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 [...]
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 [...]
Most every parent has asked the question, “Honey, did you take the (insert personal item here)?” Whether it be jewelry from your dresser, money from your wallet or myriad other items kids may be attracted to, parents often find their children have stolen something. Experts confirm it is extremely common.
Experts also reassure us that we [...]
We live in a hypersexualized culture where young girls already want to be ’sexy’ even while still believing in Santa Claus. Sharon Maxwell’s new book The Talk: What Your Kids Need to Hear from You About Sex is a fantastic resource to help parents understand today’s youth sexual culture and jump start a productive dialog [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesday outside Orlando on Florida’s Turnpike, a 9-month-old baby boy suffered serious injuries and his mother was killed when the van they were passengers in blew a tire and rolled over. The mother was not wearing her seat belt and the boy was sitting unharnessed in his child safety seat which was not secured [...]
Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeals recently handed down a ruling that weakens Florida’s strong protection for victims of childhood sexual abuse and protects those who enable the abusers.
In Rodriguez v. Favalora, the court ruled that Florida law does not allow victims who remember their childhood abuse later in life to file suit against those [...]
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 [...]
