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The March of Dimes on Wednesday released its first state-by-state "Premature Birth report Card," urging states to address factors that contribute to the country's high premature birth rate, USA Today reports.

The United States is failing hundreds of thousands of its youngest citizens on the day they are born, according to the March of Dimes. In the first of what will be an annual Premature Birth report Card, the nation received a "D" and not a single state earned an "A," when the March of Dimes compared actual preterm birth rates to the national Healthy people 2010 objective. The only state to earn a "B" was Vermont.

I often suggest to parents that they communicate commands to an emotionally volatile child the way they would to an undisciplined puppy: in a tone that's sharp and clear, not...