December, 2009 Archives
Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 31, 2009 in 10:26 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
RECALL: Children’s Princess and the Frog necklaces, sold exclusively by Walmart, have been recalled due to their cadmium content.
Haitian police have detained 10 Americans who were attempting to leave the country with 33 children and plans to take 100 in total to a make shift orphanage they were establishing in the Dominican Republic.
Some parents are outraged after a middle school assembly turns into an impromptu lecture about sex.
America’s schools get a report card:
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Posted by: Susan, December 30, 2009 in 12:47 pm
We are in the process of potty training my two and a half year old. And it’s not going well. We’ve done everything the books say to do but no luck. She’ll sometimes go pee but never poop. She’s extremely stubborn and we had visions of her not being allowed in her preschool (they won’t take untrained children). We’ve been giving her rewards and making a really big deal of ANY success on the potty. My little sister (who doesn’t have a child and has no concept of any of this) was visiting and my darling daughter for some reason finally decided to go poop on the potty!!! Well, we were ecstatic. We picked her up and did a little dance and sang a potty song and gave her a lollipop and a present and we were celebrating like we had just won the lottery. As the festivities were winding down I remembered that my sister is witnessing this momentous event. She witnessed it alright, and is looking at us like we need to be committed.
Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 30, 2009 in 9:41 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
Bill and Melinda Gates aim to save 7.6 million lives over the next decade with an additional $10 billion donation, on top of $4.5 billion that they’ve already given, to the effort to vaccinate children around the world.
Despite urgent calls for breast milk donations for Haiti’s babies, health officials are calling for a halt on this charitable giving as there is simply no infrastruture in place to safely transport and store the highly perishable nutrient.
Autistic kids learn to speak:
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Posted by: Gillian Garrett, December 29, 2009 in 11:08 pm
Once you can convince your child to sit on the potty, The BABYBJÖRN Smart Potty is the one you want to have awaiting her lil tushy! It is neat, small, very portable and most importantly comfy for your trainer’s bottom. It’s bright and eye-catching in a variety of colors choices – pink, bright red, sunflower, spring green, ocean blue, and snow white (mine is bright red)!
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 29, 2009 in 11:46 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
A single mom who was fired for missing work to care for her sick child wins big in her discrimination case against her employer.
Morning-after contraceptive pills get an upgrade to week-after pills with the release of a new treatment in the UK that extends effectiveness by up to five days.
A mom goes on a crusade against teen binge drinking:
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Posted by: , December 28, 2009 in 10:45 pm
I promised myself that before the year came to a close, I would take pause and reflect on what has been a grueling but truly gratifying year for me personally. Like everyone else, my family has had to find ways to make do with a bit less this year. My business has successfully weathered what some have considered to be the perfect, economic storm. I am beyond thankful to all of the people that have surrounded me, both personally and professionally. I couldn’t ask for a finer group of friends. I consider myself blessed.
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 28, 2009 in 10:20 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
Vaccines offering protection against the rotavirus, which can kill babies and young children in a matter of days through severe diarrhea, can save over 2 million young lives over the next decade.
From Miami to San Jose, moms are helping Haiti by donating much needed breast milk.
Where is the balance between structured schedules and down time?
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 27, 2009 in 11:39 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
President Obama gives education reform a boost with a 6.2 percent increase in funding for the Department of Education.
After a promising long decline, teen pregnancies are on the rise and abstinence-only sex ed is eyed as the potential cause.
Fighting the rise of cyber-bullying:
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Posted by: Michael Sajkowicz, December 26, 2009 in 10:29 am
Today’s top news headlines for parents
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital n Washington University are spearheading a $65 million project to decode the genetics of common pediatric cancers in the hopes of finding more effective treatments.
Abusive men are turning to sabotaged birth control as another weapon against teen girls and young women in an effort to further control them through unintended pregnancy.
An astronaut takes a lesson plan for kids into space:
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Posted by: Shelley Gershoni Cekirge, December 25, 2009 in 3:02 pm
I’m sure you don’t need reminding but it’s that time of year again. And I don’t mean the time when you drink too much and make promises of personal betterment that vanish as quickly as your New Year’s Eve hangover. Hey – at least those promises are free. No one escapes the holiday gift buying frenzy. And if you are looking for some last minute gems to toss under the tree – look no further because the following Leap Frog and VTech toys guarantee a happy little one for at least the rest of the year.
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