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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

 

Breast-Feeding and Intelligence

Full article here:
Breast-fed children are more intelligent than their bottle-fed counterparts, but this has nothing to do with the content of the milk they receive, a study published in the British Medical Journal said... Researchers... found that mothers who breast-feed tend to be more intelligent... "When this fact was taken into account, most of the relationship between breast-feeding and the child's intelligence disappeared,"... "This research shows that intelligence is determined by factors other than breast-feeding,"... The researchers found that children who were breast-fed did better on IQ tests, but this was because their mothers were more intelligent, better educated and able to provide a more stimulating home environment. Part of the research methodology included testing pairs of siblings, for whom feeding habits differed. "Comparing two people from the same family like this is a good way of getting results that are less affected by family background. This confirmed the earlier results -- the breast-fed child was no more intelligent."

Monday, October 23, 2006

 

Smoking While Pregnant

Shirley asks...
I'm 26 weeks and sometimes I still smoke. I want to stop but I can't seem to. What should I do to try to stop. I do want a healthy Baby!

Stacy Says...
You just have to quit. There's no magic words or secret potion. You have to love your baby more than you love your cigarettes. It's that simple. All other medications, patches, etc. can harm the baby as well. Be a loving, responsible mother and STOP SMOKING.

Friday, October 13, 2006

 

Adventures in Babysitting

Full story here:

Angel Guerrero was taken by mistake Monday when the woman arrived at the school and took him without knowing what the child she was to care for looked like... The mix-up caused alarm when Angel's grandmother came to the school and was told someone had already picked him up. Police issued a missing child alert, and his name and picture were broadcast on several TV stations. Meanwhile, the baby sitter had no idea she picked up the wrong child until her employers returned home. "The baby sitter said 'This is your son,' and the parents said, 'No, this is not our son,'" Cannan said. When the parents saw Angel's picture on their TV screen, they immediately called police. School officials didn't notice the mix-up, Cannan said, because Angel willingly left with the woman. Meanwhile, the boy she was supposed to pick up waited for several hours until school staff called an uncle to pick him up. "There's a lesson here," Cannan said. "What an opportunity to tell parents to talk to their kids, and communicate with their caregivers. This young child was full of trust, and he sees an older, caring adult and just walked off with that person."

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