By Julie Knapp •
October 15, 2009
Bisphenol-A (BPA) has already been
linked to loads of problems, but now scientists ask, is it making our kids mean, too? The latest research links BPA exposure during early pregnancy with behavior changes in two-year-old girls and boys.
According to the study published in the October issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, the higher a mother’s BPA levels were during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy, the more likely kids were to exhibit the behavior changes. Girls were more aggressive and hyperactive than the norm while boys were more anxious and withdrawn.
The study also examined the effects of a mom’s exposure to lead and cigarettes, oddly enough neither one was linked to toddler behavior changes.
By Liz Thompson •
August 27, 2009
It seems once school starts we go on a spending rampage. Backpacks, clothes, lunchboxes and supplies can drain the wallet pretty fast and any little bit you can save helps.
What a perfect time for a shoe sale. Simple Shoes is currently offering many of their popular styles at special clearance prices – and we are talking dirt cheap here! Boys Innertube shoes and the adorable GT Janie for girls are each marked at $8.99 and Skippies are just $7.90. And while you are at it, grab a pair for yourself and baby.
By Cate Nelson •
May 5, 2009
Are gender differences inborn? Does my son like trucks because he’s as different from girls as cats are from dogs? Boys come out of the womb clutching footballs, girls cuddling dolls?
Probably not, but young kids seem to believe that.
In a U.S. study of 450 kids aged 5-college aged, researchers found that the young ones were more likely to believe that gender differences were nature, not nurture. As in: differences are there because they’re born into you, as species is. The differences are innate, they think.
Interestingly, over time children’s beliefs on gender differences fade, not grow stronger.
