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_ Parenting Effective Tips to Protect Children from Extreme Sun Exposure By Sondra Forsyth article Dr. Alberto Pappo, director of the Solid Tumor Division at St Jude ChildrenΓÇÖs Research Hospital, says there are important things … Read More→
_ Parenting Parent Cleansing Is Essential Prior to Skin-to-Skin Care of Newborns By Sondra Forsyth article Neonatal intensive care units increasingly encourage meaningful touch and skin-to-skin care – aka “kangaroo care” – between parents and premature … Read More→
_ Parenting Swabbing Cesarean-Born Babies with Vaginal Fluids Is Potentially Unsafe and Unnecessary By Sondra Forsyth article The increasingly popular practice of “vaginal seeding” — in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother’s vaginal fluids … Read More→
_ Parenting A Way to Get Teens to Stop Texting While Driving By Sondra Forsyth article A study of teen attitudes suggests most are willing stop texting while driving with an app-based strategy and financial incentives, … Read More→
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_ Parenting Chemicals in Lavender and Tea Tree Oil May Be Linked to Abnormal Breast Growth in Young Boys By Sondra Forsyth article A study presented on March 17th 2018 at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago,.lends further evidence … Read More→
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_ Parenting Most Parents Don't Believe Their Child's BMI Report Card By Sondra Forsyth article A whopping 53% of parents who receive their child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) report card do not believe that it … Read More→
_ Parenting Expert Tips for Helping the School-Aged Athlete Avoid Burnout and Injury By Sondra Forsyth article According to Stanford ChildrenΓÇÖs Health, there are over 3.5 million children who sustain sports-related injuries every year. Add to that … Read More→
_ Parenting 4 Ways Parents, Teachers and Students Can Reduce Standardized-Test Stress By Sondra Forsyth article Standardized testing has drawn its share of criticism from teachers, students and parents. One of the most common complaints is … Read More→
_ Parenting Knowing About ΓÇ£DrunkorexiaΓÇ¥ Can Save Your ChildΓÇÖs Life By Sondra Forsyth article I learned about ΓÇ£drunkorexiaΓÇ¥ the hard way the other night when a ΓÇ£very close family memberΓÇ¥ called me, asking for … Read More→
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