Showing 13 posts tagged child

Common Illnesses: Asthma

An estimated 22 million Americans are living with asthma, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and 6.5 million of them are under the age of 18.

http://bit.ly/asthmasucks

via National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB): “Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease. Let’s work together to change that. We are proud to support and share the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.http://shotatlife.org/

Parenting 104: Week 29: Max Sits Up

Max is reaching his milestones, but in a way this is different from his siblings. After all, Max isn’t Ben or Katie or Sam-he’s Max. Perhaps he’ll model after my friend’s daughter who didn’t crawl until she was 18 months old, then a week later, started walking.

http://bit.ly/maxwalks

Dolls Recalled by Pottery Barn Kids Due To Strangulation Hazard

The hair on the Chloe and Sophie dolls may contain loops that are large enough to fit around a child’s head and neck, and the headband on the Audrey doll, if loosened, can form a loop that fits around a child’s head and neck. These loops can pose a strangulation hazard.

http://1.usa.gov/dollhazard