A Fresh Look At Schooling: The Role Of Competition (Part 1 of 3)Competition in schools is used as a method to motivate students. However, competition is not a very effective academic motivator, particularly for young students at the elementary and middle school level; if it was, we would have more students experiencing success.
Getting Kids Back […]
FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple CreamFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2008 FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream Product can be harmful to nursing infants The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream,.
New Autism Screening recommendationsThe American Academy of Pediatrics […]
(Stop if you’ve heard this before . .) Do Vaccines cause Autism?Like the bad guy in a horror movie that keeps coming back to life, the controversy over vaccines and autism was back in the news last weekEUR
HIB Vaccine RecallAs expected, the Centers for Disease Control have recommended that the booster dose of HIB vaccine (given at either the 12 or 15 month well check) be postponed until the vaccine shortage is over. Children who are considered high risk.
Summer Camp on a Special Diet
When I was a kid, my summer days usually […]
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 […]
Allergy Hay Day in May!May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month – the perfect time to talk to others about food allergies.
Right now many people are suffering from seasonal allergies, but they might not realize what it means to face an allergy 24/7. Its good for everyone to know about food allergies because the […]
Sibling Rivalry - RevisitedWho imagines that Sibling Rivalry is a normal and natural activity that is neither bad nor all that different from all other human relationships?
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.
Double Check Labels and Expiration Dates Please!
Milk in bottled water! […]
The Post Kindergarten Blues: What To Know To Help Your Little One Start First GradeNow that we are close to the end of our first six weeks as a first grade family, I feel confident in sharing with you some of the shocks and secrets of entering what I now consider to be “real school”: […]
A Fresh Look At Schooling: The Role of Homework (Part 2 of 3)People don’t get better at dealing with unhappiness, failure and disappointment because they were deliberately exposed to difficulties as youngsters. To the contrary, it is one’s experience with success, affirmation and unconditional acceptance that helps kids deal constructively with later frustration and failure.
Mercury […]