When Ben was about four months old he became poorly. As the months passed and he failed to thrive we considered every possible cause while the hospital continued to test him without any success. I had been using the internet while I breastfed and it crossed my mind, fleetingly, that the wi-fi in our house [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Reports and Research'
Wi-fi and the potential health risks
May 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Failure To Thrive, Reports and Research, Rescuing Childhood
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UK mummybloggers
March 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Reports and Research
I need your help!I’m searching for the best UK mummybloggers. Who is your favourite? Who do you make an effort to visit regularly? (Daddybloggers can be included too). Include your own site if you want to!
Please leave your suggestions in the comments or e-mail me (address in the sidebar).
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Children’s TV ‘is linked to cancer, autism, dementia’
March 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Reports and Research
A report out last week claims that children’s television viewing is linked to cancer, autism, dementia and the onset of early puberty in girls.
Scientist Dr Aric Sigman, writing in the Biologist magazine, identified 15 negative effects that, he says, television can have on youngsters, ranging from short-sightedness and diabetes to premature puberty [...]
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United Nations report on child well-being in economically advanced nations
February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Reports and Research, The Politics of Motherhood
A report out last week says that the UK is ranked as the worst place in the Western world for children to grow up.
The UNICEF report ranks child well-being in economically advanced countries.
According to the report, the UK and US are the worst places for children to grow up. The Netherlands topped the league, followed [...]
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