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Move Over Ritalin: Medical Marijuana in the Classroom
I have the fortune of working in a school district in northern California in the heart of marijuana country. In the late summer at our back to school staff inservice, our superintendent told us we had yet to have a student come in with their Proposition 215 medical marijuana … [Read more...]
Bike Education Promotes Cycling to School
Does your child's school have a bike education program? It is absent from my children's curriculum, but maybe it shouldn't be given the results in of school-based cycling programs in Wales. According to Treehugger: From bike traffic schools in Santa Cruz to bike commuter … [Read more...]
ABC Dubs Breastfeeding Toddlers “Extreme”
If you are a mom that has breastfed your child past the standard norm in the US, then you are an "extreme" breastfeeder. Get those boobies ready for the X Games! Seriously though, when most of the world breastfeeds their children way beyond infancy, why would the mainstream … [Read more...]
Got Hope? Obama's FDA Finally Decides to Study BPA
Concerned consumers have known for a long time that Bisphenol-A (BPA) is bad stuff. From heart disease to erectile dysfunction, researchers have linked BPA to a whole host of problems, but the Bush administration assured Americans this chemical was safe. President Obama is not … [Read more...]
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