A new generation of safer cribs is now for sale in retail stores across the country, thanks to new crib safety standards approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The new mandatory crib standards, approved unanimously on Dec. 15, 2010, are the most stringent crib safety standards in the world. As of June 28, 2011, [...]
Parents are still giving over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to children under 2, despite warnings and a recommendation by the US Food and Drug Administration against doing so.
Research has linked over-the-counter cough and cold products to poisoning or death in hundreds of children, ages 2 and younger. And studies have shown that these medicines do [...]
With children back to school and passing the cold and flu around, a little knowledge about contagious diseases can ease our worries and even keep us healthy.
Teachers and day care providers have been known to ask parents to pick up their children who have a runny nose or are coughing. But do those children really [...]
Doctors urge parents and medical providers to limit children’s and adolescents’ exposure to x-ray and other radiation to only levels that are absolutely necessary because of young people’s strong vulnerability to radiation’s damaging effects.
However, that importance seems to be lost on dentists, orthodontists and other specialists like maxillofacial surgeons. Misinformation about the safety and effectiveness [...]
Let’s be fair, Dora must share the blame with the entire child marketing industry. Studies show that children who play primarily with branded toys and are exposed to today’s levels of media are less happy, less satisfied with life, more depressed, anxious and have lower-self esteem.
Paul Scott exposes the child marketing industry’s unethical practices and [...]
A sobering article in today’s New York Times tells the story of a baby killed by a button – a button battery that is. Today’s button batteries, those flat disc batteries often used in watches and other small electronic devices, are more powerful than ever and are responsible for a growing number of deaths and [...]
All you have to do is ensure your child wears a helmet while riding a bicycle. With school letting out for the summer, kids have more time to get outside on bicycles. However, an otherwise healthy activity can turn dangerous all too quickly.
Staying off busy roads is not enough. More than half the 135 children [...]
What’s the one thing you as a parent can do that will actually make a difference in positively effecting your children’s performance in school, emotional health, and likelihood of developing obesity or drug problems? Studies show the simple act of regularly eating dinner together as a family accomplishes all that.
Today’s researchers are now finding that [...]
There’s a new book out that discusses an interesting approach to dealing with toddler behavior. Since children’s left brains don’t grow to anything resembling maturity until as late as age 5, they are incapable of the rationale thought process that the left brain allows. However, their right brains, which are responsible for emotion, creativity and [...]
Parents worry about their children getting hurt. However, sometimes parents worry about one thing when they should really be worrying about another. Sometimes we don’t have the right information and that leads to both irrational fears and irrational confidence.
For example, some adults are afraid of flying but not driving even though your chances of dying [...]
