Archive for April, 2008
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Submitted by Childn’Parent
What do you do when your excited son shows you the snake that he has just captured? Do you get angry when the spiders that he gathered get loose in your house? How do you feel when he comes home with his new outfit covered in mud? I think that all Moms’ will [...]
Need More Cowbell?
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
So, this is admittedly completely off-topic, but I found an excellent time-waster today in the form of Nerve and IFC’s list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time. Alas, not all of the entries have working links, but enough of them work to put a serious dent in [...]
Can doctors have a life?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
White Coat Notes yesterday mused about “What happens when doctors what to get a life” and my mind jumped to a World Wrestling Entertainment Main Event. I could even hear the announcer: “In one corner, standing inches tall, the doctor and his or her life. In the other corner, [...]
A Tummy Ache Or Something More
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
April is Irritable Bowel Awareness Month and I just posted some interesting info over at A Dose of Dr. Gwenn. While tummy aches are common in kids, so is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In fact, much more common than I realized! Head over and check it out
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Knowing is Half the Battle
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
I sometimes feel like it’s it’s almost too easy to jump on the anti-video game wagon when it comes to pinpointing problems with boys. They can be a handy punching bag, especially when you consider the fact that they don’t punch back. But I’m limited by my own biases–namely, that [...]
Get the Fun Going for Your Child With Tee Ball!
Submitted by Childn’Parent
With spring here, its time to get your child ready to take off in tee ball! This exciting sport gives children experience in running, coordination, muscle strength and cooperative teamwork skills. Working with your child on basic tee ball drills will help them get ready to play a better game.
Soft Sock Ball Grounders
This [...]
Non- Toxic Pets (not so much)-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
The good folks at the Environmental Working Group recently launched Pets for the Environment, a website devoted to keeping pets (and people) safe from toxic chemicals. The website is a fun place for pet owners, is very cute, and has meaningful tips for lessening your pet’s chemical exposure. This is also a [...]
Going Bananas for Bad Puns
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
This little piece of news has been getting a lot of coverage–I think because it lets headline writers indulge their love for cute pun-related headlines–but I still couldn’t resist. Apparently, there may be a connection between a mother’s diet before she conceives and the gender of the baby. More specifically, [...]
Body Burden Tests: Dateline Explores Toxic Chemicals in Two Families-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
Thanks to a friend, I learned that Dateline ran a story about the chemical load of two families with starkly different lifestyle choices, and the results were very telling.
The two families’ food choices couldn’t have been more different. One family (the Greens) buy mostly organic food, uses non-toxic cleaners, and lives in [...]
Who’s Afraid of Take Your Kids to Work Day?
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
So, tomorrow is the official, “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” If you’re familiar with the history of TODASTWD (no idea if that’s the official acronym or not, but I really hope not–though if anything ever needed an acronym, it would be this day), you know that the [...]
Troubled at Heart
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
We talk a lot about the health risks that men face based on behaviors and choices–that is, the fact that men are less likely to see a doctor at the first signs of a health problem, or that certain ilnesseses (like depression) manifest themselves differently in men and boys. But [...]
Let’s Celebrate Earth!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
today is Earth Day - a day to pause and remember that we actually live on a planet and have a responsibility to care for that planet. I know - sounds a bit lofty but let’s face it, if we live on it, shouldn’t we care for it??
Caring for [...]
BPA Post Roundup (a tired parent’s summary of helpful BPA posts)–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
The environmental health blogs and mainstream news outlets are buzzing with lots of BPA news. It certainly looks like the tides are changing, but until the U.S. bans BPA in all products for all people, its important for everyone to limit their exposure to this toxic chemical.
In light of this, I am [...]
We Run for Fun!
Submitted by Childn’Parent
After seeing Mom run as a way to stay fit and keep her piece of mind with three small children, my daughter, age 9, decided that she would like to begin running and eventually start to race.
As we sat down and discussed what she knew about running, I realized that she did not [...]
Canada Bans BPA in Baby Bottles-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
Oh, Canada! How you act so quickly. While it takes our congress years to reform the CPSC, you move in one week to ban BPA from all baby bottles. You have the honor of being the first country to ban BPA (I thought the EU would win on this one). And look [...]
