Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last six years, you’ve heard of the No Child Left Behind Act. While the Act is built on earlier legislation that sought to provide additional federal funding for schools in poor communities, it now includes federal mandates regarding annual school assessments, staff qualifications, assessments at the [...]
Traditionally, doctors have been unable to vaccinate infants under two months of age due to an immature immune system that is incapable of mounting an adequate response to the vaccine. But researchers at the Children’s Hospital in Boston have found that stimulation of a molecule known as ‘Toll-like receptor 8′ (TLR-8) can boost the immune [...]
Raising4Boys took part in two Carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our posts that were included in each: The Best of Me Symphony, which is up at The Owner’s Manual, included “On Sinus Infections and Asking the Right Questions.” The Carnival of the Vanities, which is up at IMAO, included “Little [...]
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” -Hodding Carter.
Written on one of our four year old’s t-shirts are the words “It’s my brother’s fault”. Whenever he gets in trouble, he always tries to blame it on a brother (usually our 16 month old). Now, I’m not saying I’ve been neglectful, but any parent whose been busy knows that sometimes the little ones don’t [...]
Awhile back I mentioned that we’re moving, and that we were headed out of town to look for a house — preferably one with a forest in the backyard. Well, I’m pleased to report that the trip went far better than we expected — even though we were cooped up in a hotel room with [...]
“First you have to teach a child to talk, then you have to teach it to be quiet.” — Prochnow
This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I just ran across it last night… The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a product recall for Magnetix building sets. This is a pretty scary one, as some rather nasty things have already happened.
Well, it’s Easter morning, and I’m pleased to report that our eight year old is still a full-on believer when it comes to the Easter Bunny (as well as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy). So sweet and so innocent. My wife and I had been thinking that this past Christmas might be the last [...]
Our “little middle” son (four years old) is so sweet that he makes sugar seem tart. He’s very into hugs, kisses, and terms of endearment of all kinds. In fact, he can’t live without a hug and kiss each time I leave him at preschool and each night before he goes to bed. Throughout the [...]
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