More is not always better. . . .
When I was little, I hated going to the doctor for a “shot”; my parents took me anyway. By the time I was 6, I had received 7 vaccines. Today’s child, if following the recommended schedule, would receive at least 36 vaccines by age 6. So, are today’s children healthier? Is giving more vaccinations better.. read more →
Society has a role in breastfeeding.
For a new mother, giving birth and starting a breastfeeding relationship can be difficult. Navigating the changes in a new world while keeping a newborn alive takes more energy than a woman can do alone. She needs people around to wash the dishes and make a meal, while she recovers from birth, breastfeeds and learns.. read more →
Kate makes her own best choices.
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth using a midwife and hypnobirthing, after a spontaneous start to labor. She stayed in the hospital for a day, and then left, giving the world a view of a happy, healthy new mamma and her post-birth pudding belly. She is not crusading, or politicizing anything; she obviously educated.. read more →
Weird that we don’t want to help our children.
College education got tougher for students this month. Congress failed to act and now interest rates for some loans have doubled. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/01/student-loan-rates-double-as-calendar-turns-to-july/ Student debt is rising; once students graduate, they have trouble paying back their loans because jobs are difficult to find and interest accrues, increasing debt. When student debt lingers, young people don’t buy cars.. read more →
What successful fishermen know, and what we need to learn…..
Those who love to fish will sometimes stir up the fish-filled waters, making vision difficult. When you are blinded or distracted, you don’t notice when you are caught. Haile Selassie used this technique in the 1920s. He invited his #1 rival to dinner, praised him, and feasted him and the 600 bodyguards he brought with.. read more →
What’s the rush?
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, said something like this, “What’s the rush when our final destination is death? The journey is important.” Our culture is in such a hurry; I feel impatient when it takes longer than a split second for me to gain access to something on.. read more →