WTF? Spanking Young Children Makes Academically Successful Teenagers

I swear you can find a research study to support any belief, custom, practice. Spanking is no exception. I've always fallen under the thought that spanking, a form of physical violence used for disciplining, teaches children that hitting is an appropriate solution to social … [Read more...]

FTC: Violent Entertainment Still Marketed to Young Children

If you are like me, you've taken your eight-year-old child to a PG-13 movie. After reading all of the Harry Potter books, how could we not go see the movies? As a parent, that is my choice, but unfortunately, many movies are marketed to young children even though they carry the … [Read more...]

Toxic Flame Retardant Found in Breast Milk to be Phased Out By 2014

Toxic flame retardants may make products "safer" for consumers, but they have been found in breast milk and are detrimental to our health. Some researchers have even gone so far as to claim flame retardants in breast milk cause autism. Well, at least you don't have to worry about … [Read more...]

Background TV Noise Reduces Parent-Child Interaction

There were times in my childhood after my parents' divorce that the television seemed to always be on to fill the empty space. It's not that uncommon in many homes for the TV to be on when no one is actually watching it. This background TV noise has previously been shown to … [Read more...]