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TV and Toddlers: When Television Images Are Upseting?

Marina Krcmar

TV and Toddlers:  Preschoolers Can Be Easily Upset

What Can Parents Do?

Newsiwise -Night or day, many images — not just the ones adults typically think of as frightening — can be disturbing to young children, says Wake Forest University communication professor Marina Krcmar, whose research includes studies related to children and television viewing.

Preschoolers & Television Image Courtesy of Annalog85

Recent research published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the television viewing habits of young children, aged three to five, can affect their sleep patterns. Additionally, a U.S. News Health article reports that two-thirds of daycare centers have TVs available for children to watch during the day. Parents can benefit from knowing what their little ones might find scary and how to help.

TV and Toddlers: Areas To Be Alert

Characters that look benign can still be scary. “Any unusual image may be frightening to a preschooler,” says Krcmar. “Whether a character is ‘good’ or funny is irrelevant. For example, children may find the Count on Sesame Street frightening because of his fangs and unusual hair and clothing.”

Watching older siblings play video games can be disturbing. Younger children may be upset by violent graphics in video games. To preschoolers fighting is fighting, even if it is happening to rescue a princess from a castle.

TV and Toddlers: What To Do If Your Preschooler is Upset

Hug them, don’t talk to them. It is better to offer physical comfort to young children than to tell them that what they saw on television is make-believe. Young children have a hard time distinguishing reality from fantasy until they are about six, so is better to just ensure them they are protected.

Fear generally decreases over time. “If children see something right before bed time, it will be hard for them to settle down and forget about it — especially in a dark room,” Krcmar says. “It’s best to keep the television off in the evenings.”

Krcmar is an expert on children, adolescents and the media. Her research has appeared in Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, and Media Psychology. She is the author of Living Without the Screen.

TV and Toddlers: Have Images Effected Your Lil’, If So, What Have You Done?

Placebo Effect: A Fascinating Look at the Power of the Brain

A Fascinating Look at the Impact of the Placebo Effect

Wow. I found this and had to share!  The mind is AMAZING.  This presentation takes a closer look at the impact of placebo effect.

The Power of our Brain Image Courtesy of TZA

Placebo Effect Include Some of these scenarios:

If you have to identical pills, and price one higher than the other… the higher priced drug will be seen as being more effective!

Doctors will administer sub-therapeutic doses, giving medicines at a dose that won’t do anything – rather than giving a placebo.

In Psychiatry multiple studies have shown that in treating moderate to mild depression – placebos are equally effective!

Dr. Amir Raz discusses’ the Placebo Effect

 

 

Dr. Raz has this to say about his recent research:

”While most physicians probably appreciate the clinical merits of placebos, limited guidelines and scientific knowledge, as well as ethical considerations, impede open discussion about the best way we may want re-introduce placebos into the medical milieu,” says Raz. He adds, “This survey provides a valuable starting point for further investigations into Canadian physicians’ attitudes towards and use of placebos.”

Join us to talk more about the placebo effect in the PND community.

How would you feel if you discovered a Placebo Effect had worked for your medical condition?

Post With A Purpose: Help Save The Children In Japan

Please Donate To Help Save The Children in Japan

While most of us didn’t feel the shaking of the ground in Japan.  We have collectively watched the devastation that country has experienced.  PND is joining forces with other sites around the internet to help raise money to help the children who have been impacted by this natural disaster.

A Japanese Childen

The British charity, Save the Children said it was concerned that some of the children affected by the disaster may have also been separated from their families because the earthquake and tsunami struck in mid-afternoon when many children were at school or nursery. Stephen McDonald, who is leading Save the Children’s team in Japan, said the most pressing worries for children living in evacuation centres were lack of water and psychological problems associated with trauma and stress.Save the Children estimated that as many as 100,000 children may have been displaced. The British charity said it was concerned that some of the children affected by the disaster may have also been separated from their families because the earthquake and tsunami struck in mid-afternoon when many children were at school or nursery. Stephen McDonald, who is leading Save the Children’s team in Japan, said the most pressing worries for children living in evacuation centres were lack of water and psychological problems associated with trauma and stress.

Information From Japan:  Save The Children

• An estimated 100,000 children have been displaced from their homes
• Japan facing three disasters: earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation
• Japan is on high nuclear alert for two nuclear reactors in Fukushima
• Many tsunami-affected areas are still cut off from relief
• More than 465 roads, 43 bridges and seven railways washed away
• More than 380,000 people evacuated across the country

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Earth Hour 2011: March 26: 8:30PM

This month set aside one hour to be a part of something global. I hour – something everyone can do.

Earth Hour 2011

Check Out With An Extra Source of BPA

Next time you check out at the grocery store – you might be getting a little more than you bargained for with your grocery total.

Like bisphenol-A  otherwise known as BPA.

Yep.

Add a few toxins to your total?

Turns out that thermal receipts may contain up to 1,000 times more BPA’s than the epoxy lining of a tin can – the most common known exposure to this prevalent toxin.  Granted – we’re not likely to wad up a receipt and chew it like a piece of gum – but have you ever handed it over to your toddler for entertainment on the way to the car?  Yep.  Me too.

A receipt taken from a store in the District contained 41 milligrams of the chemical. If the equivalent amount of BPA was ingested by a 155-pound adult, that would exceed EPA’s decades-old safe exposure limit for BPA by 12 times.

Current evidence suggests that low doses of the BPA can cause problem’s with the endocrine system.  Additional health concerns are linked to the reproductive problems and cancer.

So… we can’t stop buying groceries… but now that you know…

Here are some tips to stay safe when handling receipts:

• Don’t allow the receipts to be placed next to unwrapped foods.
• Wash your hands after handling receipts – BPA’s can transfer from the paper to your skin.  Logic then dictates… from your receipts to whatever you touch with your hands.
• Don’t allow children to play with thermal receipts.

Disputed chemical bisphenol-A found in paper receipts.

Egg Safety: Need to Know Information

The Egg Recall is all over the news. I am VERY grateful that I’ve been buying most of the eggs for our family over the past months from a local farmer at our farmer’s market.  To be clear – doing this doesn’t guarantee my eggs will be free from salmonella – it just protects you from searching through the recall lists and all the worry that goes with it.

Salmonella is an inherent risk associated with eggs. Just not normally not in the numbers we are seeing at the moment. One thing I know for sure… if my local farmer had a problem with their eggs – the recall numbers could NEVER amount to over a billion eggs!

Organic Farmer's Market Eggs - $10 for 30

About Salmonella in Eggs

Salmonella is widely spread in nature – and especially in the intestines of birds. Salmonella doesn’t typically live inside the egg, the normal incidence of salmonella inside the egg is about .005%.

What happens if you eat an egg containing salmonella?

If the egg is has been properly handled, cooked and is served immediately – typically nothing – the bacteria is killed during cooking.

Symptoms

If you get ill from salmonella you get – Salmonellosis.

Symptoms include: abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever and/or headache within 6 to 72 hours after eating. These typically last only a day or two in healthy people but can lead to serious complications for the very young, pregnant women, the elderly, the ill and those with immune system disorders.

Check Your Eggs

Hillandale Farms
Sunny Farms
Sunny Meadows

Eggs were distributed in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Package Sizes:
6-egg, dozen-egg
18-egg
30-egg cartons
5-dozen-egg cases
Loose eggs were packaged under the brand names Wholesome Farms and West Creek in 15 and 30-dozen tray packs.

The number is on the Side of your Carton

The plant numbers and Julian dates affected are:
-P1860 – Julian dates ranging from 099 to 230
-P1663 – Julian dates ranging from 137 to 230

Find these numbers on the side of your packaging.

Data Compiled from:

Incredible Edible Egg

Associated Content

Emax Health

Martha Stewart Living Radio Interview

One of the highlights of my trip to New York for Blogher, was the invitation to sit down and chat with Kim Fernandez at Morning Living on Martha Stewart Living Radio!

Martha Stewart Living Radio "for reals!"

My spot was confirmed 18 hours before my arrival, so most of you didn’t have a chance to listen live… however… the producers were kind enough to send me a file to embed for your listening pleasure.

Click here to listen to the entire segment:  Pure Natural Diva

The below recipes were featured on Morning Living:

Foaming Hand Soap

Diva Body Butter

Vanilla Room Fragrance

Stay tuned to hear and see more Diva NYC adventures…  There were so many highlights!

Couples Dispute over Green Living! Dude & I featured on ABC News

Dude and I were recently interviewed by ABC News – The producer found me after I wrote this article “Is Going Green Making Your Spouse See Red” – all about the tension that can be created at home when partners aren’t on the same page.

For the record – Bamboo underwear are super soft and I ASKED him if he wanted them after a company approached me to work with them!

In the event the video feed isn’t working try clicking HERE to read the story.

Dude & Diva

Image Courtesy of Don’t Smile Now Photography – Thank You Shani!

Natural Remedies Known to Have Dangerous Interactions With Medications:

A report from the Mayo Clinic lists the following known drug interactions between natural remedies and prescribed medications & conditions:

St. John Wort – Increases the potency of some drugs.
S-adenosylmethionine (SAM-e) – Interacts with drugs that affect serotonin.
Garlic – Avoid if taking anti-clotting medications.
Ginseng – Avoid if taking anti-clotting medications.
Ginger – Avoid if taking anti-clotting medications.
FeverFew – Avoid if taking anti-clotting medications.
Ginko – Avoid if taking anti-clotting medications & can interfere with anti-seizure medication
Kava – Avoid if you have liver problems or taking cholesterol medications

St. Johns Wort – Image from Shandchem

I use natural remedies myself – but it is important to remember that natural remedies CAN interact with prescribed medications – just like any other medicine! My personal choice is to work with an Integrative Doctor who prescribes both prescription and non-prescription drugs. If you see a traditional Doctor, or don’t have an Integrative Doctor in your area, be sure to keep your doctor informed of any natural therapies you are using.

The above list is condensed, to read the full story.

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