Helping Parents Succeed
Disney Stores North America and the Consumer Product Safety Commission on
Tuesday announced a recall of Baby Einstein caterpillar pajamas and Baby Einstein duck pajamas due to a risk of burn injury to children.
The recall involves 200 footed cotton pajamas which were sold at Disney Stores between April and May 2006.
Source: CNN.com
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I just don’t understand this. I am surprised to find out why a woman is willing to stay with her husband who is abusive and controlling, for over 38 years?
Everybody asked her to leave her husband including a Christian counselor. She just can’t make up her mind what to do next: to stay or divorce.
The woman posted a question to Michael Smaller after reading one of his articles.
Question: what do you do if you were in her shoes?
To get some good advice, you may want to listen to this marriage advice podcast by Michael himself.
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There’s more to life than grades – let your child know you love him for who he is.
A mother of a primary school child went to great lengths to fight for the three marks which she felt her daughter deserved but did not get because of a technical glitch. She argued endlessly with the school authorities to justify her argument. However, the school could not oblige her request.
Many parents today do just about everything to fight for their children’s grades. They are obsessed with their children’s test scores. As such, many children grow up in an environment where everything else in their lives matter more than themselves.
Barbara Curtis is calling for photos of mothers with Down Syndrome children for a web album in conjunction with Mother’s Day this year. Click here for more details.
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What do you do about your child's fever?
For the last three days, my daughter's body temperature's high, hovering around 38-38.3 degrees Celsius (That’s why having a digital thermometer at home is quite handy). My wife and I discovered her forehead was warmer than usual when we woke up Tuesday morning. That day was the first day she skipped kindergarten.
After a few attempts of sponging and medications, we still couldn't keep the temperature down. To make things worse, she has running nose, cough, dry throat and low appetite.
My wife and I, of course, got worried. As the last resort, I brought her to a pediatrician this morning.
Here are a few tips from the pediatrician on child's fever.
When the body and forehead are warm but hands and feet are cold, it shows that the body temperature is rising.
One of our main concerns is brain damage caused by fever (we heard so much about this). However, the pediatrician assured me that the damage only happens if you have fit. Under normal situations, the chances of causing brain damage are slim.
What we can do at home to keep the fever under control (but only a temporary measure though) is to sponge the body with a warm towel (preferably body temperature). We should NOT use cold water for the towel. The purpose is to extract heat from the body.
Drink plenty of water.
No swimming.
Those are the main points that I can remember.
Two nights in a row without good sleep is no joke. But it’s our duty as parents to make sure our child is safe and sound. Also this is the time when your child needs you the most. I just hope and pray that she will recover soon and resume school to meet her friends that she already misses.
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