Archive for January, 2009

Creating Balance In A Child’s Life

Tainted formula updateAs you may recall, the FDA has been investigating U.S made infant formula for possible melamine contamination. To date, the FDA has sampled 89 different infant formula containers and they have posted their results on their website here.As you can.

Have a peanut, kid.The latest study on peanut allergies found something very revealing: Israeli […]

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 […]

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Real Moms Discussing Real Food Allergies
Abc.com recently held a great roundtable for the EUR

Strollers Deprive Infants of Contact

Whats For Lunch?
Lets face it, kids are picky. This fact alone makes packing five lunches a week a tough task! And if your little one has food allergies, youve got it a little harder. But dont fret. With a little planning, you can whip up a great bagged lunch in no time.
Relying on the school […]

Another Allergy Friendly State!

Your Child Is Growing Up and Its Time To Switch Formulas?Often, I get calls from curious parents regarding up-age products, which are products for babies that are one year of age and up. Our conversation is very similar to this:
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The News Is Still Nuts About Allergies

My State is Good, But Could Be Better on Protecting Children with Asthma and AllergiesGina Clowes is the founder of AllergyMoms.com. We would like to thank her for guest blogging for us and sharing her family’s allergy story.
Note: This article was originally written for Health Central: My AllergyNetwork.com. To view the article there, click here.
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Tainted baby formula? Again?

Tainted baby formula? Again?Melamine: the latest, greatest environmental health scare. If this isn’t exactly a household name for you, read our handy Q and A below.Q. What’s melamine? A. Melamine is a synthetic chemical that is used to make plastic resin coatings. Melamine.

Happy Holidays!

Elimination Diet FYISo, you find out your child has a milk protein allergy, and you think, EUR

Your Child is Wheezing: Could it be the Sign of a Milk Allergy?

Nut Bans In Schools May Be Spurring Hysteria?

I think this is a little much. The other day, I came across an article from U.S. News & World Report called EUR

Halloween: Focus on the Fun, Not the Food

Chickenpox partiesI read an unbelievable story in the New York Post today. Families are notifying random parents via Craig’s list to offer up their chickenpox infected child to anyone wanting their own child to be exposed. While this is bothersome on.

Halloween: Focus on the Fun, Not the FoodCostume? Check. Pumpkins? Check. Chocolate bar? Oh no! […]