In the latest of series of health warning's from the CPSC in America, a whole range of retailers such as Mothercare, Toys R Us and Babies R Us have all announced they are pulling sleep positioners off their shelves until further notice.
After a serious warning from health care professionals at the CPSC, FDA and Academy of Pediatrics all sounded alarm bells for the products sighting a range of baby deaths since the late 1990s.
Whilst the research is still on going, parents are advised by the authorities in the US not to use the products.
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Thursday 30 September 2010
It turns out that ADHD is actually a genetic disorder
Scientists in the UK have only recently discovered after a lengthy research study that children who have ADHD are actually victims of a genetic disorder and not bad parenting as previously thought.
The news comes as a relief to many fathers, dads and parents as they sometimes struggle to cope with the ever increasing social behaviour challenges their children may pose.
The findings, published in The Lancet, a health medical journal are the first of their kind into the condition. Whilst researchers are excited they have warned not to expect a cure anytime soon due to the complexities of the genetic code.
The study also provides comfort to adults who have been suffering from the condition who may have previously thought that their behaviour was due to bad parenting or bad diet.
It is also thought that the condition can be passed from parent to child and if a twin has the condition there is a 75% chance that the other sibling will suffer too.
What do you think? Are you a dad or father concerned about ADHD? Do you or a member of your family suffer? Why not share your experiences with babyandfather.com on Facebook today?
The news comes as a relief to many fathers, dads and parents as they sometimes struggle to cope with the ever increasing social behaviour challenges their children may pose.
The findings, published in The Lancet, a health medical journal are the first of their kind into the condition. Whilst researchers are excited they have warned not to expect a cure anytime soon due to the complexities of the genetic code.
The study also provides comfort to adults who have been suffering from the condition who may have previously thought that their behaviour was due to bad parenting or bad diet.
It is also thought that the condition can be passed from parent to child and if a twin has the condition there is a 75% chance that the other sibling will suffer too.
What do you think? Are you a dad or father concerned about ADHD? Do you or a member of your family suffer? Why not share your experiences with babyandfather.com on Facebook today?
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Dads everywhere check it out..
babyandfather.com has only been online for a couple of weeks and thanks to all of the hard work put in by so many people. James, Ben, Stefan, Brian to name but a few who have spent countless hours on the project.
To our readers, the site is new, so content is being uploaded and functionality will improve as we move forward. We have invited our readers to join us on Facebook, to comment, to share, to air their views on whatever they feel is relevant to being a dad, father or dad to be.
The main thing is that babyandfather.com is a new digital resource. Whilst the female webesphere is heavily populated with the likes of Mumsnet and Netmums, men's parenting websites are few and far between.
You can follow us on Twitter as well, so feel free to share away.
We are hoping that the site will help fathers engage, understand and explore the joys of fatherhood!
To our readers, the site is new, so content is being uploaded and functionality will improve as we move forward. We have invited our readers to join us on Facebook, to comment, to share, to air their views on whatever they feel is relevant to being a dad, father or dad to be.
The main thing is that babyandfather.com is a new digital resource. Whilst the female webesphere is heavily populated with the likes of Mumsnet and Netmums, men's parenting websites are few and far between.
You can follow us on Twitter as well, so feel free to share away.
We are hoping that the site will help fathers engage, understand and explore the joys of fatherhood!
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