by Susan Chen

With the chill descending in the November air, your excitement builds as you realize that December is just around the corner, and that it is almost time for the greatest celebration of the year… CHRISTMAS!

The Significance Of Christmas Gifts

Christmas celebration is a time of family get-togethers, and also the giving and sharing of Christmas gifts. This tradition that began with the three wise men offering precious gifts to the infant Jesus still continues all over the world to this day. (more…)

Even though more boys are born, some say male births are actually decreasing.

The CDC pointed out a few other interesting findings on the ratio of boys to girls, too:

Older Moms and Teen Moms: Women in their 40s had the lowest ratio of boys to girls while late-teen moms had the highest.

Number of children: The more children a woman has, the more likely she’ll have an equal number of girls and boys

Ethnicity: Chinese women had the highest ratio of boys to girls, followed by Filipino women, while American Indian moms had the lowest.

Other factors that may impact the ratio include older fathers, stress, environmental toxins and lower maternal weight, says the CDC. (more…)