Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Why women should embrace a ‘good enough’ life - The Washington Post

Why women should embrace a ‘good enough’ life - The Washington Post

 In my years as a journalist, I have written and spoken a great deal about women’s lives and struggles, and wrote a book about the conflicts facing successful female professionals. But today, 16 years into life as a working mother and 23 years into a marriage, I’ve come to question many of the truths I once held dear. The woman I wanted to be at 22 is not the woman I wanted to be at 38 — not even close — and she is certainly not who I am now at 55.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Fukushima fallout sickens U.S. babies

Fukushima fallout sickens U.S. babies

 Scary? You bet. But information is power. If you have a baby born in March or April 2011 and you live on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. (or other Pacific countries), ask your pediatrician to test your child for congenital hypothyroidism -- and anything else he or she believes could have been caused by radiation.

Safety Benefits Of Rear Facing | CarSeat.se

Safety Benefits Of Rear Facing | CarSeat.se

 How much safer is rear facing?  Research has shown rear facing to be 500% safer up to two years of age.  Do benefits disappear after that?  Not at all.  Rear facing is always safer, even for adults like you and me.  Benefits decrease with age as our children develop fragile head, neck and spine.  Rear facing at ages 3 or 4 still offer large benefits which the Swedes have shown in real life.