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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Britain, the sexually active “young people remain undiagnosed, untreated and unaware of the risk they pose both to their own health and that of their sexual partner.”
UK’s Health Protection Agency crunched some alarming rates:
This age group (ages 18-24) suffered 65 percent of all chlamydia cases, 55 percent of all genital warts and 50 […]
Keeping a food diary is a great tool for keeping the weight off, whether your child is obese, underweight or you simply want your family to stay in the healthy zone.
Another tool you can use, together with the diary, is a calorie counter. Keep track of exactly how much calories your child is consuming. It’s […]
The food diary is a staple in most weight loss programs. Weight Watchers swear by its effectiveness in helping its participants lose and maintain weight. Without a doubt, tracking everything you eat is a powerful reality check. A recent study shows there is value in keeping a food diary in adults.
But is it […]
Traveling with food-allergic children need not be so scary. Being adequately prepared is the key to less stress. In this last part of the series on “Traveling with food allergies”, let’s see how to safely travel by cruise ship when your children have allergies.
1. Book with a trusted travel agent. Cybercruises advices that […]
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