Get Rid of Those Old Glass Thermometers & Replace With Digital
on Nov 18, 2009 in What Parents Need to Know Now by Children's Hospital Boston staff on November 10, 2009   Working in a busy urban emergency department, I often see children with injuries that could have been prevented. One infrequent but real hazard is glass mercury thermometers. Aside from...

Thanksgiving Holiday Traditions-Sharing the Traditions We Love
on Nov 18, 2009 in Holiday Crafts, Recipes, and Activities   I am fortunate to have a good size family (no those are not all my kids!). I have 3 brothers and a sister and every year we are close enough to be able to get everyone together with their families for a night to have a Thanksgiving Celebration...

Alphabotz Super Phonic Decoder Cards Help Kids with Reading Skills
on Nov 18, 2009 in Product Reviews   The English language is often mentioned as one of the hardest languages to learn. Luckily kids pick things up easily and teaching them early gives them a head start. Alphabotz is designed to do just that. Alphabotz is a flashcard set invented...

Is Your Child Vitamin D Deficient?
on Nov 17, 2009 in Kids Health What Parents Need to Know Now New studies are proving that vitamin D is an important nutrient that can help prevent many diseases such as cancer, depression, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue, autoimmune diseases and cardiovascular disease. There are a few di...

Plan Toys Eco Friendly Contemporary Doll House
on Nov 15, 2009 in Product Reviews Plan Toys is a company based in Thailand that uses wood from rubber wood trees to manufacture eco-friendly toys. This bright colorful doll house has a modern sensiblity and is open on both sides for easy access to the interior. There are also skyligh...

Plan Toys Eco Friendly Contemporary Doll House
on Nov 15, 2009 in Product Reviews Plan Toys is a company based in Thailand that uses wood from rubber wood trees to manufacture eco-friendly toys. This bright colorful doll house has a modern sensiblity and is open on both sides for easy access to the interior. There are also skyligh...

Help Celebrate America Recycles Day November 15th
on Nov 12, 2009 in Fun Craft Projects   America Recycles Day is celebrated this Sunday, November 15th.  This is a great time to teach kids about the art of repurposing items that have outgrown their usefulness or are, perhaps, not functioning any longer. Here at ZiggityZoom, we...

ID Me Labels to Help Identify All Your Kids Clothes Toys and Shoes
on Nov 12, 2009 in Product Reviews     Hundreds of thousands of children's items ...clothing, sippy cups, towels, backpacks, etc ... end up forever lost at daycare, schools and all other places children congregate. Allenwood, New Jersey-based ID Me Labels has recently launch...

Preparing your child for a flu vaccination
on Nov 11, 2009 in Kids Health by Children's Hospital Boston staff on November 10, 2009   Most children have some fear of needles and may get scared before a vaccination. You might think the best way to handle this anxiety is to avoid telling your child about a vaccination ah...

A new eco-perspective on preventing an epidemic: How H1N1 compares to SARS and the Nipah virus
on Nov 10, 2009 in Kids Health   by Children's Hospital Boston staff on November 9, 2009 Sometimes the best perspectives come from far away places and few places are farther from Boston than Singapore, a small yet highly developed island nation in southeast Asia where I spent...