
You purchase an item, bring it home, and take it out of the packaging only to hear it’s been recalled! Now what? Do you return it or just ignore the warning? A product recall is when a manufacturer of an item finds something wrong with the product and removes it from the shelf or are [...]
August 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Some children are born with vision problems while other kids develop complications over a period of time. If poor eyesight runs in your family or if you notice your child exhibiting symptoms of eyestrain, make an appointment with an ophthalmologist for a vision examination before your child starts school. Congenital eye disorders include crossed eyes, [...]
August 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Eye sight is a very precious gift. It is essential to take care of the vision to have good health. Vision process is controlled primarily by the brain. Eye vitamins for kids and children are almost the same.Vitamins that are essential for the eyes are vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, and E. [...]
June 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Childhood is typically viewed as a carefree, happy time, but depression can occur even in preschoolers as young as age 3, according to a recent update. For years, experts thought that young children would be too developmentally immature to experience depression, says Joan L. Luby, MD, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. [...]
June 14, 2010 | Posted in
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Most kids don’t need multivitamins. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not advise vitamin supplementation for healthy kids. “The run-of-the-mill child who is thriving does not require a multivitamin,” says Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, chair of the AAP’s committee on nutrition. But most kids do need a vitamin D supplement — 400 I.U./day. In general, kids [...]
June 11, 2010 | Posted in
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Someday, the children that we know will be running the world. Yes, all the little boys and girls who are now playing with balls and frogs, dolls and blocks will someday be the politicians, business executives, law enforcement officials, teachers, and, most important, parents.
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Drug abuse among teens is a growing concern. In Troubled Teenagers – Identifying and Dealing with Tough Issues we discuss the signs as well as the reasons why teens abuse drugs and alcohol.
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Helping your children learn the skill of money management is going to impact them for the whole of their life. Money management is not a skill you are born with. Thus, you need to teach your kids about it. Here are some of the ways you can do this: By example: This is the most [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Single parents who go out on dates sometimes want to bring their children along, especially if you are getting to know the other person rather well. A public outing together is a great way to see how everyone meshes without pressure stemming from one-to-one interaction.
May 30, 2010 | Posted in
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On the day he was born, that bundle of joy was listening to you. Although he didn’t speak for 15 to 20 months (on average) he was listening from day one.
May 28, 2010 | Posted in
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