one drink a day doesn’t present health risks for an
unborn child. Source Link
Whether
you’re a first, last or middle-born child may not have much effect on
your personality. An international study found that traits like
emotional stability, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were not
affected by birth-order position. The findings refute the common beliefs
that first-born are perfectionists, middle children are peacemakers and
the youngest are most rebellious. Source Link
A
helping hand for shopaholics may be as close as your smartphone. The
Stopping Overshopping Text Messaging Program will send you text messages
designed to strengthen your will to avoid that urge to go on a spending
spree. The program sends two texts a day and extra ones on Fridays,
Sundays and before big shopping days like Black Friday. Source Link
