Booster Seats Are Safer
The journal “Pediatrics” published the results of a study, conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia’s Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, confirming previous reports that it’s safer to keep children aged 4 through 8 in a booster seat during car travel.
The new study gives [...]
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If you leaf through your baby or parenting magazine you’d be sure to find one of those cute pictures of babies, pictures that will tug at any mommy’s heart. Unfortunately, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is not pleased with many of them. Not in the least, according to this US News report. Because most [...]
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For years we were told not to give toddlers and children anything but whole milk. Their growth and development, especially brain development, were believed to be dependent on it. However, the longstanding debate about giving children low-fat milk as against whole milk has once again raised its head. This time the experts are now [...]
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, cholesterol levels and children, heart disease and children, obesity and children, toddlers and low fat milk; 2 percent bill and children, whole milk and toddlers
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When I brought my daughter home from the hospital, I was determined to do things differently this time. This baby was not going to be held 24/7. She was going to learn to soothe herself when upset. Baby #2 was going to sleep through the night well before 9 months. And she was definitely going [...]
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