Archive for January, 2008
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Submitted by The Boys and Schools Blog
I used to be a waitress. I think there’s some kind of law about having to be a waiter/waitress at some time in your life in order to balance your cosmic karma. Anyway, one of the things that you notice when waiting tables is how much [...]
Sick, Twisted and Cruel, and Putting Your Kids at Risk–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
Meghan Goss over at the Humane Society of the United States shared with me a horrifying undercover video detailing the outrageously cruel treatment of sick and weak cattle in the Hallmark Meat Packing Plant in Chino, CA. These already sick and dying cattle were forced to stand, so they could be [...]
New Thimerosal Study Takes The Wind Out Of Eli Stone’s Sail
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Blog
As a parent, what would you tell your children if they worked endlessly to justify a questionable action to you? You’d likely tell them, give it up. Sometimes we have to admit “we were wrong”. That is what ABC should have done at the very least. And, [...]
Tell me Your Stories about Lead in Children’s Products (and I’ll share it with people who can do something about it!)–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
I just got an email this morning from Elliot Burg, Vermont’s assistant Attorney General, about testifying in support of a bill that would prevent lead poisoning of children by exposure to lead in consumer products. It would be the toughest anti-lead bill in the nation, and in the absence of federal [...]
No Scents
Submitted by The Boys and Schools Blog
Honestly, sometimes I feel like I could post every day about some ridiculous disciplinary overreaction, and that 90% of the time, the student victim of the zero-tolerance abuse would be a boy. Take for example the case of an unnamed 14 year-old from Lewisville, Texas, who recently had [...]
Autism and Vaccines - Entertainment Is Fueling A Dangerous Fire
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Blog
By now you’ve all heard about the upcoming “Eli Stone” premier tomorrow on ABC/Disney. At the core of this show are a number of important issues:
1. Responsible journalism
2. Entertainment and ratings
3. Autism
I would think that entertainment and ratings issues aside, ABC would not want to air a show [...]
Want to avoid an ER visit? Don’t give kids cold medications.
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Blog
If listening to the evening news and your pediatrician are not enough for you to stop giving your kids over the counter cold and cough medications, how about avoiding an ER visit? Will that do it?
MSNBC reported yesterday that the CDC announced that 7000 kids a year [...]
Admiring the Boneheaded Mistake
Submitted by The Boys and Schools Blog
I’m sure that my husband is going to be less than thrilled with my sharing this, but once upon a time, he shot a BB pellet into his palm. Those of you who are male or who have known males will not be surprised to hear that [...]
Toxic Fabric Softeners (smells like a fresh chemical mountain stream!)–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
One of my friends alerted me to the fact that those fabric softener sheets some folks use are chock full of nasty chemicals. I’ve never used them myself (what! add another step to laundry? I can barely wash my clothes, and my family’s clothes, let alone remember to add something else [...]
When doctors talk, do parents hear?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Blog
At work this past weekend, I saw three families who made me wonder: when we talk, what do parents hear? The same could be asked for when TV reporters talk or when authoritative figures like the FDA or the American Academy of Pediatrics talk. Do parents even listen? [...]
What is the Best (natural, no chemical junk) Cream for Eczema?
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
I’m not sure how two kids that came from me have seriously fair, sensitive, and eczema-prone skin. See, I’m olive skinned and have never had a problem with any of this, just the occasional freckle. That darn genetic code from the other half–
My poor 9 month old is covered with half [...]
Basics and Biases
Submitted by The Boys and Schools Blog
Getting into the “why” of the Boy Crisis is a complicated thing, with so many interwoven cultural changes and influences that it can be hard to separate them out to an actionable solution. And I’ll admit that this is one of the reasons that I don’t use [...]
Parents, Check Your Prescriptions!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Blog
Do you remember the Star Wars marathon I told you about recently? Well, we did have a teeny mishap that evening. Opening the final movie, Return of the Jedi, we found in its place another copy of A New Hope. Clearly, someone had not done their job [...]
Say I Love You with Fun Gifts for Valentines Day
Submitted by Childn’Parent Blog
“I love you” should be something a child hears everyday. In this world of hustle and bustle, parents often forget how meaningful those three little words are. Valentines Day is a wonderful reminder for parents and children to say I love you again and again. And what better way to start than [...]
Climate Counts–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
I hadn’t planned on posting today (I wonder how many posts I end up starting with that phrase..it’s clear I am addicted to this!), but as my toddler and I ate yogurt today, I looked at the lid. On my Stoneyfield Farms yogurt lid was an advertisement for a website called [...]
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