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Health and the Youngest Child

Studies are showing that birth order can actually have an impact on health. You can’t help the order that your children are born in. But knowing what ailments are likely to strike your youngest child can help you keep them safe, happy, and healthy! Youngest (and middle) children are less likely to suffer from allergies, asthma, and eczema. Oldest children often aren’t exposed to a variety of germs until they reach school age; the oldest bring the bacteria and viruses home to younger siblings, encouraging them to develop stronger immune systems. Youngest children in families with four or more children … Continue reading →

How To: Protect Your Child’s Vision

Protecting your child’s precious eyesight is an important task for parents. But do you know what steps you should take to protect your child’s eyes? How about common vision myths? The current issue of Parenting offers an eye-safety checklist, along with information on pinkeye, emergency care and vision myths and truths. First a test. True or false? Sitting too close to the TV will damage your child’s eyes? This is actually false. I tell Tyler all the time not to sit too close and my mother told me the same thing but there is actually no evidence that sitting too … Continue reading →

Online Resources for A.D.D.

There are a lot of online resources that can be found that can provide information about A.D.D.. There are blogs that provide links to articles about medication, social issues, and A.D.D. related news articles. There are websites that have factual information. There are magazines devoted to the subject of A.D.D., and even some quizzes that you can take to help determine if you have it. ADDitude This is a magazine about “living well with Attention Deficit”. You can access the articles online, or subscribe and have the magazine sent to your home. They provide factual information about A.D.D. such as … Continue reading →

Cheekbone Injuries

Late at night, I sat blogging at my computer when I heard a “Bam!” followed by my three-year-old screaming. I dashed in there to find him standing in the middle of his room, a huge goose-egg growing on his cheekbone just under his left eye. He wouldn’t let me put any ice on it—he just cried and hung onto me until I was able to get him back to sleep. The next morning he had an outrageous black eye, and the coloration didn’t go away for about two weeks. At that time, I noticed he still had a little lump … Continue reading →