All posts by Hayley Malan

  • Preventing Child Abduction

    Probably one of my biggest fears as a parent, the prospect of Child Abduction is absolutely terrifying but it is important to remember that the chances of such an occurrence are quite slim and most kids actually...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • Sugar Is Addictive Just Like Alcohol And Cocaine

    It’s no secret that too much sugar in one’s diet is bad for your health, but the video below actually shows how sugar is actually killing us. Sugar is addictive just like alcohol and cocaine – consuming...

    • Posted January 24, 2016
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  • Top 5 Pediatric Cancers: The Warning Signs

    Lifestyle or environmental risk factors do not play a role in the types of cancers that develop in children, like those that develop in adults. It is usually the result of DNA changes in cells which take...

    • Posted January 22, 2016
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  • Concentration At School – The Benefits Of Recess

    Young children do have relatively short attention spans. Children aged five to six years usually can attend to one activity that is of interest to them for around ten to fifteen minutes at a time and should...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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  • Negative Effects of Refined Sugar in Children

    It’s not news though that sugar is bad for kids. What is eye-opening is just how unhealthy it is – and how much of it children actually eat and drink, despite the health warnings. This is how...

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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  • Safety Tips To Prevent In-Home Drowning

    Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years old and it’s the third leading cause of injury-related death among children. Every year, nearly 90 children drown inside the home and...

    • Posted January 7, 2016
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  • Why Hoverboards Are Dangerous

    Hoverboards – probably the most popular Christmas gift this year but probably not the safest. Besides the number of emergency room injuries due to falls and collisions, Amazon has recently urged buyers of hoverboards to dispose of...

    • Posted January 2, 2016
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  • How Kids React to Parents With Cancer

    According to the American Cancer Society in 2015, there were an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths in the US. In 2015, they estimated that about 589,430 Americans are expected to die of...

    • Posted December 31, 2015
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  • Top 10 Kids Product Recalls in 2015

    There were quite a few child related products that were recalled in 2015 for various reasons. Here is a list of the top 10 products which were recalled this year: 1. Cheerios Probably the highest number of...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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  • Are Children Immune to Gun Violence?

    It’s just horrible to think of just how common shootings occur and it’s becoming nearly impossible to shield our children from such events. It’s very hard to address such tragedies with our children and there’s no single...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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