The New York Times covered an important topic today: Vaccinations. Specifically, a growing trend away from vaccinations due to two factors. First, most new parents weren't alive whne millions of kids died each year due to childhood diseases such as Measles. Secondly, parent perceive a risk to their own child, unproven over autism or of proven side effects, coupled with a … [Read more...] about Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines – New York Times
Archives for March 2008
Guide for Dads: Where to Keep Read Aloud Books
“A place for everything, and everything in its place” is an old adage that applies well to reading aloud. The key point about where to keep read aloud books is: Books should be where children can easily get to them. Don’t keep them on a high shelf or behind glass in a cabinet. Why? Because children should play a role in selecting the books that we read to them. Plus, … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Where to Keep Read Aloud Books
Guide for Dads: Reading Material Other than Books
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. - Mark Twain Books are not the only thing that can be read aloud. The world today is flooded with print, from newspapers and magazines to restaurant menus to computer and TV screens, from signs on buildings to advertisements on buses to information on boxes, bottles or cans of … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Reading Material Other than Books
Kodak EasyShare 613 digital camera
My eight-year old daughter begged for a digital camera for her birthday. We certainly weren't going to go out and buy her a $800 SLR, but I did want her to have a "real" camera she could call her own. This meant a camera simple enough for her to use without daddy moving all the buttons, and one geared for her age group, rather than the PlaySchool variety. Despite my prejudices … [Read more...] about Kodak EasyShare 613 digital camera
Guide for Dads: Introducing Variety (slowly)
Often, children will want to read the same book many times. That is excellent! The repeated reading may be boring to an adult, but children enjoy the familiarity and security of an old friend. Plus, each additional reading may bring new understanding and new interpretations. Similarly, some children, like Jason, may only want to read one type of book, such as … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Introducing Variety (slowly)