July 30th, 2008
Wow, I must say… this quarter’s bloggy give-away has loads of prizes galore!
It’s staggering how many blogs have contests going on. Head is reeling from skimming through the list of contests, give-aways and prizes.
BUT there are blogs and contests that DO stand out. These are some of them:
Need school supplies? Go […]
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July 30th, 2008
This week is the quarterly massive Bloggy Give-away Carnival, and blogs everywhere are participating, so you’re right in time for winning something.
So thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes give-away for Scholastic books for children! Here are the nine winners, randomly chosen.
117 susan p How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon
77 Tammy The […]
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July 27th, 2008
Summers mean theme parks, state fairs, carnivals, and FOOD.
But before you order your child that tempting plate of funnel cake, the gigantic onion blossom, or snow cones, STOP YOURSELF.
Here are ten of the unhealthiest foods you can find at the fair:
APPETIZERS: Chicken nuggets. Almost every child loves chicken nuggets, whether at […]
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July 26th, 2008
Sometime between ages 10 and 15, your cute little boy will become a young man. In one quick summer, you will hardly know this awkward young man goes around your house carrying a razor, with a voice that fluctuates between squeaks and baritone and an odor that suddenly smells suspicious.
If you say YES to […]
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July 26th, 2008
The new craze for today’s tweens? Half sleep-overs. It’s fun, it’s crazy and and best of all, it’s parent-approved!
Half-sleepovers are just the cool kind of pajama parties where parents drop off their girls, in pajamas, and then pick them in time for bed. It’s more like pretend sleep-overs, but girls still have fun like […]
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July 25th, 2008
From the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network -
EGG ALLERGY ALERTJuly 25, 2008
Sau-Sea Foods, Inc., is recalling “Smoked Salmon Spread” due to undeclared egg.
The product was distributed in retail stores throughout the Northeast.
The product comes in a 7.5-oz. plastic tub and was sold under the name Sau-Sea. The affected “sell by” dates are 072308, 082708, […]
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July 25th, 2008
From the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network -
SOY ALLERGY ALERTJuly 25, 2008
Publix Super Markets is recalling “No Sugar Added Cherry Pie” due toundeclared soy.
The product was distributed in stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The product has “sell by dates” of July 8 through July 27. The affected products are Publix NSA […]
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July 23rd, 2008
A Strep throat infection is going around our community in central Maryland, and my daughter caught the bacteria. Her fever has hovered around 101 degF since Sunday and she is just in a lousy mood. Poor girl… She is much better now with the antibiotics but she wants mommy…
And now, I think my 7-mo son […]
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July 19th, 2008
So now, new research says it’s not just watching too much television that is bad for a child’s mental health.
When a television is on, it interferes with a child’s ability to focus on an activity, scientists reported in the July/August issue of Child Development.
It seems that TV becomes a background noise and toddlers […]
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July 18th, 2008
Sometimes reading Copyblogger can lead to something worthwhile. (Joke!) Here is one of those times. “A rare gem” with CAN World’s Strongest Dad.
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-son team who compete together in every marathon and triathlon race across the world. The one difference between Team Hoyt and other athletes? Rick has cerebral […]
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