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Wednesday, December 04, 2002

Illinois School Superintendent Sending Truant Officers to Home Schools $BlogItemSubject"; $newslink[$countera]="http://www.medjournal.com/blog/archives/2002_12_01_parentingarchive.php#90014462"; ?>
School superintendent Bruce Dennison has decided to send truant officers to home schools demanding that they show proof of learning comparable to what is taught in the public schools. [ FOXNews.com ] posted at 2:31 PM by Tom Heston, MD

Saturday, November 02, 2002

Want to Prevent Sudden Infant Death? Don't Let Your Baby Have a Used Mattress $BlogItemSubject"; $newslink[$countera]="http://www.medjournal.com/blog/archives/2002_11_01_parentingarchive.php#85632436"; ?>
Parents should get a new mattress for their baby to sleep on, according to this study of 131 infants who died from suddent infant death syndrome. Babies who routinely slept on an infant mattress previously used by another child was approximately three times more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome. The association was particularly strong if the mattress came from another home. [ BMJ 2002;325:1007 ( 2 November ) ] posted at 11:06 AM by Tom Heston, MD

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Computer Chip Translates Baby Cries for Parents $BlogItemSubject"; $newslink[$countera]="http://www.medjournal.com/blog/archives/2002_10_01_parentingarchive.php#85565134"; ?>
A father frustrated with trying to figure out why his baby was crying has developed a computer chip that translates cries. The developer, Paul Monagas, is an electrical engineer. The translation device tells parents whether the baby's cries are because of being stress, tired, hungry, sleepy, or uncomfortable. [ BBC NEWS | Health | Translating a baby's cries posted at 12:57 PM by Tom Heston, MD

Tuesday, October 01, 2002

High School Teenagers Having Less Sex-- but Still 1 out of 3 Sexually Active $BlogItemSubject"; $newslink[$countera]="http://www.medjournal.com/blog/archives/2002_10_01_parentingarchive.php#85513222"; ?>
A national survey of high school teenagers in the US found that while sexual intercourse overall was decreasing, still nearly 50% of teenagers have had sexual intercourse at least once. Approximately 15% of teenagers have had 4 or more sexual partners and a third of them are currently sexually active (sex within the last 3 months). From 50% to 65% of teenagers used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. Comment: Overall, the trend over the last decade is towards less intercourse among high school teenagers. However, only 50% of teenage girls used a condom during their last intercourse- a worrisome statistic. Also, more than 1 out of 5 ninth graders are sexually active. What ever happened to waiting for marriage? [ September 27, 2002 / 51(38);856-859 ] posted at 3:09 PM by Tom Heston, MD

Saturday, September 21, 2002

Babywalkers Delay Development and Increase Injuries $BlogItemSubject"; $newslink[$countera]="http://www.medjournal.com/blog/archives/2002_09_01_parentingarchive.php#85477174"; ?>

This editorial concludes that we should consider banning babywalkers due to their effect of delaying childhood development and increasing injuries. The author notes that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ban on the manufacture and sale of the products.

(Credit: JULIE FISHER/BUBBLES PICTURE LIBRARY)
[ BMJ 2002;325:612 ( 21 September ) ]

posted at 4:03 PM by Tom Heston, MD

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