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 [...]
At 37 weeks of pregnancy when the big day is drawing near, when a mother is likely to experience hormone-related anxiety about her baby and a father may have read one too many articles about birth injuries, expecting parents should ask their doctor or midwife about CALM. CALM is a web-based software used to predict [...]
We worry when our babies are sick and for good reason.
They can’t tell us what’s wrong so our fears are left unchecked. To make matters worse, symptoms that we would easily recognize in older children and adults are often different in babies.
Here’s your chance to learn about the most common medical conditions that are difficult [...]
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 [...]
I just discovered a great resource for parents who want to ensure their children stay safe and want to do it for a reasonable price. You’ve got to visit mypreciouskid.com and mypreciouskid/blog.com.
Right now, they’re giving away free car seat IDs. Now is your chance to be better safe than sorry. Car seat ID tags may [...]
Solid scientific evidence suggests that we may be doing our children more harm than good by raising them in hyper-clean environments. Researchers now suggest that it is better for our children’s health to let them play in the dirt and not wash their hands before they eat all the time. These scientists are not espousing [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tested many of the most popular child booster seats on the market today and found that some actually increase the risk of certain injuries. Many of the offending seats were of the convertible kind – the 3-in-1 or All-in-One models.
It is difficult to do everything well, and this [...]
Stocking hangers have become quite popular the last couple years, but can pose a real danger to young children. Parents may be better off foregoing stockings altogether until their children are old enough to appreciate that danger.
Stocking hangers have become popular as a way to hang those well-loved holiday stockings without drilling holes or using [...]
