Eleven years ago, with my first child, I didn’t have the wealth of information available to moms today. I didn’t really have internet access, and I lived a few hours away from my family. In many ways, this was a good thing.
Some information is good, but too much can be overwhelming. And, I think it [...]
Tags: aap, Breastfeeding, four months, solid food
Posted in: Baby
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Last week, France banned television shows aimed at the under threes. US channels like BabyFirstTV and Baby TV air in France. Legislators, concerned about possible developmental delays in babies who watch too much TV, called the BabyFirstTV and Baby TV channels a “danger”, and these channels will be going off-air in France.
French cable broadcasters that [...]
Tags: aap, France, television, TV
Posted in: Baby, Toddlers
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Parents everywhere have lost a champion. Dr. Julius B Richmond, a former US Surgeon General, died on Sunday, July 27, 2008. He was 91.
Dr. Richmond was the Surgeon General from 1977 through 1981. He was responsible for the release of evidence that connected smoking with harmful side effects. He was so influential in this [...]
Tags: aap, anti-tobacco, Dr. Julius B Richmond, Head Start, surgeon general
Posted in: Current Events, Health
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Just released from the American Academy of Pediatrics: travel tips for little kids. All I can say is: THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I suppose if my family bopped in and out of airports every other month, I might figure out some of these on my own. But we don’t travel very much so I’m not a seasoned pro. [...]
Tags: aap, driving, Flying, Travel
Posted in: Travel
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As if I didn?t have enough to worry about? Flame retardant pajamas just aren?t enough to keep my little ones from foreseeable disaster. Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics told me that I need to worry about my son?s cholesterol. (For more of the details, see Dawn Allcot?s blog or go here .)
Somewhere [...]
Tags: aap, cholesterol, heart disease, lipids
Posted in: Health, Parenting
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