Persuading Picky Eaters - Tips and Tricks to Make Food Fun
Feeding kids nutritious foods can be challenging. Food advertisers entice children with bright cartoon characters while they confuse parents with questionable nutritional claims.
Hands Up - Is baby sign language needed?
Along with countless Mommy and Me Music, Strollercize, and yoga classes, baby sign language has popped up over the last few years as one of the must-do classes for new parents. But is baby sign language all it's cracked up to be?
Toying With Toxic Substances
It’s not the labels of only food products that parents need to pay attention to. According to Toronto-based Environmental Defence, some children’s toys contain triclosan. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent, triclosan is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a pesticide and has been linked to human health effects. It can also be found in makeup, socks, underwear, and garbage bags, among other places. Click here to read more.
Toy Box Afluenza
Gift giving is usually a happy event, a loving gesture that says, “I care for you.” But in this age of “affluenza,” (affluence and influenza combined to indicate rampant consumerism) giving children too many gifts can lead to materialistic impulses, demands for instant gratification, and feelings of entitlement. Click here to read more.