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Welcome to Parenting Little Heathens

Hi moms and dads. Welcome to the parenting without religion group here at A|N. Please feel free to post an introduction, tell us about yourself or if you'd rather not, just jump right into any discussion.

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-Dawn K

Discussion Forum

Check toys for lead

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Bill Moyers warns, in Bill Moyers: 12 Ways You Can Avoid Toxic ChemicalsThrow out…Continue

Tags: purifying contaminated home water, testing for lead

Contaminated public pools

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Think twice before taking your kids to a public swimming pool.Many Public Pools…Continue

Tags: contaminated pool water

Flu during pregnancy risks bipolar child

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar DisorderMany pregnant women fail to get immunized…Continue

Tags: pregnancy, child's mental health, flu shot

Some formula OK along with breastfeeding

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 14. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Viewpoint: The Breastfeeding Police Are Wrong About FormulaPediatric…Continue

Tags: breastfeeding

Keep it simple when teaching graphs

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 9. 0 Replies 1 Like

Look! Something Shiny! How Some Textbook Visuals Can Hurt LearningResearchers found that when learning to…Continue

Tags: teaching bar graphs

Vitamin C for pregnant women who can't quit smoking

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 5. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Vitamin C May Head Off Lung Problems in Babies Born to Pregnant SmokersPregnant women are advised not to…Continue

Tags: damage to fetus from smoking, vitamin C

Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and nursing

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 30. 2 Replies 1 Like

Critical Need for Iodine Supplements During Pregnancy and While NursingCheck if the salt you use is…Continue

Tags: mental retardation, iodine

Teach counting with bling

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Apr 22. 1 Reply 1 Like

Child's Counting Comprehension May Depend On Objects Counted, Study ShowsThe objects you use to teach…Continue

Tags: learning to count

Lead in imported rice

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 11. 0 Replies 0 Likes

First it was arsenic in rice, now lead. Bottom line, buy only US grown rice.High Levels of Lead Detected in…Continue

Tags: lead poisoning, rice

Being a stepparent

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 9. 0 Replies 0 Likes

How Stepdads Can Avoid Missteps... three factors ... significantly contribute to closeness in…Continue

Tags: stepfamily success

Don't use coal tar based sealant on your driveway

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 29. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Proximity to Coal-Tar-Sealed Pavement Raises Risk of Cancer, Study FindsLiving near asphalt with a coal tar…Continue

Tags: cancer, asphalt sealant

Arguing while the kids sleep

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 27. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Arguments in the Home Linked With Babies' Brain FunctioningBeing exposed to arguments between parents is…Continue

Tags: parents arguing

Childhood asthma risks

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 22. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Two aspects of air quality have been linked to childhood asthma, second hand smoke and pollution from traffic.…Continue

Tags: childhood asthma causes

High carb food/drinks too early programs for obesity

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 20. 0 Replies 0 Likes

High-Carb Intake in Infancy Has Lifelong Effects, Study FindsThat bottle of apple juice might not be so…Continue

Tags: juice, babyfood, obesity

Depressed teens likely to smoke

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Depressed Teens 13 Times More Likely to SmokeEarly diagnosis of…Continue

Tags: teen smoking, depression

Postpartum depression hits 1 in 7 mothers

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 14. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Postpartum Depression Affects 1 In 7 MothersThe largest…Continue

Tags: postpartum depression

Kraft tricks parents

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 10. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, it looks as if there's lots of protein rich cheese, doesn't it? Hah!…Continue

Tags: carcinogenic food dyes

Kids stressed? Exercise helps!

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 8. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Exercise Shields Children from Stress, Research IndicatesExercise may play a key role in helping children…Continue

Tags: childhood stress

Physical punishment, negative effects

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Mar 7. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Want to slap your teenager for smoking pot? That would make his drug use one and a half times more likely.…Continue

Tags: physical punishment

Diet in pregnancy influences baby's brain

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Feb 28. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Mom's Diet Can Shape Baby's BrainA few years late, I'm just learning that- Flavors and odors change…Continue

Tags: pregnancy, food

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Comment by Dawn K on January 17, 2011 at 11:01am: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that - MLK

Comment by Michelle on January 4, 2011 at 10:50am: Congratulations §kürrý may his noodley rain marinara upon you.

Comment by Michelle on January 4, 2011 at 10:47am: Bad John D. Bad, you know that is spoiling for a big nasty fight.

Comment by §kürrý on January 4, 2011 at 9:13am: We just found out last night that we are having another boy! We are very excited, the next 6 months are going to be exciting and super crazy, we move into a new house a month before she is due.

So... all last night and today I have been getting emails, texts, and such about how "blessed" we are. I have been responding with FSM references about how we have certainly been blessed by his noodley appendage. This has yet to foster a response back. :-)

Comment by Secular Forces 2013 on December 25, 2010 at 9:00pm: If the youth wonder why and how such weird people are or how they became check this out:

http://faculty.virginia.edu/haidtlab/jost.glaser.political-conserva...

Comment by Andrew Hall on December 4, 2010 at 4:20pm: I told my five year old there isn't any heaven. I did a post about it.

http://www.laughinginpurgatory.com/2010/12/telling-my-five-year-old...

Comment by Dawn K on November 19, 2010 at 2:14pm: List of secular Thanksgiving picture books:
http://www.amazon.com/Secular-Thanksgiving-Picture-Books/lm/R12AG55...

Comment by Ann Pollitt on October 31, 2010 at 2:35pm: Halloween - Safest Day of the Year:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304915104575572642896...

Lovely article about letting our kids enjoy H'ween properly. :-)