August 22nd, 2008 at 5:32pm |
My husband sent me a link to this article – he was astute enough to label it “how to use the media to spread fear”:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/hl_nm/measles_usa_dc
The article is supposedly letting us know that we’re in serious danger of a catastrophic measles outbreak now that many are choosing not to vaccinate their children.
HOWEVER, the last lines of [...]
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August 16th, 2008 at 11:12pm |
My eight year old son, Oscar, recently decided he just HAD to join an American Football team. So we contacted our local football league and I took him round the fieldhouse to give the deposit cheque and get him kitted out.
When they gave me his helmet, I was gobsmacked by how heavy it was and [...]
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August 11th, 2008 at 11:55pm |
I was driving in the car the other day, with my five year old daughter, Zara.
“You know what I want to do when I grow up? I want to work in a store,” she announced.
“What kind of store?” I asked.
“A video store. Because I love movies.” she replied.
“Well…” I suggested, “Then instead of just working [...]
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August 10th, 2008 at 12:47am |
It’s a common stance that parents should limit the number of hours per day, or per week, that their children are allowed to stay sedentary and “zoned out” playing electronic games.
However, after reading this very fascinating blog post written by a teenager himself, I must admit I’m reconsidering the whole issue (the response from the [...]
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August 10th, 2008 at 12:25am |
Did you know that brain tumours are now the leading cause of death in children? In the UK and Europe, child brain tumor rates have increased 40% in the last 20 years.
The Toronto Dept of Public Health is finally acting on reams of research and has issued a warning to children not to use cell [...]
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August 7th, 2008 at 11:38pm |
This reporter in England, Chris Jeavans, has committed to going a full month without buying anything plastic – this means nothing wrapped or packaged in plastic either.
She also has a toddler still in diapers.
So their household is probably pretty typical of what most of us go through and our needs. This, of course, makes her [...]
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