Check this out about recalled children's hooded jackets

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10250.html

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Now, MOTRIN has been recalled

Johnson & Johnson learned of potential problems with its Motrin formula in 2008, but instead of issuing a recall, hired an outside contractor which began buying up...

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Now, MOTRIN has been recalled

Johnson & Johnson learned of potential problems with its Motrin formula in 2008, but instead of issuing a recall, hired an outside contractor which began buying up...

WHAT'S THIS ON PAMPERS?

Procter & Gamble sought to squelch allegations that some of its top-selling diapers are causing chemical burns, describing assertions in a lawsuit against the firm as "completely false."
The Cincinnati, Ohio firm is battling a lawsuit and a vigorous Facebook campaign over accusations its "Drymax" equipped Pampers contain harmful chemicals.
"Our hearts go out to any mom and dad whose babies suffer from diaper rash," said P&G spokesman Bryan McCleary on Friday. "We have great sympathy."
But he added "the claims made in this lawsuit are completely false."
That is disputed by angry parents who have posted photos on the social networking website, purportedly showing their children with skin rashes caused by the Pampers Cruisers and Swaddlers diapers, which went on sale in the United States and Canada in March.
One Facebook page had garnered 7,323 members by Friday evening, asking "how do we now get rid of this rash/chemical burn."
"Two billion Drymax have been sold," said McCleary. "America has voted with their purchases.
"We saw a big increase in sales, a big increase in consumer acceptance... they will be appearing in other Pampers markets soon."
He said complaints about the diapers were not above normal levels of one per five million sold.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is investigating the claims, said it was speeding its probe, which began this month.
"We're working on a very expedited timeline, we have the same sense of urgency that the firm and the parents have," said spokesman Scott Wolfons.
"The safety of babies is at the heart of the mission of the agency."
Procter's baby products represent around 14 billion dollars in sales each year.

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Check this out about good childcare and school grades

Quality Child Care Linked to Better Grades a Decade Later


LiveScience.com livescience Staff

The amount of time a kid spends in child care, and the quality of that care, could influence academic performance and behavior during adolescence, a new study finds.


Those with high-quality care scored higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement when they were 15 years old, and were less likely to misbehave, than those with lower-quality child care.


And regardless of care quality, those who spent the greatest number of hours in child care in their first 4.5 years were slightly more likely to be impulsive and take risks at age 15.


While previous studies have found a similar effect, such as a link between child care and IQ, the current study is the first to show the impact is long-lasting, showing up a decade after the child has left the care.


However, the results only show an association, and not a direct cause-effect link. It is also possible that other factors, not measured in the study, were involved.


The study included 1,364 youths who were born in 1991 and who were followed periodically since they were 1 month old. The children were recruited from 10 cities in the United States.


At least once a year until sixth grade, children were evaluated with tests to measure cognitive and academic progress. Parents indicated the type, quantity and quality of child care, while the researchers also observed child-care interactions to evaluate the quality of care, rated on a scale from 1 to 4. High-quality care was characterized by the caregivers' warmth, support, and cognitive stimulation of the children under their care.


Of the children studied, nearly 90 percent spent some time in the care of someone other than their mother by the time they reached 4.5 years of age.


At 15, the children completed tests to assess academic achievement. They also self-evaluated their behavior, with a questionnaire that asked about behavioral problems, such as acting out in class; impulsivity (acting without thinking through the consequences); and risk taking (engaging in behaviors that might harm themselves or others).


Forty percent of the children experienced high-quality or moderately high-quality care. There was a modest link between higher quality care and higher results on cognitive and academic assessments, including reading and math tests. This correlation was similar at age 4.5 and age 15.


"High quality child care appears to provide a small boost to academic performance, perhaps by fostering the early acquisition of school readiness skills," said James A. Griffin, deputy chief of the NICHD Child Development & Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which funded the research. "Likewise, more time spent in child care may provide a different socialization experience, resulting in slightly more impulsive and risk-taking behaviors in adolescence."


The study's findings were consistent among boys and girls.


The results held even after the researchers accounted for family income, the mother's level of education, and mothers' reports of depression symptoms.


Other environmental factors besides child care have also been found to have effects years later. For instance, one recent study showed a link between how much TV a child watched at age 2 and academic, social and health problems at age 10.


The new study is published in the May/June issue of the journal Child Development.

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GET CARTOONS...

VIDEOS, DVD's. SOMETHING THAT KIDS WILL WATCH. YOU GOT THEM OCCUPIED THEN!! BARNEY, THE WIGGLES, POOH BEAR, POPEYE, WOODY WOODPECKER, BOB THE BUILDER, THE LION KING, MONSTER TRUCKS, BLUE'S CLUES OCCUPIES OURS!! KISSES, PEOPLE!!

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CHORES

LET YOUR KIDS DO CHORES AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE: WASHING DISHES, MOPPING, DUSTING, CLEANING. THEY'LL THINK IT'S FUN! GIVE THEM AN OLD SOCK--A WET RAG AND LET THEM HAVE @ IT.

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PLAYTIME

GIVE THE KIDS YOUR POTS N PANS TO PLAY WIHT--WOODEN SPOONS--THE WHOLE WORKS. THEY'LL HAVE A BALL. YOU MIGHT HAVE A HEADACHE, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A BALL!!

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TIP FOR SOOTHING A COLICKY BABY

RUN HOT WATER IN YOUR SINK OR BATHTUB UNTIL THERE IS STEAM. HAVE THE BABY BREATHE THAT IN TO BREAK UP THE MUCUS TO RELIEVE THE SYMPTOMS OF COLIC.

DID THIS FOR A COUPLE OF KIDS I KEPT YEARS BACK. IT WORKED!!

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