August 26th, 2008
Whether it’s your child’s first day ever, or she’s been in school for a few years now, the first day of every school year is always filled with anticipation, and sometimes scared of what the new school will be like.
From the AAP, here are some tips on making the first day easier on our […]
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August 9th, 2008
Summer is the perfect time for children to catch up on sports, lessons and other extra-curricular activities they may not have done during the school year. Now is also the right time to re-evaluate how busy your child was last school year with his after-school activities.
Here is a checklist to find out if your […]
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August 5th, 2008
A new study showed that restaurants’s kids meals are unhealthy, and loaded with calories. Blame it on those chicken nuggets, mac n’ cheese and fries.
And what do you know, Dunkin Donut is jumping on the bandwagon of fastfood chains adding healthier choices in their menu. Customers can have two new choices for under 300 […]
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August 4th, 2008
He used to smell like baby powder, your little boy. These days, he passes you by the hallway and “eew!” he smells like sweat, week-old socks and something quite foreign. Looking closer at your young man, you even notice - gasp(!) -stubble on his once-smooth face. Get a clue - he is entering the adolescent […]
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August 3rd, 2008
When my son first started sucking his thumb at one month of age, my first response was to stop the habit cold. I wasn’t too thrilled about thumb sucking, as my firstborn didn’t have the same habit. Besides I got plenty of unsolicited advice about thumb sucking as a bad habit. My efforts to remove […]
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August 3rd, 2008
World Breastfeeding Week is from August 1-7, and I thought it’s an good time for a Kitchen Table talk (or round-table if you wish) about your experiences with breastfeeding.
As an incentive I will be giving away a $20 gift card to Amazon to a winner randomly chosen. But first, let’s chat. Here are some questions […]
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August 3rd, 2008
Finally my infant son is starting at eat solids! My breasts can rest. Well, only a little, really.
But I’m excited to feed him and determined to give him a well-balanced diet at an early age. If I may compare him to his older sister, she is such a slow and picky eater that her […]
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August 2nd, 2008
Children do best when interaction is part of learning. When you’re trying to teach a child about the importance of nutrition and fitness, it helps to illustrate “what happens if-” and have kid experience the payoff of keeping healthy.
The David Beckham Academy has come up with a cool electronic handheld soccer game - […]
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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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