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2006-06-20
No Need for Tears: Toddlers safe after narrow escape in mom's car
Hamilton Spectator, Canada - Jun 12, 2006 A four-year-old girl and her two-year-old brother narrowly escaped injury after the bumper of a cement truck shattered a rear passenger window of their
A four-year-old girl and her two-year-old brother narrowly escaped injury after the bumper of a cement truck shattered a rear passenger window of their mother's car. A 30-year-old Niagara Falls woman is charged with making an improper left turn and failing to secure one infant in a child seat.

2006-06-19
Toddlers at the screen: How much is too much?
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jun 14, 2006 Infants, toddlers and preschoolers are watching television and DVDs and playing video games upward of two hours a day, according to a much-cited Kaiser Family
I worry about the temptation to use television and DVDs as a permanent baby-sitter. Yes, TV shows and DVDs allow dinners to be made, important calls to be taken, or trash to be carried to the curb. But when children spend more time looking at a screen than interacting with a real-life human, important opportunities for social, physical and cognitive development are missed. Children need to hear their parents respond to them to develop good vocabularies. They require elaborate pretend play to expand their imaginations. And they need a good book and a soft lap to connect reading with positive feelings.

2006-06-18
Toddlers drown, police suspect foul play
SABC News, South Africa - Jun 7, 2006 Police are investigating a double murder after the bodies of two toddlers were recovered from a dam in Palm Springs, east of Johannesburg.
The children were fully clothed when the police Water Wing recovered their bodies from the dam this morning. Andy Pieke, a police spokesperson, says allegations have been made that need to be followed up.

2006-06-16
Toddlers drowns in backyard pool
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Jun 13, 2006 A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has drowned in a swimming pool in Sydney's south-west. The toddler was eating lunch with a female relative in
The toddler was eating lunch with a female relative in the backyard of a house in Lancaster Street, Punchbowl, about 12.30pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.

2006-06-15
Nicole And Paris Making Up?
Sky News, United Kingdom - 20 hours ago His daughter and Paris have known each other since they were toddlers and Lionel is still friends with Paris' parents Kathy and Nick Hilton.
"My mother gave me some good advice: 'As parents, if we can just stay out of our kids' arguments, nine times out of 10 it will take care of itself.'"

2006-06-14
Toddlers drown, police suspect foul play
SABC News, South Africa - Jun 7, 2006 Police are investigating a double murder after the bodies of two toddlers were recovered from a dam in Palm Springs, east of Johannesburg.
The children were fully clothed when the police Water Wing recovered their bodies from the dam this morning. Andy Pieke, a police spokesperson, says allegations have been made that need to be followed up.

2006-06-13
YMCA teaches toddlers swimming skills
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Jun 10, 2006 On Wednesday, Carly Romano guided Brooke through various water exercises along with other parents and their toddlers, as participants in the Infant Survival
"This is getting her through the fear, and being able to save herself if she falls into a pool," Andy Romano said. "We're not going to make her be on the swim team -- this is great so she can save herself."

1. Flu shots for toddlers
After last year''s severe flu season struck young children particularly hard and fast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National ...

2. Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers: Resources for Infant Educarers Principles into Practice
HQ774 2004-019597 1-84310-117-3 Authentic relationships in group care for infants and toddlers; resources for infant educarers (RIE) principles ...

3. Predictors of improvement in hemoglobin among toddlers
Nutrition supplementation programs, like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), are generally directed to ...

4. The dangers of iron deficiency in toddlers
One of the true success stories in infant nutrition has been the almost complete elimination of iron deficiency during the first year of life. This has been largely due to an increase in the preval

5. Better than baby talk: sign language for toddlers
I became interested in using sign language with our baby girl for all the wrong reasons. It turned out to be my best mothering mistake yet. I heard ...