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Radar gun toting boy aims to stop speeders
Filed under: kids 8-11, health & safety, Weird but true, Gadgets & techLots of little boys dream of careers in law enforcement. In preparation, they spend hours playing cop, arresting their little friends and writing tickets. But this sort of pretend police work is just child’s play for Landon Wilburn of Louisville, Kentucky. He found an effective way to actually enforce the law and has become a neighborhood hero because of it.Like a lot of subdivisions, the one where 11-year-old Landon lives has a problem with cars speeding through the streets. Residents have complained to police and Landon and his friends regularly yell at drivers to slow down. But when these efforts failed, Landon came up with a better idea. He got out his Hot Wheels toy radar gun, donned a bright orange vest, and grabbed his siren-equipped flashlight. He set himself up on the side of the street and began tracking the speed of passing cars.Yeah, it’s a toy but it actually works! The speed limit in Landon’s neighborhood is 25 mph, but he clocked some cars going close to 55 mph. At least they were until they spotted what they assumed was a police officer with a radar gun aimed at them. Neighbor George Ayers says, “When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it. People were locking up their brakes when they saw him.”Fortunately, Landon may soon find his radar gun is no longer needed. After commissioning a study on speeding in the area, speed humps are being installed in the neighborhood. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Children See — parents as role models
Filed under: Just for moms, Just for dads, Alcohol & drugsWe’ve all seen it — a child says something wildly inappropriate and shocks the adults around her. Her parents shake their heads, “We don’t know where she gets this stuff.” It’s happened to me, and because my kids spend nearly all day, every day with me alone, I can’t look much farther than my own behavior. I think that most, if not all, parents slip now and then — a curse word slips out, voices get raised, carefully honed parenting techniques fly out the window in the face of fatigue and stress. kids are resilient, they learn that grown ups make mistakes just like kids do. And we try harder not to make those mistakes the next time.An Australian organization called ChildFriendly.org recently put out a children’s rights video titled “Children See.” It depicts parents at their worst — abusive, violent, careless, angry — as well as their children following their lead. It’s disconcerting, disturbing, startling, but it’s also an excellent reminder for even the most thoughtful parent that our children are watching us, every minute of every day. Watch the video below, then share your thoughts with us in comments. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Cell-phones as ‘mom-avoidance’ devices
Filed under: Just for moms, Teens & tweens, Gadgets & techWhen answering machines first became affordable, I ran right out and got one. How great to be able to communicate with others without having to actually talk to them! These days, of course, our options for impersonal communication have increased. With the advent of email, instant messaging and text-messaging, one could conceivably go for days without actually having to speak to another person. According to this article, such non-verbal communication has big-time appeal for the average teenager.Stephen Saiz, manager of consumer insight and strategy of the Walt Disney Internet Group’s North American mobile division, says that text-messaging has become a handy parent-avoidance device for many teens. “Teens are pushing their parents to go on mobile because they don’t really want to communicate with them directly,” he said.Because of this, more and more parents are jumping on the texting bandwagon. Saiz says that most of the older people using their cell phone mobile applications are mothers who were pushed into the world of texting by their kids. And why don’t kids want to talk to mom on the phone? Saiz believes it is due to the fact that they are busy pursuing much more important activities: playing video games and hanging with their friends.Does this happen to you? Do you call your child’s phone only to end up in voice mail? Does your kid respond to you with a text message? Is this okay with you? Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

The long, sordid tale of E.B. White’s “Stuart Little”
Filed under: Preschoolers, kids 5-7, kids 8-11, SleepAfter a bedtime routine of bath, brushing teeth, and book reading, my daughters still often resist settling in under getting under the covers and settling in for the night. So we started a new routine where, once they are tucked in and quiet, we turn off all the lights and I read them a few pages from a chapter book (with my booklight). Not only does this give them incentive to get settled into bed, I figure, they’re imaginations get a workout as they try to picture the story in their heads. Last week, my three-year-old pulled out Stuart Little. I wasn’t sure if they were ready for it yet, but they seem mesmerized by the story so far, and it’s so much fun to sink back into an old children’s classic. Stuart Little has delighted children for decades, but did you know that the book got off to a rocky start? The New Yorker has an excellent piece about the relationship between E.B. White, his wife Katherine, and book reviewer Anne Carroll Moore. Moore is credited with creating the idea of a children’s library and story time, and became a powerful influence in children’s literature. Though she pushed White for years to finish his book, once the manuscript was finished she fought its publication. Saying “I was never so disappointed in a book in my life,” and that it had been written by “a sick mind,” she refused to order it for the New York Public Library, and therefore influences libraries across the nation as well.It’s a story that’s nearly as interesting as the book itself. parents with an interest in children’s literature, classics, or even the history of the New York City Library will find this piece of the past engrossing. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Self breast exams - Are they worth the effort?
Filed under: Just for moms, health & safety, In the newsMost OB/GYNs have the box right on their patient information form: Do you perform a self-breast exam? Some women check yes, others check no, some may even guiltily check yes when they mean no, to avoid a lecture from their doctor. When it comes to self breast exams, the information coming from the medical community can be confusing. While one study found that 35% of breast cancer patients discover their own lump, another recent study found that self breast exams had only a tiny affect on breast cancer survival. In fact, the leads behind that study took their findings one step further and suggested that self breast exams may actually lead to more biopsies and invasive testing. Continue reading Self breast exams - Are they worth the effort? Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments