‘Parenting’ Archives
One EpiPen May Not Be Enough For An Allergic Food Reaction
A recent study by Children’s Hospital Boston found that children who suffer from severe food allergies should carry two EpiPens, because the dosage found in one may not be enough. Susan Rudders, MD, of Children’s Division of Allergy and Immunology was first author on the study, which found that 12 percent of 1,200 children monitored who [...]
Teaching Kids to Care for Pets – Whether It Is A Cat Dog Fish or Bird
Most kids love animals and would like to have a pet. In fact, kids often beg for pets when they see them ... "Can I have a puppy ... please?" But parents need to think long and hard before introducing a pet into a household. And of utmost importance is the type of pet your family will be the happiest with and that the pet will be the [...]
Our Favorite Best Websites for Preschool Kids
The websites we have chosen for preschool kids that are our very favorite and, especially, ones our little kids like to play on and go back to are listed here. We like kids websites that are easy to navigate and that have simple activities for preschool children. Kids like easy online games, simple online coloring and things that surprise [...]
Increase Your Childʼs Reading Proficiency Through Sight Words
You may have heard educators mention the phrase “sight words” or “high frequency words”. Do you know what they are or how they can help your child with reading? If not, youʼre not alone. Sight words, sometimes referred to as high frequency words, are words that occur frequently in the English language. Sight words can comprise between [...]
Your Child’s Not a Morning Person? There Could be a Medical Explanation
A Childrens Hospital Boston reader recently posted a question about kids who have difficulties waking up in the morning: I am interested in the help available for those who simply cannot wake up in the morning. My brother has, since a young kid, absolutely not been able to wake up in the morning on his own. Even with very intense attempts to [...]
Get Dinner on the Table in Thirty Minutes or Less with the Six o'Clock Scramble Cookbook
I dread dinner time. Mostly because I'm never prepared. Dinner time sneaks up on me and I'm left with hungry, cranky children and a blank mind as to what to fix for dinner. Avivia Goldfarb's Six O'clock Scramble to the rescue! Her book contains easy to prepare recipes organized into weekly menus that can be made in thirty minutes or less. [...]
A Better Genetic Test for Autism
Very high-resolution microarrays such as this one, capable of spotting very small missing or extra pieces of DNA, have only become available within the past few years. Image courtesy of Agilent Technologies. Very high-resolution microarrays such as this one, capable of spotting very small missing or extra pieces of DNA, have only become available [...]
Recognizing autism: early behavioral signs?
It’s the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States—and in the majority of cases, no one knows what causes it. According to the CDC, the prevalence is now one in 110 kids—an astounding 57 percent increase since 2002. Despite the lack of concrete answers about autism, which is now seen as a spectrum of neurological [...]
Resources If You Suspect Your Child Has a Learning Disability
Perhaps you've noticed that your child is struggling with learning to read or not able to concentrate. Your otherwise normal child is getting frustrated trying to learn different things that might come easy to other children. Maybe your child's teacher has noticed them struggling in the classroom. What should you do? The best answer is to get [...]
The Quest For A Thin Baby: How Far Some Parents Will Go
First there was the airbrushing of babies in magazines and now parents are starving newborns so they don’t become “fat babies”. What is this country coming to? We all know that being overweight is unhealthy and can put a person at risk for medical illness. Being too thin, however, is also not healthy and often not attainable. Most of us [...]
