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THE COFFEE BREAK - Friday, May 9, 2008
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A U.S. psychologist said a study of fathers who suffer
postpartum depression suggests the condition can hurt child
development.
James Paulson of Eastern Virginia Medical School said
10 percent of fathers with 9-month-old children suffered
from clinical depression, compared with 5 percent of other
men the same age, USA Today reported Wednesday.
The study involved 4,500 new fathers. Paulson said
depressed fathers read less to their children than did
fathers who weren't depressed. By the time the children
were 2 years old, those who had depressed fathers had
somewhat smaller vocabularies.
A British study found children of depressed fathers were
nearly twice as likely to be defiant, disobedient and
hostile, USA Today said.
"There aren't any secrets from babies," psychiatrist Nada
Stotland of Rush Medical College in Chicago told the
newspaper. "They absorb the feelings around them."
The study was presented at the American Psychiatric
Association meeting in Washington.
What are your thoughts on men suffering from postpartum
depression?
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Couple discover lotto win 45 days later
A California man says he found an old lottery ticket in his
wife's car that turned out to be worth $198,468. The
Orange County couple, who asked to remain anonymous, said
the woman purchased a Mega Millions ticket at a Fountain
Valley, Calif., liquor store only to leave it in her car
and quickly forget about it, The Orange County Register
reported Wednesday. The woman's husband said he was
cleaning out her ca 45 days after the drawing when he came
across three old lottery tickets. He said he decided to take
them to a local retailer to see if they were worth any
money. "One ticket was worth $1, another was worth $3, and
when the retailer told me that one was worth $198,468, I
couldn't believe it. I ran home to tell my wife," the man
said. The ticket matched five of the six numbers required
to win the March 21 jackpot. The woman said she already
has plans for at least some of the money. "My husband told
me that he wants me to get rid of everything in my closet
and treat myself to a new wardrobe," she told lottery
officials.
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Police: San Diego school blast a prank
San Diego authorities say a small explosion at a middle
school was caused by a 12-year-old who said the blast was a
prank. Police said the Wagenheim Middle School student
admitted to constructing a homemade device containing dry
ice and placing the item in a school trash can, where it
detonated at the start of the day, the Los Angeles Times
reported Wednesday. Investigators said the student
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caused more noise than damage -- it created a loud boom,
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after the detonation. School spokesman Jack Brandais said
students were sent to the playground while bomb safety
experts ensured the school was safe. "This is purely
precautionary," he said.
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Robbery suspect warded off with broom
Police said a broom-wielding customer at a Somerset, Pa.,
Dollar General Store fought off an attempted robber who was
armed with a knife. Pennsylvania state police alleged
Jarrad Tall, 32, pulled out a knife at the store Tuesday
evening and demanded money from employees, the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette reported Wednesday. However, a quick-thinking
male customer grabbed a broom and struck the suspect until
he fled the store and drove off in a waiting car.
Investigators said witnesses gave them the license plate
number on the getaway car and Tall was arrested after
troopers found the vehicle parked in the Roof Garden Trailer
Park. Tall was arraigned on multiple charges, including
robbery, and taken to the county jail in lieu of $100,000
bail.
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play and just be kids. They already have to go to school
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summers off to goof off and have fun?"
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out 2 weeks in the spring and 2 weeks in the fall in
addition to all the regular holidays. There seems to be
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"Kids need to learn, but they also need to be kids. Kids
need down time, fun time. There is too much pressure
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