Mar 11

Parents should be concerned about protecting their children from exposure to lead. “The reason for concern is there is no good level of lead in the body,” says Robert J. Geller, medical director of Georgia’s Poison Center.

Children’s Toys and Lead Paint

Most often, the lead danger present in toys comes from their paint. Ironically, although lead-based paint was banned from residential use by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1978, many children’s toys, particularly those made in China, are found to contain levels of lead in excess of that allowed. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 7

If your child

• seems very frustrated when trying to read

• has started to avoid reading altogether,

• or has started to fight going to school

He or she may be dyslexic. And that is very good news.

It’s good news, because dyslexia really is a talent, once you get past the reading challenge, and there are ways to do that — in a relatively short period of time, for relatively little cash outlay. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 15

I have the distinct privilege of being Mom to both a son and a daughter. There’s no question that I love my children equally but often it’s much easier to connect with my daughter, due to the obvious fact that we’re both girls.

My son, on the other hand, likes to do different things than my daughter and I do. Hard to believe he doesn’t like to get his nails done, go shopping, or do crafts, I know. As his mom, however, I want to be sure to seize as many bonding moments with him as I do with my daughter. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 8

So you fixed the baby’s room, decorated it with cool baby stuffs, assembled the crib, bought a baby mobile and packed enough photo and video equipment to document the arrival of the little angel in you and your wife’s life. But then first time dads will often wonder, what would I do if the baby is really now coming home? Will you be willing to pick up the baby when he cries? Changed his diaper when it’s soaked? I guess the said task are no longer a choice of whether you will do it or not but rather it is now a tasked incorporated in your title as the head of the family and being the partner of your wife. Read the rest of this entry »