Showing posts with label Infant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infant. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2009

Background TV May Delay Infants’ Speech

Background TV May Delay Infants’ Speech.  We all know that a young child’s mind is very impressionable. According to researcher Dimitri Christakis a baby's brain triples in size during the first two years of life.  The new study is showing that for every hour the TV was on the child heard on average 770 less words. More..

Saturday, June 6, 2009

What is BPA?

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is safe at low levels. It's been used in plastic bottles and other food containers. BPA makes plastic hard and can be found in bottles, CDs, bike helmets and sunglasses. It's also used in resins that coat the inside of bottle tops and metal cans.

The latest concern is just how much BPA is safe? Many infant bottle manufacturer have since changed their formula as a result. I have also switched to metal water bottles myself, one of my favorite  is Sigg, they have a great color selection and nearly indestructible. Are you concern about BPA? Have you made the switch? Tell us about it in the comment section!