Are parents, advocates exaggerating peanut allergy fears?
I have been blasted for suggesting parents consider packing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in their kids' school lunches, but now Salon reports The fear about peanut allergies is nuts.
View ArticleFederal judge upholds ban on toys with phthalates
A federal judge ruled Thursday that stores need to remove toys with phthalates next week, marking a victory for environmental interest groups and creating headaches or worse for toy sellers, according...
View ArticleAre preschoolers spending most of their days in lazy play?
Images you have of your preschooler running around the classroom may not be totally accurate because new research found 89 percent of preschoolers' physical activities are sedentary.
View ArticleKindergarteners don’t get to play
Where has all the play gone at school? Now The Juggle reports kindergarteners get 30 minutes or less of playtime in Is Your Child's Day All Work and No Play?
View ArticleRecession disrupts new parents, threatens work-family gains
Our economy continues to crumble, and the fallout is disrupting the fragile balance of working parents with babies and toddlers. Moms are considering cutting back on maternity leaves, parents are...
View ArticleFederal court rules no evidence of link between autism and vaccines
Advocates of a connection between vaccinations and autism suffered a setback this week when a federal court ruled it found no link, The Washington Post reported.
View ArticleIs Cookie magazine on the chopping block?
The buzz is that Conde Nast should kill off another magazine, and its glossy guide for wealthy parents, Cookie, is the least popular, Gawker and Babble report.
View ArticleIs Facebook damaging our kids?
A high-profile British researcher suggests all this virtual social networking may damage children's minds, The Guardian reports.
View ArticleWork-family balance goes to Washington: House hearing Tuesday
We have a new president and a new Congress, which will tackle work-family balance by holding a hearing on the topic Tuesday.
View ArticleDo gambling problems start in kindergarten?
In Canada, researchers found impulsive behavior among kindergarteners can be a sign of teenage gambling, Reuters reports.
View ArticleDads moving into PTA groups, and one is taking over
I write a lot about the changing roles of the modern dad and was enouraged to see this article Dads raise their profiles in PTA groups.
View ArticleOlder dads have lower scoring kids, research suggests
In case you missed this, old dads may help create less intelligent kids, Reuters reports in Children of older dads do less well in IQ tests.
View ArticleGroup calls for end of “The Good Night Show” on PBS
A group wants to put PBS Sprouts' "The Good Night Show" to sleep for good.
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