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Lydia Stewart on child abuse, parenting, and children’s rights by Jessica P. Posted Mon 29 Mar 2010 4:59pm In 2008 Sonoma County received 10,051 calls to their child abuse hotline. 2,638 reports were serious enough to require investigation. 174 children were removed from unsafe and abusive homes. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month in the United States. One organization that works directly with families and children on this issue is the ... Read on »

Brain plasticity and criminal behavior (part 2 of 3) by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:14pm This post is a continuation of my previous post, Brain plasticity and criminal behavior part 1 Now, let’s consider the child in which “all does NOT go well”. 1) What if the schedules of interaction between the child and his primary caregiver(s) are sparse? 2) What if interactions are more often negative than positive? 3) What if signi ... Read on »

Most ADHD Kids Have Multiple Conditions, Study Says by HealthFinder Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 12:00pm healthnewslink Two-thirds face other struggles, such as learning disabilities, anxiety, speech problems, data shows. By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter ... Read on »

Autism Clustered in Affluent Areas: Cross Out Local Environmental Causes by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 07 Jan 2010 12:43pm Drinking the local tap water won't cause autism. Forget about pollution, pesticides, heavy metals and any other enviromental causes particular to where you live. Your choice of neighborhood, town, even city doesn't seem to put your child at risk of autism. Fortunately, we can cross off a slew of suspects - local enviromental exposures - ... Read on »

A Critical Review of the Performance of The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Meeting by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 01 Jul 2012 12:00am Thank you to EBCALA (Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy) for this report: A Critical Review/History of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee In 2006, Congress passed federal legislation that allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to address the autism epidemic. There was little doubt our nation was ... Read on »

Risking Connection® in Faith Communities Curriculum by Jodi K. Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 9:40pm March 11, 12 and 13, 2010 8:30am - 5:00pm Thursday and Friday. 8:30 - 3:00pm Saturday Loyola University Conference Center, Columbia, Maryland 8890 McGaw Road, Columbia, MD, 21045 email: riskingconnection@sidran.org Register here Join us for an informative and intensive three-day training devoted to the essenti ... Read on »

Critique Childrens Mercury Exposure Studies by David Kennedy Posted Fri 28 Aug 2009 8:17pm Our physician colleagues at the American Medical Association, sadly and surprisingly, allowed two flawed papers about mercury silver dental fillings to be published in its flagship journal, JAMA, on April 19, 2006 [1] [2]. Financed with $11 million from the U.S. taxpayer supported NIDCR, the two studies purported to examine in a prospective fashi ... Read on »

Back to School: How to Raise Healthier, Smarter, Fitter Children by Mark Hyman, M.D. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 08 Sep 2011 8:04pm SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME HAZARDOUS health zones full of empty calories, junk food, and stripped-down physical education programs that are cultivating a nation of fatter, dumber, and more aggressive kids. In the film, The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg tells his friend that there are more geniuses in China than there are people in the United States. ... Read on »

Improving Mothers' Literacy Skills May Be Best Way to Boost Children's Achievement by Medline Plus Posted Mon 25 Oct 2010 3:56pm Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health concluded that programs to boost the academic achievement of children from low income neighborhoods might be more successful if they also provided adult literacy education to parents. The researchers based this conclusion on their fin ... Read on »

Raising Healthy Eaters Part: I by Mark Hyman, M.D. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 20 Nov 2012 4:16pm As a father of two, I have had my share of parenting trials and tribulations. Raising children is the hardest yet most rewarding job I have had. What I have come to realize as a parent is that there is a great deal of letting go and going with the flow. Flexibility is the secret ingredient to raising healthy children and eating ... Read on »