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Reunited: Five of the seven actors who played the von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music attended the 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Julie Andrews, including Duane Chase, Kym Karath, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Nicholas Hammond

Sound Of Music child actors who played von Trapp’s children reunite for AFI’s tribute to Julie Andrews

Beloved English actress Julie Andrews receives the American Film Institute’s highest honor for a career in film. The 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala celebrated Julie Andrews on Thursday, June 9 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. As part of the celebration, the actors who played the von Trapp children in The Sound Of …

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How to tell if your child has binge eating disorder (and what to do about it)

Photo: PattyPhoto (Shutterstock) The the pandemic has not been good for anyone’s mental health and, sadly, children’s mental health crises have increased, including eating disorders. Whereas anorexia, or a fear of gaining weight that usually presents as food restriction, is the most talked about eating disorder, binge eating can also negatively impact your child’s life, …

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Massachusetts baseball coach charged with child rape in connection with 2008 sexual assault

A Massachusetts man who works as a baseball coach is facing a child rape charge in connection with a sexual assault that took place at a Woburn training facility 14 years ago. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that Keith Forbes, 45, of Wakefield, was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Friday on …

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A study of 4.5 million children in the Nordic countries found that 1.5% of youngsters born to mothers not taking medication had autism, while 0.8% had learning disabilities.  But rates have soared among mothers taking topiramate (pictured), with 4.3% of youngsters with autism and 3.1% diagnosed with learning difficulties aged eight

Pregnant women taking epilepsy drugs up to 2.5 times more likely to have an autistic child

Women who take epilepsy medication during pregnancy may be much more likely to have a child with autism or learning disabilities, research shows. A study of 4.5 million children found that rates of these conditions were twice as high in young people whose mothers took topiramate or valproate. The overall incidence of autism and learning …

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