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Baby Bottles with BPA are Dangerous... MYTH!

by momstyle at 2:16pm Fri, 8 Aug 2008 under Mommy & Family, baby, BPA, bottle, bisphenol; 336 views
Canada, the first, and only, country to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles clearly states that "Bisphenol A does not pose a risk to the general population, including adults, teenagers and children." So, what is all this fuss? Don't be scared by media and word-of-mouth. Know the facts!

Reduce Gangs By Reducing Police

by momstyle at 2:23pm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 under News & Politics, police, Taxes, gangs; 93 views
In his book "Free Lunch", David Cay Johnston (Pulitzer Prize winning former investigative journalist for the New York Times) proposes something that will require you to sit back in your chair and listen through before you decide.  Among the many economic myths he exposes in "Free Lunch", he proposes that by taking a few corrective economic measures, we can simultaneously reduce the number of gang members, reduce the size of the police force and fund after-school programs for kids.

Fat Camp Is Out. Fat School Is In.

by momstyle at 8:29pm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 under Mommy & Family, child, obesity, fat; 81 views
Is your checking account as fat as your children? Then Britain has just what you need, boarding school for obese children. A school, managed by the United States company Wellspring Academies, will be opening in the Lake District of the UK. If the first is successful, schools in more locations will follow. The school will admit students ages

There are only 115 kidnappings per year

by momstyle at 9:25pm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 under Mommy & Family, safety, child, kidnappings, abduction; 84 views
Like it or don't, here are the facts:

Poll Results: Would you let your child walk to school alone?

by momstyle at 10:06pm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 under Mommy & Family, school, kids, safety, walk, stranger, to, danger; 154 views
Poll Results We know for a fact (The Center For Disease Control & Prevention reports) that violent crimes against children are down 40% since 1973 (50 in 1000) and that kidnapping makes up less than 2% of those crimes. Would you let your child walk to school alone? 48% said Yes 52% said No Keeping Your Child Safe On The Street