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A Look at the Numbers Reveals
Why CA Students Are Upset by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the 32-percent increase in student fees for California’s public college students, as mentioned in the Los Angeles Times.Whe ... Read on »

Consumer Group Finds
Lead Found in 7 Toys by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting With the holiday season around the corner, I shouldn’t be surprised that high levels of lead were found in Barbie and Disney toys by the Center for Environmental Health, ... Read on »

Typepad, Our Longtime Host,
Launches Free Blogging Tools by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting While I’ve used Typepad since I began this blog in Spring of 2004, I never much talk about it. I suppose that’s because it’s worked so well for us.In fact, m ... Read on »

How Is Financial Stress
Impacting Your Family? by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Why are our identities so mixed up with our work? Is it just the financial stress, or is it something deeper?Regardless, American families are being turned upside down by the ... Read on »

Product Recalls
Maclaren Recalls Strollers
After Finger... by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It’s been a while since there was a major recall, but this one is a doozy: Maclaren is recalling about 1 million umbrella strollers because the side hinge mechanism can ... Read on »

Bisphenol A Present in All
Tested Cans, Study Finds by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Remember when parents freaked about Bisphenol A in their water bottles? Well, it turns out that it’s in our food cans, too, reports The Wall Street Journal.The Consumer ... Read on »

Food Recalls
There’s Peanut Butter
in Jelly Bellys? by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting While I don’t go after every Food and Drug Administration recall, this one caught my attention: The Jelly Belly Candy Company is warning that they left off peanut butter ... Read on »

I’ll Miss My Former Newspaper by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting During my last semester in college, I began the ritual of applying for jobs.To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I knew very little about the process – what to ... Read on »

Food Recalls
Boston Parents Sue After
Beef Sickens 2 Children by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The families of two children sickened by a recent E. Coli outbreak, possibly in meat, are suing, reports The Boston Herald.So far, two deaths and 28 illnesses have been linked ... Read on »

Keep Your Eyes Open, Son by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting After dropping Lael off at school, Seth – helmet and backpack on – is ready. He jumps on his scooter, as he does most days, and rolls down the driveway.After chatt ... Read on »

The Joy of Camping by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I have met a lot of people over the years who don’t like to camp. I often hear. “I have to have a roof over and a pillow under my head.” Some simply say, &ld ... Read on »

Pelican, Flower and Pressed Sand by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting While I’ve gotten close to seagulls and pigeons over the year, I couldn’t believe my luck when this pelican allowed me to get within a couple feet of it on the San ... Read on »

Fun at the Beach by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting While the sun was slow to peek out during our camping trip at San Clemente State Beach, the kids really didn’t mind the grayness once it started to warm up. (The one day ... Read on »

The Nesting Instinct by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My kids are getting very good at keeping themselves busy – probably to avoid being henpecked – when we go camping. While mom slept and the rooster worked on food o ... Read on »

Cool Trees to Climb On by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Arizona decidedly is not the best place to climb trees. Weak limbs and sharp thorns are not the best combination. The campground we chose has one of the finest collection of w ... Read on »

Climbing the Walls by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Although the ocean is the prime attraction at San Clemente State Beach, gray skies led to more walks and climbing during this trip. Seth and Lael just couldn’t pass up o ... Read on »

Beach Camping With the Family by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Well, I’m still married. That’s what I tell friends when they ask how went our big camping trip at San Clemente State Beach. You see, it’s the first time my ... Read on »

Group Pressures Baby Einstein Into
Offering Expanded DVD Refunds by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting As a result of legal pressure, the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds to parents who bought “Baby Einstein” videos, reports The New York Times.Disney boug ... Read on »

PepsiCo Makes Smart Choice
Moving Away from Food Label by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting One thing about big business, it usually knows what is in its best interest. Perhaps that’s why PepsiCo is backing away from the Smart Choices labeling program, accordin ... Read on »

FDA Labeling Plan Will Fail
Unless It Is Mandatory by Brett .. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting When it comes to deceptive marketing, you have to give the food industry credit for sheer balls. Did manufacturers really think they could create a labeling system that consid ... Read on »

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