Positive Discipline--What It Is and How To Do It

Here is a wonderful publication from www.stophitting.com about positive discipline. I think it's so helpful, and very reader friendly. Please share.

http://www.stophitting.com/pdf/PositiveDiscipline-WhatItIsandHowToDoIt.pdf

News: Childhood Illnesses Exact High Cost on the Entire Family, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

News: Childhood Illnesses Exact High Cost on the Entire Family, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

What should be apparent to all: childhood illness hurts financially, not just physically. Healthcare and family financial issues are intimately interrelated. Not only must the family absorb the costs of caring for the sick child, but there are increased health expenditures for all family members.

Taking care of people's healthcare needs is a big part of helping them manage family life. Not sure why it's taken us so long to figure that out.

As a reminder, the Kaiser Family Foundation has the easiest to follow explanation of the healthcare legislation that I've found. http://healthreform.kff.org/
You will also find thoughtful analysis of the healthcare legislation.

"Supplements" or Snake Oil?

It is important to be aware of the problem of unregulated, untested "supplements", which can make fairly outrageous (if not specific) claims. In some cases, these supplements are ineffective, have unwanted side effects, or are dangerous. Always consult your physician.
For more, go to the FDA website. Many supplements making health claims regarding weight loss, fitness, and sexual health are dangerous and have been pulled from the market.
FDA Warning -Beware of Fraudulent ‘Dietary Supplements’ http://ow.ly/4iL6G

A Dressmaker's Journey: Clothing Construction and Fashion Design as a Means of Feminist Expression

How can learning traditional skills such as clothing communication empower women? Provide financial security in a threatening world?

This is why I love Diane Rehm's show so much. Where else would you hear this?
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-03-17/gayle-tzemach-lemmon-dressmaker-khair-khana

Cool Health Website: The Visual MD

http://thevisualmd.com/

Check it out!

Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs : NPR

Fascinating! This is the first time I've seen ADHD compared to eczema. It makes sense to eliminate possible environmental triggers, including foods. This has the potential to really reduce our reliance on medication, although I should add that we should proceed cautiously in terms of how this should translate to individual cases. I don't think the authors mean to imply that medication is never warranted.
Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs : NPR

The Future of Children - FOC in Blogosphere

The Brookings Institution's The Future of Children publication is a wonderful resource. It is free, and the information is always timely and relevant. I like to use it as a reference in some of the classes I teach, and I recommend it to students and colleagues.

I discovered that FOC is keeping track of mention its articles in the blogosphere. So, at the risk of turning this into an endless echo chamber, I decided to holler back.
The Future of Children - FOC in Blogosphere