Parenting News: Potty Training, HPV Vaccine, and Third World Adoption

Excess Weight Raises Pregnancy Risks “Being overweight or obese increases a woman’s chances of having an extra-big baby.” (Reuters)

More Than Half of Texas Physicians Do Not Always Recommend HPV Vaccine to Girls An HPV vaccine administered at age 11 or 12 protects against sexually transmitted disease. Do you trust the vaccine? (NewsForParents)

Does Pregnancy Affect Memory? Your mother no longer has a reason for forgetting your birthday. (NYTimes)

Children Are Not Bling “Adopting from countries like Haiti should be done carefully. And why not consider all those U.S. kids looking for a home?” (Newsweek)

Panties and Business Potty Training: “If you take ‘there is no option but success’ and apply it to business, then can you ever really stop trying, can you ever really fail?” (Dadomatic)