Archive for July, 2008

Allergy Advocacy Update: Good news for Maine Families

A Fresh Look At Schooling: The Role of Grades (Part 3 of 3)The purpose of schooling is to teach our children to learn and produce quality work. In order to accomplish this goal, our schools must re-think the ways in which they view the educational process.

Allergy Advocacy Update: Good news for Maine FamiliesWonderful news for […]

How To Talk With Your Kids

How To Talk With Your KidsOften, counseling children and adults can be a very gratifying experience. A while back, I had a father who joined the counseling process with his teenage son. I had been seeing the son for individual sessions. The father requested being involved, with his son’s agreement, so that the two of […]

The Blending Of Families: Still Yours And Mine

Teaching Your Child About MoneyAre you teaching your child about money?  Start now, with these five simple tips to give your child excellent financial grounding.

The Blending Of Families: Still Yours And MineThe blending of families is a common and yet challenging task. The days of the nuclear family, exempt from divorce, appears less normative in our current […]

Double Check Labels and Expiration Dates Please!

Problems In Youth SportsCan participating in competitive sports at too young of an age have a negative effect on our children and their future in sports?

Popular Baby Names: Naming Tips

Popular Baby Names: Naming TipsWant a popular baby name?  Perhaps just some tips on how to name your baby?

Keeping your child safe could be as easy as reading a food label

The Recruiting Process: How to Protect and Help Your AthleteHighly visible sought-after recruits receive heavy attention from college coaches, the media, boosters, and others that can make the recruiting process very straining on the recruit, their family, and even the high school coach.

Keeping your child safe could be as easy as reading a food labelFood […]

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The New McCarthyism: Vaccines & AutismHere is a reprint of guest opinion authored by Dr. Ari Brown in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal: October 27, 2007 Vaccines and Autism By ARI BROWN October 27, 2007; Page A8 Dangerous vaccines that harm kids. An epidemic of.

Why Is My Child Being Bullied?

No chocolate bunny for Easter?
During the Easter season, eggs and chocolate are everywhere! As a parent, you always want to create a fun holiday atmosphere for your child. However, when your child has a food allergy, Easter can be a tough time. Lets face it, EUR

Airlines + Food Allergies = Stress?

HIB Vaccine RecallAs you may have heard, Merck pharmaceutical company has recalled 10 lots (batches) of vaccinations that protect against the bacterial infection known as HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae B). This amounts to about 1 million doses being taken off the market. Merck.

Airlines + Food Allergies = Stress?
Lets face it. Traveling with children at anytime can […]

Allergy In-Laws EUR Grandpas Got Something Yummy

Gene linked to autismTwo separate studies, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine and in Human Molecular Genetics, identified an abnormal region on Chromosome 16 that is found in 1% of kids with autism. Obviously, this is not an explanation.

Allergy In-Laws EUR Grandpas Got Something Yummy
When my wife and I got engaged, […]