New Kids' Health Site Offers Advice From Pediatricians

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hotel turkei of 4:05PM February 06, 2010

If only we parents could do more "one-stop shopping" in the parenting news aisle! I'm a mother, a former researcher, and a psychologist who blogs about research evidence behind the parenting news and advice. I would love to encounter more evidence-based parenting stories and articles. But unfortunately we basically either have to go to sciencedaily.com - or better yet- the actual journal article - to get the real dirt as it were. Let's face it, the media and the scientific process don't exactly compliment one another these days. Nor do I completely buy everything from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Take breastfeeding. Sure, many studies show benefits of breastfeeding, but they're mostly small and some studies don't find any. Yet the AAP recommends bf'ing for a whole year. The "no tv for toddlers" sounds wise. But honestly, there's no evidence tv actually harms anybody, even tiny minds. We know it's not ideal for toddlers to watch hours of tv, but a fifteen minute show? If only our experts would add a little more nuance to their recommendations.

Polly Palumbo of NJ 8:31PM December 21, 2009

They are clueless on autism. Still looking for a genetic link when it is clearly environmental.
If I want HONEST research and the FACTS on vaccines, I go to NVIC.org - national vaccine information center.
Ask your pediatrician what the ingredients are in the vaccines your kids are getting, and they won't be able to tell you. Guess what?? There is aluminum, formaldehyde and many more toxins.
And NO, there are not enough studies on vaccine safety. They have done 14 studies on 1 ingredient in 1 vaccine. www.fourteenstudies.org - But somehow this means that all vaccines are safe??
EDUCATE BEFORE YOU VACCINATE - Because most pediatricians are just following guidelines, and have NO CLUE what they are giving, and what is in them!

Pediatric RN, BSN of TX 3:23PM December 14, 2009

This site looks terrific. As relatively new parents, we are really grateful to have access to a resource like this...

Jay of IN 1:36PM December 14, 2009

To see the specifics of what's silly and inconsistent about the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations on D, go to:
http://goodschoolfood.org/pdf/ViteD_DocsOnlyHalfRight.pdf
In short, most people are deficient, pregnant women and newborns most of all, and our racist medical system rarely addresses the fact that people of color need more D because they make less from sunlight.
My daughter had a stroke two weeks after her baby was born. She turned out to be very low in D (the stroke doc agreed to my request for a D blood level test, the 25-OH-D, saying, "I've been hearing about the correlation" -- then why wasn't it her idea for the test??) and the research shows that babies of deficient moms are even lower.
My smart daughter had avoided fish because of worries about the mercury and dioxin (by the way, sardines and wild caught salmon are very low in mercury and dioxin) and she wore sunscreen as all the doctors have urged. Her prenatal vitamin and mineral had a criminally low amount of D -- 200 IU. Because most of us worship doctors they won't be held accountable, but they are and, happily, some are catching on to the importance of D.
By the way, D is great for preventing (and treating) flu:
http://goodschoolfood.org/pdf/H1N1.pdf

Lauren Ayers of CA 11:43AM December 13, 2009

Taking advice from the AAP on autism is like taking advice on smoking from "Joe Camel".

Deloras of FL 11:40AM December 12, 2009

There is alot of information and parenting sites out there. My favorites are
http://www.snack-girl.com and
http://www.babyfood101.com
Pediatricians are just one source of information on raising kids.

Lisa Cain of MA 11:42AM December 11, 2009

Famous last words of the pediatrician, "I was only following orders".

Bill of MO 10:39AM December 11, 2009

Hmm...when I searched for Vaccination Schedule, I found 10 pages of articles, including as the first three articles:the importance of vaccines as #1, the schedule for vaccines for preemies as #2, and the vaccine schedule as #3. And the content is trustworthy on this informative site!

Charli of IL 8:09AM December 11, 2009