Recently, there has been buzz about the new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about keeping your kids rear-facing until age 2 or until they reach the maximum weight or height on their car seat.

These recommendations were provided in March 2011, making them stronger and safer than the previous recommendation for rear-facing your children until they reach the maximum weight or height limits of their car seat, but up to at least 1 year of age or 20 pounds. However, most parents are not keeping children rear facing until they reach the maximum weight limit.

Filed under: Injury Prevention on September 6th, 2011 | No Comments »

Some of my favorite memories of childhood are of picnics in the park, barbeques in the backyard and potlucks at church. I loved the fun and sharing of friendships, families and conversation around delicious food. What I didn’t know is that sometimes, we were also sharing bacteria! The bacteria were not invited to the party, but often showed up anyway.

Filed under: Adolescents & Teens, Pre-teens, RN Remedies, School-Age, Toddlers on September 4th, 2011 | No Comments »