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Tips to Keep Children Safe Online
The chances of being harassed or sexually solicited online increases when young people interact with others via instant messaging and chat rooms. These forums may encourage impulsive and risk-taking behavior. The July 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter describes several risky electronic arenas and offers tips to help keep kids safe.

It's Summer: Time to Guard Against Lightning Strikes
Summer is the peak season for lightning, the deadliest storm weather except for floods. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are an average of about 50 people struck and killed by lightning each year in the United States.

What Parents Should Consider About Traditional Vaccinations and Nutritional Immunization
Most vaccine side effects involve the immune system reacting poorly to the vaccine, so ensuring a healthy immune system is one way parents can decrease their child’s risk of a vaccine reaction. Here are a few things you can do.

Children Better Prepared for School If Their Parents Read Aloud to Them
Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review just published.

Prescription Medicine: Are All Rx Meds for Children FDA-approved?
Many parents are under the assumption that any medicine prescribed by a health care provider is safe for children. But are they right?

Spring Training for Parents?
Spring training for parents isn't a bad idea because as cries of play ball ring out this spring they surely will be followed by complaints from young athletes wanting to quit sports.

Minnesota Parents Support Birth-Control Education
Minnesota students might learn different things about the birds and the bees depending on where they go to school, but their parents appear to support openness about most sex-related topics.

Snoring May Be Chronic Despite Surgery, Especially for African-American Children and Children with Rapid Weight Gain
Children who gain weight rapidly after having their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may improve in the short-term, but over time they may relapse or even worsen.

Prescription for Teen Dating: Parents Should Talk Openly, Set Limits
SLU Physician/Author offers 10 Tips to guide families through first loves.

Halloween Safety Tips for Young Children
The Center for Young Children at the University of Maryland offers these great tips to make sure Halloween is not just fun - but safe!

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