Smoking Age
We should really listen to our children sometimes. Nearly 2/3 of teenagers support raising the age to buy cigarettes to age 21. Most of the research around tobacco is with adults, perhaps we should look at our children and see what we can do to influence their decision to smoke in the first place. I […]
Summer Safety Tip- Burns
The BIGGEST DANGER for burns in children is indoor cooking. Fire-related injuries are responsible for more than 9 percent of unintentional deaths among kids worldwide, according to a recent article. Be sure and maintain your smoke alarms to give children time to escape. Use stove-guards to keep a child’s curiosity (and hands) from getting […]
Pool Safety
We all know the “typical” pool rules: no swimming without a grown-up, no running around the pool, and no diving in the shallow end. But here are some more pool rules to keep in mind this summer: How well does your child swim? Pool safety starts before your child ever gets into the water and […]
Benefits of Baby-wearing
As a new mom I have quickly learned the benefits of baby wearing! Snuggling with Cooper is amazing, but then the whole day would go by with me on the couch, holding my little one and nothing would get done. Being able to put him in a carrier is GREAT! I love the connection it […]
Time to make your own Baby Food?
The Environmental Defense Fund did a study looking at lead. Not in paint, which is where most of us associate lead, but in our food. The results were not good. They looked at over 12,000 food samples from 2003- 2013 and analyzed them for nutrients, pesticides and metals. Of the 12,000 samples, over 2,000 samples […]
Beach Safety – Riptides (Currents)
Summer is here and many people are heading to the beach. Riptides can turn a fun beach trip into a not so fun beach trip! Here is what you need to know! Riptides or currents, are long, narrow channels of water which move from the shore to the sea. These currents are so strong, they […]
Conger’s Corner: Screen Time
Not talking yet? What? Your adorable bundle of smartness who is excelling in all areas is not using language yet? Interestingly, handheld screen time is linked to expressive speech delays according to new research from the Pediatric Academic Societies. The study shows that by 18 month, 20% of children had daily average handheld device use […]
