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Archive for June, 2011
A Room-by-Room Guide for a Toddler-Friendly Environment Living Room/Family Room: Secure Lamp cords Anchor or remove floor lamps Cushion corners on coffee tables, end tables, hearths Cover electrical outlets Move plants Reorganize decorations to keep breakables out of baby’s reach Clear important books and photo albums for bottom rows of bookshelf Dining room/eating area: Keep [...]
The age group that most needs sunglasses is the least likely to wear them. Infants and children are actually at increased risk for sun damage to the eyes because their relatively large pupils allow more damaging ultraviolet light to get in. Excessive ultraviolet (UV) light “oxidizes,” which means causes wear and tear on the retina [...]
In our L.E.A.N. Expectations workshops for new mothers, we make a point to remind moms of the following: Your doing the most important job in the world. Your days as the mother of a new baby may seem endless. You do the same things over and over again: feed the baby, change the baby, help [...]
Be a Role Model for Good Nutrition: Rather than nagging your teen about how and what to eat, model the ideal behavior yourself. Engage your teen by building a shopping list together and talking about the different nutritional values of foods while at the grocery store. Don’t Give in to Junk Food Requests: Let’s face [...]
Can you guess what product this is? White boneless chicken, water, food starch-modified, salt, seasoning [autolyzed yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural flavoring (botanical source), safflower oil, dextrose, citric acid], sodium phosphates, natural flavor (botanical source). Battered and breaded with: water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow [...]
It’s summertime and that means more outdoor time, which gives our youngsters a great opportunity to absorb the important Vitamin D from the sun’s rays. But what about protecting them from the sun’s harmful rays, do you use sunblock or sunscreen? Here is the difference. Sunblocks are simply a physical barrier to the ultraviolet sunrays, [...]
Some new information from the American Academy of Pediatrics has been published on the use of sports and energy drinks by children, a summary is provided below. You can download the complete report at the bottom of this page. KIDS SHOULD NOT CONSUME ENERGY DRINKS, AND RARELY NEED SPORTS DRINKS, SAYS AAP Sports and energy [...]
