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06/25/10
I want to share this article published on CNN.com this week with all the moms out there who agree our child’s well being comes first–-and that good parents come in many forms. No one family is better than any other. Please re-post to Facebook, Tweet, or send to other moms (and dads) if you like it...
06/25/10
You know there’s something really crazy with the way we approach food in this country when 1 in 4 U.S. children stand on the brink of hunger AND 1 in 3 children are obese or overweight . We finally have a chance to change this! This month the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act was...
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06/24/10
Cross-posted at RH Reality Check Health officials in England want to give pregnant women a breath-test. Not for alcohol, but for signs of smoking. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), according to the Telegraph , "...has recommended that all pregnant women should have...
06/24/10
The Restemayers' story is a powerful reminder of why we all need to be rolling up our sleeves and making sure that health care reform works as intended for families and children.
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06/24/10
The American Academy of Pediatrics' prestigious journal, Pediatrics , recently released a cost analysis on breastfeeding . The bottom line: The United States could save $13 billion annually if 90 percent of families were able to comply with medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for six...
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06/23/10
I am not a guinea pig – and I definitely don’t want my daughters to be. How about you? Ever feel like the unwilling test subject in an out of control chemical experiment?
06/22/10
Dangle a toy in front of a child’s eyes, and you can bet the child will do just about anything to get it. And that’s exactly what McDonald’s (and other restaurants) do, using everything from TV commercials to signs in windows to the Internet in order to get kids to pester their parents to take them...
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06/22/10
In Annapolis this morning, a coalition of children's health and environmental advocates gathered to honor Senator Brian Frosh and Delegate James Hubbard for their leadership on the state's successful BPA Bill. MomsRising was joined by Maryland PIRG , Maryland Nurses Association , and and Black...
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06/21/10
The results of a new poll show that while paid sick days is an employment benefit many Americans believe should be ensured by the government as a "basic labor standard," too many are going without. In fact, according to the survey sponsored by Washington DC's Public Welfare Foundation and conducted...
06/21/10
I always look forward to June—it’s the month to celebrate Father’s Day, the arrival of summer and Early Learning Advocacy Day. This June, California’s Early Learning Advocacy Day convened more than 350 early learning advocates from across the state—including teachers and providers, parents,...

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