Prevent heat related stroke
It’s finally starting to feel like summer and these warmer days call for a reminder about the danger of vehicle-related heatstroke. The most recent data lists heatstroke as the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children. On average, every 8 days a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle. Read more about Leigh’s blog […]
MMR does not cause autism
Can we put an end to this thinking? Finally? The journal Science Translational Medicine published a report studying patterns of brain activity in babies that were 6 months old. They were able to predict with 97 % accuracy which babies were ultimately diagnosed with autism. Just a reminder, the MMR vaccine is not administered until […]
Conger’s Corner: Parents Fighting
Angry words and exchanges occur in all marriages. We fight, we pout, we scream, we stomp out of the room, all in front of our children. This happens. These moments can be teaching moments of how to argue in a healthy manner, even if we do raise our voices. What does not seem to happen […]
Limiting Screen Time for Babies
Hoping to give your baby a leg up on learning — and give yourself a chance to catch up with chores? Thinking you could accomplish both in a flash by propping your little one in front of the TV and popping in an educational DVD? Before you hit “play,” it’s important to know that babies […]
Virtual Reality
How about some good news? There has been lots of bad news about the effect of cell phones, iPads and other electronic devices on our children but it’s not all bad news. I just read about a new program where a hospital is using virtual reality to help children while they are doing chemotherapy. An 8 […]
What Danger lurks in your Medicine Cabinet?
It might not be what you think. We all know that we have to protect our children against taking medicines… but have you thought about what else is in the bathroom that may cause harm? Cotton swabs. That’s right! Each year, thousands of children have to go to the ER for injuries from cotton swabs. […]
