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Raising Successful Children: An Interview with Anthony Spadafore on Nature vs Nurture

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We are going to talk about a very important topic. A topic that is also highly debatable: natural talents.

To help you shed some light and remove any confusion you have on this topic, we have a very special guest in this exclusive interview.

He is none other than Anthony A. Spadafore. Anthony is the Director of Pathfinders, a Senior Career Coach, author, and career columnist. The Alexandria, VA based coach has helped countless people to identify their natural talents and learn what careers fit them best.

Anthony SpadaforeNote that this interview is long and detailed (A big thank you to Anthony for his effort). If you’re in a hurry, we have highlighted main points of this interview in BOLD for easy browsing.

However, we advice you to read it in full as Anthony shares some very interesting personal stories that you can learn from.

Enjoy the interview!

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How to Choose the Right Toys for Your Children

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The market is flooded with toys for our children.

As a parent, it can be hard to decide which toys are the best ones to buy for them. Of course we want to get them the items they are excited about, but we also want to provide them with safe toys that they can learn from. It is important that your child has age appropriate toys.

Safety is a key concern when it comes to younger children and some toys that are out there. Always check for recalls on the toys you purchase for your children as well.

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Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products

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Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said Monday.

In announcing its bad products awards for 2007, Consumers International said the top prize went to the US subsidiary of Japanese firm Takeda Pharmaceuticals for promoting a sleeping drug for children.

The company ran a television advertisement in the United States which used images of children, chalk boards and a school bus to sell its drug Rozerem.

The "back-to-school" advertisements, which complied with US law, promoted the sleeping pills to parents without including health warnings for children, Consumers International said.

"This case demonstrates the lengths to which some drug companies will go to increase sales of their products, how direct to consumer advertising can promote irrational drug use, and how weak regulation can foster irresponsible corporate behavior," the group said.

Full report: Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products

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New Parents: How To Raise A Healthy And Smart Child

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You have planned to have a family for a long time.  You meticulously picked out the bedroom décor, the toys, and the books to read on development and labor.  Now your baby is here and growing up fast!  But you never knew it would be this difficult.  Your baby doesn’t eat like “all the books” say they will.  Your baby doesn’t act like what the books say.  How do you know what to do?

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Baby seats recalled due to head injuries

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Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The safety agency said it received 28 reports of young children falling out of the seats, including three who suffered skull fractures because the seats had been placed atop tables.

The baby seats, made by Bumbo International of South Africa, sold for about $40 each from August 2003 through October 2007. Retailers that sold the product also included Sears Holdings, Kmart, Toys "R" Us, USA Babies, it said.

The round Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats are 15 inches in diameter and made of molded polyurethane foam that wraps around a child.Bumbo Baby Seat

Consumers should contact Bumbo to obtain new warning label stickers and instructions for the recalled baby seats and should never use the infant seat on a table, countertop, chair or other elevated surface, the agency said.

Full report: Baby seats recalled due to head injuries

Other recalls: Baby Seats, Metal Jewelry, Diego Boats, Halloween Pails, Bobble Heads, Cake Decorations

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