Archive for April, 2008
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Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Recent news that mumps is on the rise places new importance on infant immunizations, and gives new meaning to this week’s National Infant Immunization Week.
A 2006 outbreak has cast a large and dark curtain on the hope that mumps would be eradicated by 2010. In that outbreak, there were no [...]
National Geographic Kids Show, Mama Mirabelle, Airs Earth Day Show this weekend-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
We don’t have cable. We are weak and get sucked into whatever pumped up drama is on TV, especially my husband. It is a problem for our productivity and creativity, and we weren’t interested in exposing our preschooler to all those ads for things we don’t need, are bad for her, the [...]
U.S. Report issues “Warnings and Concerns” about BPA-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
Finally! The National Toxicology Program, in its draft report, labeled BPA as a chemical of concern (shocking, I know, to anyone who has been reading anything about parenting lately, especially this blog and many others-). The National Toxicology Program’s findings are used by the FDA and the EPA to regulate certain chemicals.
These [...]
Physically Demanding
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
If you’ve ever spent the day looking after one or more young boys, then you probably know what it’s like to just be happy that they’re wrestling with each other rather than the furniture or innocent bystanders. And you probably are also familiar with the feeling that hits right around [...]
Canada moves on BPA, Labels it a “Dangerous Substance”-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
Great news from north of the border. Two readers alerted me to the fact that Health Canada has labeled BPA (bisphenol A) as a dangerous substance, essentially paving the way for potential bans, action, or regulation of the hormone mimicking chemical. This forward thinking move could have international implications.
Turns out as a [...]
The Tangled Web
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Given that I’m writing this online and you’re (presumably) reading it online, it may seem like an odd forum for a warning about the dangers of the internet. One would assume that we’re all fairly web-savvy here. However, I tend to feel that the familiarity of the web can make [...]
Ready, Set…Unplug! Tv Turn Off Week is Coming!!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
During my daughter’s 5th grade play yesterday, there was a very cleaver twist where the book community of fairy tails stood up against the new commercial venture of a TV production company wanting to put all their stories “live for all!”. In the end, Mother Goose herself kiboshed the idea [...]
Celebrate Earth Day with your Little Ones-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
In the coming days before Earth Day, I thought I would put on my old environmental educator hat and share some ways to discuss, share and learn about the earth with kids, and open up the idea for folks to comment and share any ideas they have as well.
For us, the snow [...]
Fun in the Sun Activities for Kids !
Submitted by Childn’Parent
Springtime is here and its time for fun in the sun with inexpensive outdoor activities for kids. In the last twenty years, the number of overweight children in the United States has doubled making child obesity a serious parental concern. Outdoor games can help parents and kids stay in shape and create lasting [...]
You Gotta Jacques the Monkey
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
If you’ve never seen a stegosaurus fight a Disney princess hand mirror, then you’ve obviously never had your son receive the wrong gender Happy Meal toy. (And if your money is on the stegosaurus, I should warn you that the mirror is actually pretty vicious–and tenacious to boot.) It’s interesting [...]
5 Foods To Eat Every Day…but what about the kids?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
FoxNews posted a great article called “5 Foods To Eat Every Day”. Fantastic tips that we’d all be wise to incorporate into our life styles. But, reading the article, I couldn’t help but ask…what about the kids?? My girls are 10 and 13 and at uber picky ages. At [...]
Are your doctors and nurses healthy? Survey Says….Yes!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
I’ve always wondered this myself. Are health professionals healthy? That is, do we practice what we preach? According to a new survey put out by Ipos-Public Affairs (reported by UPI), we are and we do.
UPI reported the results of the survey recently and the results are very hopeful. Of the [...]
Updates (Vermont’s Lead Bill, and Nalgene and BPA)-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
Thanks to a reader, Maria, I learned that Nalgene, that maker of the popular hiking/outdoor enthusiast type water bottle, has launched a new website touting their new BPA and phthalate free water bottles. She first read about it over at Z recommends.
Now this is strange. Is this the same company that [...]
Tabloid Headlines and Child Health Don’t Mix!
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
When I saw this headline today, on FoxNews.com, I knew there was something wrong. It just didn’t fit. The headline reads: “Boy’s Body Attacked His Brain Mistaking It for Cancer”. You should always be suspicious of headlines like this. They are clear hooks! And, medically, clear twists of the true [...]
BPA (Bisphenol A) in plastic hits the mainstream media (again!)-
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids
We’ve been talking about BPA in plastic bottles and sippy cups for a very long time, and the mainstream press has brought this issue to the forefront again. On the Today show yesterday morning, there was a clip and an interview with a doctor who called BPA a major health threat for [...]
