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Finding Interests For Kids

Hobbies are an important part of growing up. I learnt so much from being part of clubs and societies at school, but it wasn't always easy to find clubs which could hold my interest, or even just finding out what kind of clubs are available. It seems to be getting even harder for kids today to discover hobbies that they are really passionate about and then finding clubs that can provide them with regular input for these hobbies. The choice is vast, of course, but getting the chance to try some…See More
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New Miranda Cosgrove Video Supports Light The Night Walks to Fund Blood Cancer Research

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk recently named Miranda Cosgrove as the National Ambassador for the Light The Night Walks that will take place across North America this fall.  View a video featuring Miranda Cosgrove here:…See More
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Did you know that Mother’s Day was started by Anna Jarvis who started remembrances in W. Virginia and Philadelphia in 1908? As the celebrations became popular she asked Congress for a day to honor mothers; the first Mother’s Day was in 1914. However she detested how commercialized the day became and was even arrested for disturbing the peace while protesting commercialization at a Mother’s Day celebration in New York in 1948. She died later that year having spent her entire inheritance fighting…See More
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Baby Clothing Drive at the Chicago Green Festival this weekend! at Navy Pier

May 5, 2012 at 12pm to May 6, 2012 at 7pm
Good Karma Clothing for Kids will be accepting donations of gently used baby clothing at its booth inside the Green Kids’ Zone at the Chicago Green Festival at Navy Pier, Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th. All donations will benefit New Moms, Inc.Chicago, IL - Do you have a closet full of baby clothes that your little one has outgrown? Usable clothing belongs in circulation, and Good Karma Clothing for Kids would like to send your clothes to another family that needs them. So bring us a few…See More
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Finding Interests For Kids

Posted by Sarah Oxley on May 24, 2012 at 8:40am 0 Comments

Hobbies are an important part of growing up. I learnt so much from being part of clubs and societies at school, but it wasn't always easy to find clubs which could hold my interest, or even just finding out what kind of clubs are available. It seems to be getting even harder for kids today to discover hobbies that they are really passionate about and then finding clubs that can provide them with regular input for these hobbies. 

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New Miranda Cosgrove Video Supports Light The Night Walks to Fund Blood Cancer Research

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk recently named Miranda Cosgrove as the National Ambassador for the Light The Night Walks that will take place across North America this fall.  View a video featuring Miranda Cosgrove here:…

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Chicago restoration, Chicago tuckpointing

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Fortune Restoration is a full service painting, tuckpointing, and restoration company that sdserve residential homeowners from Hyde Park to Lincoln Park to Oak Park and River Forest, and the entire North Shore and Western Suburbs. Commercial, industrial and institutional projects are also taken on throughout the Chicago land area.

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Chicago restoration, Chicago tuckpointing

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Fortune Restoration is a full service painting, tuckpointing, and restoration company that sdserve residential homeowners from Hyde Park to Lincoln Park to Oak Park and River Forest, and the entire North Shore and Western Suburbs. Commercial, industrial and institutional projects are also taken on throughout the Chicago land area.

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Pesticides in Kids Linked to ADHD

Researcher advises parents to buy organic, wash produce
By JoNel Aleccia, health writer, msnbc.com, May 17, 2010 Exposure to pesticides used on common kid-friendly foods — including frozen blueberries, fresh strawberries and celery — appears to boost the chances that children will be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, new research shows. Youngsters with high levels of pesticide residue in their urine, particularly from widely used types of insecticide such as malathion, were more likely to have ADHD, the behaviors... Click here to read more.

Children's Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl Recalled!

4/30/10 - McNeil Consumer Healthcare is initiating a voluntary recall because some of these products may not meet required quality standards. This recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events. However, as a precautionary measure, parents and caregivers should not administer these products to their children. Visit the MacNeil website @ http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com for complete information.

Over 1 million high chairs recalled - 24 reports of injuries from Graco products

As reported on MSNBC, 3/18/10 - The government on Thursday announced a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they posed a fall hazard to children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of the high chairs made by Graco Children's Products, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga. "Screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out," the regulatory agency said, adding that cracking plastic brackets could also cause the chair to "tip over unexpectedly." The affected Harmony models ... click here to read more...

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