The Best Childcare In Your Area?

Being a first-time parent can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t have help from family or advice from friends who have been through what you’re going through. One of the many questions facing a parent is whether or not to utilize a daycare facility and if so, which one to choose.
If you have already enrolled [...]

Poisoning Is Third Leading Cause of Child Hospitalizations: Most Unintentional Child Poisonings Happen At Home

A recent study found that unintentional poisonings are the third most common cause of hospitalizations for children ages one to four. The culprits can be anything from household cleaning products to prescription medication
Children of that age are more susceptible to poisoning and often do not understand the dangers such substances present. Otherwise harmless substances found [...]

No clear answers in drunken breast-feeding arrest

Stacey Anvarinia called police to report that her boyfriend had assualted her. While police were conducting their investigation, they noticed that Anvarinia was drunk and that she was breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby. Police arrested the woman and charged her with child neglect.
Since then, the blogosphere has erupted in debate about whether drinking while breastfeeding is [...]

April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the blue ribbon is its symbol. The tradition of wearing or displaying a blue ribbon began as the result of one individual. In 1989, a Virginia grandmother paid tribute to her grandson who died as a result of abuse by tying a blue ribbon to the antenna of [...]