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Parenting: Feeding My Frankenstein

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Toddlers, Feeding, Growth Spurts, Parenting, Mythological Monsters, Krakens, What Kids Eat, Living News
Meredith Lopez

There's been confusion about the Juban Princeling - that's not his real name, and we do not call him that at home. My son's nickname at home is the Kraken because he is a giant, omnivorous sea monster.

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The Epidemic Of 'Medical Child Abuse' And What Can Be Done

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Medical Child Abuse, American Academy of Pediatrics, Homeopathic Remedies, Health Economics, Child Abuse, Health, Health Politics, Health Care Reform, Pediatrics, Living, Integrative Medicine, Health Care, Homeopathy, Evidence-Based Medicine, Living News
Dana Ullman

We all know people who have children who have benefited from conventional medical care, but sadly, we all also know people whose children have been harmed by it.

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Keep It To Yourself

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Pacifiers, Northern State, American Academy of Pediatrics, Green Day, Breastfeeding, Baby Einstein, Princess Superstar, Baby Carriers, March of Dimes, Co-Sleeping, Coffee During Pregnancy, Parenting, Yo Gabba Gabba, Babies, Parenting Advice, Jay-Z, Noggin, Living News
Meredith Lopez

If there's one thing we women, especially brand-new mothers, enjoy hearing, especially from men and especially from our fathers, is that breastfeeding "seems like a hassle."

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Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?

Laura Rogers | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Farm Animals, Drug-Ads, Health, Antibiotics, Drugs, American Medical Association, Animals, American-Academy-of-Pediatrics, Meat, Living News
Laura Rogers

The way we are raising our food animals -- by regularly feeding them human antibiotics -- is putting human health at risk.

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Conducting Autism Research Like It's 1994

Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Denial, Dr-Paul-Offit, Autism, American-Academy-of-Pediatrics, Research, Money, Vaccines, Living News
Kim Stagliano

The Autism Science Foundation: Their mission? To boldly go back to exactly what they were doing before doctors and researchers and even some uppity folks at Autism Speaks started asking pesky questions about vaccines.

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Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cafeteria Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Food, Congress, School Nutrition Standards, National PTA, Vending Machines in Schools, School Lunches, Parenting, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, Parenting and Food, Childhood Obesity, United States Department of Agriculture, Junk Food, Junk Food Ban, American Medical Association, Usda, National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, Politics News
Margo G. Wootan

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

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