The Parenting Patch is excited to announce that sign ups are now open for the Fruity Fluff AppleCheeks and Blueberry Giveaway. To help celebrate the coming end of summer, The Parenting Patch and other participating bloggers are giving away an [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes that one in five children suffers from mental health issues. According to the agency, mental health disorders in children range from ADHD and substance disorders to depression and other issues. In [...]
One of the most recent additions to my cloth diaper stash is a Kissaluvs Kutie cover in an adorable cheetah print. The inside of Kissaluvs Kutie diaper covers is water-resistant PUL and the outside is cotton with matching trim and [...]
I recently won a BabyKicks pocket diaper from an online giveaway. However, before buying a new diaper to add to my cloth diaper stash, I like to look at pictures of the diaper in action to get a better feel [...]
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Exposure to sunlight is the best way to synthesize vitamin D in the body. Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D is also thought to offer protection from osteoporosis, high blood [...]
Because I currently do not leave for work until 2:20 in the afternoon, I have been taking my toddler daughter to the local playgrounds after lunch on nice days. I plop her into her stroller and then walk the two [...]
If you are breastfeeding your child, they might be less prone to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A new study conducted by a team of Israeli researchers and published in the journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine suggests that breastfeeding helps fight [...]
Instead of buying baby food for my daughter, I make my own at home with fresh fruits and vegetables. One of the most recent baby foods that I whipped up was beets with beet greens. My daughter loves the sweet [...]
The adoptive parents of a young child are claiming that social service workers in South Carolina mutilated the child and turned him into a female. The child, who was born with both male and female organs, underwent surgery at 16 [...]
A new study has determined that skinny kids most often do not want to befriend “fat kids.” Using a storybook model, researchers at the University of Leeds (England) displayed character prototypes with different body types and handicaps. The characters were either overweight, normal [...]
April showers bring May flowers. April showers also bring huge puddles, overflowing rain gauges, and flooded basements. Back in April a few weeks ago, my neck of the woods experienced a number of rainstorms that absolutely flooded my town. When [...]
Aluminum is an ingredient in many vaccines including the vaccines that prevent hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, human papillomavirus, and pneumococcus. The addition of the element enhances the response of the immune system to the vaccine, [...]
The marriagable age, that is the age at which a person can legally be married, varies from country to country and in some cases state to state. Now a new study suggests that the marriagable age factor plays a part [...]
Teenagers who text message while driving also admit to engaging in other risky behavior such as driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with friends who have been drinking, and driving without a seat belt. Published in the journal Pediatrics [...]
A new study by online security firm Bitdefender suggests that children begin watching online pornography by the age of 6. Bitdefender also finds that children beginning flirting online by 8 years old. The study asked 19,000 parents worldwide to answer [...]
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