Boston Globe Waiting until mom gets labor pains is too late to decide on a car seat. Not only will you need one for your newborn’s ride home from the hospital, but over your child’s early life you’ll also need […]
Medical News Today Contrary to previous research, a new study published in PLOS ONE suggests breastfeeding does not improve a child’s intelligence. Researchers found no link between breastfeeding and higher IQ in offspring. Breastfeeding has been associated with numerous benefits […]
FOX News When your child is sick and needs a prescription medication, you need to know the correct dosage, how often to give it, if it should be taken with a meal and of course, the side effects. Yet, you […]
Elisabeth Leamy, ABC News Sept. 13-19 was National Child Passenger Safety Week —- a.k.a Car Seat Week —- and I missed it. But you know what? I’m going to write about it anyway. Why? Because EVERY week should be car […]
Herb Scribner, Deseret News Two schools in the greater Louisville, Kentucky, area went into lockdown on Thursday after authorities received a call of an active shooter on one of the campuses, according to WFSB, a local news station. The call, […]
Foods children learn to like in their early years can help shape eating habits that influence their health in later life Judy More, Independent Many parents worry that their toddler is not eating enough and most expect them to eat […]
Maggie Fox, NBC News The Food and Drug Administration says it’s investigating the use of a pain pill called tramadol in children and teens under the age of 17 because some of them can develop dangerously slow breathing. The drug’s […]
Jamie Davis Smith, Huffington Post As a mother of four I have children in all types of car seats from an infant seat, to a standard car seat, to a booster. Knowing what to look for and how to choose […]
Jessie Shepherd, MA, AMCHC With trauma in children, there are no hard and fast rules for how traumatizing an event will be. There is no system to gauge the severity, such as a DEFCON 4 or code orange traumatic event. […]
Posted by Ileana Alamo, Digital Media Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service, on September 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM The following guest blog highlights the important work of our partner the American Public Health Association (APHA). The association is a tireless […]
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