Children's Health Blog

Top Ten Worst Toys of 2008

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:17:03 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In It may look cute and cuddly. It may seem like the perfect gift for the biggest Pooh fan in your family. But, did you know this toy is actually dangerous and is on this year’s W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm) list? It turns out, this toy is a choking [...]

Holiday Giving Makes You Happier!

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:30:15 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In In the November, O, The Oprah Magazine, I noticed a 1/2 page “O Stats” (page 56) that read: “People who volunteer are 42% more likely than people who don’t to say they are ‘VERY HAPPY’ with their lives.” The editors then listed three ways to think about giving during this holiday season [...]

What do your kids understand about the economy?

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:19:13 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In With our country facing one of most challenging economic crisis in most of our life times, it’s easy to go into protection mode and want to shelter our kids from our adult stresses. With the holidays on our heels, though, our stresses will very soon become their stresses as holidays [...]

Friday Fun: Cell Phones and Kids

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:27:16 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Good lessons always start young! Happy Friday! Image Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.

Teach Kids About Phone Safety

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:44:46 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In We’ve been getting a ton of weird phone calls lately. Some are from 800 numbers. Some are from 866 numbers and some seem like “real” phone numbers. What all these numbers have in common, though, is no names pop up on caller ID. We typically don’t answer calls without identifying [...]

Can “Dr. Google” track the flu?

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:02:51 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In I saw the headline yesterday and heard the reports all over the news today but had to check it out with my own eyes: Google claims to be able to track the flu 10 days earlier than the CDC flu surveillance map we all know and love by now. Eventually there [...]

All Kids Have Abilities…And It’s Up To Us To Recognize That!

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:28:22 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In A former physical education teacher in my home town, John Passarini, once told me: “No child is disabled. They are all just differently abled.” That was his philosophy during his many years teaching generations of kids in our town and now teaching teachers how to coach and teach. I thought about [...]

Helping Hands and Warm Hearts - Give Thanks this Holiday Season

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:27:07 +0000

Submitted by Childn’Parent “Mom, why is that woman crying?” I took the newspaper from him and looked at the front page picture of a woman crying and another woman hugging her. I looked at the caption of the article stating that the woman’s apartment had caught fire and all their personal possessions had been destroyed. As [...]

When Kids Are Sick: What They Think, What You Need To Know

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:06:20 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In My 6 year old nephew had the kid crud this week. You know, that annoying and pesky illness that kids get in school where they are too sick for school but almost too well to keep home…yet that’s just what you have to do! So, home bound he was for [...]

Are your kids milk allergic? Take heart…a new study reports it may be reversible!

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:49:44 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Getting kids to drink milk past the infancy period is the bane of many parents existance. Between true milk allergies, milk intolerance and kids who just don’t like milk it becomes a true uphill battle to get enough milk into kids past the age of about 18months or so. Some [...]

Talking Politics With Your Kids

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:18:03 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Wow! What a night last night was. For many people, including me, last night represented one of those nights that will be difficult to forget. Today, two years of campaigning finally comes to a close and we can finally move forward. SNL has allowed us (and the candidates) to laugh, [...]

Why be involved with your teen’s TV viewing? To avoid unwanted teen pregnancies!

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:45:01 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In You may have been surprised yesterday by the report of a new study from this month’s Pediatrics of a clear relationship between teen TV viewing and teen pregnancy. In short, teens who watched highly sexualized TV shows were twice as likely within 3 years to “experience a pregnancy”, as [...]

The Flu Season Is Knocking In A Community Near You

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:28:50 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In It may not feel like flu season yet if you track weather changes across the country, but the CDC flu activity map gives a different story: You may be thinking “but it’s not in my state yet” and that may be true. Keep in mind that people travel and so does [...]

Torch Passing

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:26:32 +0000

Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog I’m sad to say that today’s is going to be my final blog entry with Boys and Schools. No worries, the blog will still be here, and you’ll still be able to find the news, insight, and discussion that we are so happy to bring you. We have a great team [...]

Weights & Measures

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:57:25 +0000

Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories Drinking with wine friends is great..one..it’s nice to share and chat about wine..and..two…there is never difficulty with the amount….usually there is one person who manages the glassful left in the bottle. Drinking alone (sounds bad when you say that!)…means to me, on average, about 0.5 litres….two-thirds of a bottle [...]

Happy Halloween!

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:56:12 +0000

Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog Happy Halloween everyone! Faithful readers may recall that I temporarily lost all reason and decided to make a costume for my 4-year-old son, who wanted to be a Jedi for Halloween. My house is now littered with loose threads and tiny scraps of fabric, but my battle against the forces of [...]

Youth Sports Shorts: Seeing Is Believing!

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:54:54 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Parents don’t let this be you. Keep a cool head on the side lines of your kids’ games and remember you are there for your kids and not to back seat drive in the coach’s or ref’s shoes. Image Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.

Trick Or Treat for Fun and Safety!!

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:10:47 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Halloween is a much anticipated event in my household, even with my girls solidly in middle school now. I think the attraction of the day is doing some thing so childish no one wants to admit it’s fun. Think about it! How often can we all do the toddler dress [...]

Over- (Or Perhaps Under-) Generalizing

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:54:51 +0000

Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog There is a tendency to hyperbole in . . . well, just about every human endeavor, and advocacy and education are especially vulnerable to it. Most of the time, we spot it for the rhetorical device that it is and move on. Sometimes, however, it leads to all kinds of [...]

A Backpack Too Heavy To Lift Shouldn’t Be On A Kid’s Back!

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:59:57 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In It’s a fashion statement, comes in different shapes and sizes, can be used for a workout, plays music, reflects your child’s inner personality, and holds the answer keys to the entire school year. Any guesses? Your child’s backpack! Both my girls are in middle school – 6th and 8th grade. My [...]

Flu Shot or Not?

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:43:13 +0000

Submitted by Childn’Parent Flu season is on its way. Though getting a flu shot may seem like a no brainer to some, at $20 a shot for my family of six, I want to know if it’s really necessary. New Jersey recently passed a law requiring flu shots for all pre-school and elementary school kids. Some parents [...]

What Really Matters To You? Vicky and Jen say “simplicity and family values”, and I agree!

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:42:18 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Vicky and Jen just celebrated their 100th show and I had the wonderful opportunity to be invited to take part in this amazing event. 100 podcasts - that’s an amazing achievement…a great deal of advice and, as I ribbed them when we chatted, a great deal of words! But, if [...]

The Universal Boy Question

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:50:01 +0000

Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog Recently, a guest posted a question to the comments section of the blog, and I think it’s worthy of addressing on its own. The poster wrote: ‘The Trouble With Boys.’ This topic has played a role in my son’s entire academic life and demonstrative introverted personality continuance forever. He is a [...]

The Sound of Imagination

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:56:29 +0000

Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog I may have temporarily lost my mind, because I’m sewing a jedi constume for the 4 year-old this year. You may recall that we have been witness to an ongoing and epic jedi battle for the last week or so, that has ranged all over the house. It’s a little [...]

Encourage Your Child To Read For Pleasure

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:13:10 +0000

Submitted by Childn’Parent Give your child a gift that will last a lifetime! Encourage them to read for pleasure. Children who read for pleasure have active imaginations and enjoy learning. When reading, children must use their imagination. With the expansion in the visual technology industries like television and video games, children do not commonly use their imagination. [...]