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_ ParentingTips for Ensuring Safe School Lunches By Sondra Forsyth articleSeptember is National Food Safety Education Month and with kids back in school, now is a good time for parents … Read More→
_ ParentingVigilance and Patience Are Key for Parents with Autistic Children By Sondra Forsyth articleYoung children require parents to adopt careful safety precautions for the first several years of their lives. That generally means … Read More→
_ ParentingMany Young People Don't Know When Female and Male Fertility Declines By Sondra Forsyth articleMost students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility, new research published in July 2018 in Human … Read More→
_ ParentingChildren with Existing Allergies Should Be Screened for an Emerging, Severe Chronic Food Allergy By Sondra Forsyth articleChildren with known skin, food, and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis … Read More→
_ Parenting5 Tips for Parents to Help Their Kids Get Started With Retirement Planning By Sondra Forsyth articleIt’s a whole new world for recent college graduates entering the workforce. Their priorities have changed. Now bills, rent, and … Read More→
_ ParentingEffective Tips to Protect Children from Extreme Sun Exposure By Sondra Forsyth articleDr. Alberto Pappo, director of the Solid Tumor Division at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, says there are important things … Read More→
_ ParentingParent Cleansing Is Essential Prior to Skin-to-Skin Care of Newborns By Sondra Forsyth articleNeonatal intensive care units increasingly encourage meaningful touch and skin-to-skin care – aka “kangaroo care” – between parents and premature … Read More→
_ ParentingSwabbing Cesarean-Born Babies with Vaginal Fluids Is Potentially Unsafe and Unnecessary By Sondra Forsyth articleThe increasingly popular practice of “vaginal seeding” — in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother’s vaginal fluids … Read More→
_ ParentingA Way to Get Teens to Stop Texting While Driving By Sondra Forsyth articleA study of teen attitudes suggests most are willing stop texting while driving with an app-based strategy and financial incentives, … Read More→
_ ParentingParents Struggle to Discuss Sex with LGBTQ Teens By Sondra Forsyth articleIt’s hard enough for parents to have “the talk” about sexual health with their kids, but parents of LGBTQ children … Read More→
_ ParentingApps to Keep Kids Safe Can Be Counterproductive By Jane Farrell articleMobile apps designed to help parents keep their children safe from online predators may actually be counterproductive, harming the trust … Read More→
_ ParentingPoor grades Tied to Class Times That Don't Match Students’ Biological Clocks By Sondra Forsyth articleIt may be time to tailor students’ class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a study from UC … Read More→
_ ParentingTips for Keeping Your Kids Fit During the Off Season By Sondra Forsyth articleAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 people between the ages of 6 to 19 … Read More→
_ ParentingChemicals in Lavender and Tea Tree Oil May Be Linked to Abnormal Breast Growth in Young Boys By Sondra Forsyth articleA study presented on March 17th 2018 at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago,.lends further evidence … Read More→
_ ParentingCommon Questions Kids Ask About School Shootings and How to Answer By Sondra Forsyth articleIn the wake of the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, attention once again turns to what can be done … Read More→
_ ParentingMost Parents Don't Believe Their Child's BMI Report Card By Sondra Forsyth articleA whopping 53% of parents who receive their child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) report card do not believe that it … Read More→
_ ParentingExpert Tips for Helping the School-Aged Athlete Avoid Burnout and Injury By Sondra Forsyth articleAccording to Stanford Children’s Health, there are over 3.5 million children who sustain sports-related injuries every year. Add to that … Read More→