October 2014

Monthly Archives

  • Girls Are Cyber-Bullies

        Girls Are Cyber-Bullies Robert Seith | CWK Network     “What used to be done face to face or at slumber parties or on the telephone are now done through instant messaging and emails and etcetera. And the difference is it doesn’t go away. It can stay there permanently, it can be saved, […]

  • After School Snacking

        After School Snacking Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “What kids are reaching for are candy cookies, ice cream, the kind of calories that are extra calories.“ – Kathleen Zellman, Registered Dietician   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Like Pavlov’s dogs… for many kids the bell at the end […]

  • Finding Friends After Katrina

        Finding Friends After Katrina Robert Seith | CWK Network     “It’s kind of hard to lose all of your childhood friends, all at once. Growing up, you lose a friend here, you lose a friend there. People move on. But everyone? That’s tough.”– August Metoyer, Father   Related Information What Parents Need […]

  • Early Eye Screening

        Early Eye Screening Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Parents should also tell their pediatrician if anyone in the family has a history of eye problems. (The child) may be referred to an eye doctor early… before there’s any signs of any problems in the pediatricians office.”– Jerry Berland, M.D., Pediatric Ophthalmologist […]

  • Swallowed Coin (ER)

        Swallowed Coin (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network     “It’s not a reflection on the ability of the parent, or the attentiveness of the parent. It’s simply a reflection on the fact that two-year-olds can get into trouble in the one second that you’re not around them.”– Cedric Miller, emergency pediatrics, Children’s […]

  • Very Young Evacuees

        Very Young Evacuees Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     ” I just wish that my (aunt) and my grandpa hurry up and call us when I hear their voice, I’d be o-k.“– Leonelle Douglas, 8, who’s family evacuated New Orleans, except her Aunt and her Grandfather.   Related Information What Parents Need […]

  • Teenage Evacuees

        Teenage Evacuees Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network     “Today in school we were watching the flood and all that, and I just broke down and cried. That’s all I could do. The counselors were trying to help me. I ate lunch today and I saw so many people throwing away food and […]

  • Dirty Podcasts

        Dirty Podcasts Robert Seith | CWK Network     “Parents are the last to know when it comes to technology right now. I mean I think the last thing that parents were in charge of was the microwave.” – Robert Simmermon, Ph.D., talking about podcasts.   Related Information What Parents Need To Know […]