The number of reports of melatonin poisonings in children has risen dramatically over the past decade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released on Friday. The report, led by Dr. Karima Lelak, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, assessed isolated melatonin ingestions among children, adolescents, and young adults aged 19 and under…
Reports of Melatonin Poisonings in Children Surged 530 Percent Over 10 Years: CDC Study
Trade School or College? The Many Benefits of Encouraging Children to Choose Their Own Educational Path
It was the third day of kindergarten. My son jumped into the car and announced, “I’m not going to school anymore. I’m going to be a truck driver!” I looked at my wife and then my son and simply said, “You’ve got a long way to go until you can do that; I think we…
Emotional Reunions of Grandparents and Grandchildren
Grandparents are someone with silver in their hair and gold in their hearts. …
Dr. Perro to Fellow Pediatricians: ‘Rise Up, Take a Stance’ Against COVID Vaccines for Kids
Dr. Michelle Perro, a pediatric emergency doctor, has some COVID-19 vaccine advice for parents: “Don’t do it.” She also has some strong words for fellow physicians: Have the courage to speak out on behalf of the vulnerable. In an interview with The Defender, Perro said in her experience treating children with COVID, the disease has been…
UK Attorney General: Schools Don’t Have to Accommodate Gender ID Change
The British attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate students who want to change gender identification, and are under no legal obligation to use certain pronouns or allow children to wear uniform of another sex. Attorney General Suella Braverman—the top government adviser on law in England and Wales—has become the latest of a…
Hundreds More Cases of Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Origin Reported in Children
Health officials have received reports of hundreds of children across 33 countries, including the United States, diagnosed with acute hepatitis of unknown origin that is clinically more severe than previous similar cases and with a higher proportion of young patients developing liver failure. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a May 27 statement that…
School Closings and Violent Youth: A Potential Link
Commentary Our greatest fears have now seemed to materialize. The school closures, social dislocation, the two years of isolation, the lockdown psychosis, plus dehumanizing masking and the resulting anxiety, depression, and despair, may have unleashed and may have enhanced depraved and murderous behavior. Two major incidents have been in the news but the trend is…
U.S. Births Rose in 2021 for First Time in 7 Years
May 25, 2022
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It may not qualify as a baby boom, but U.S. births were up in 2021 for the first time in years. New federal government data show a 1% increase in births from 2020, with more than 3.6 million births last year. It was the first increase in seven years. The general fertility rate for 2021 also rose…
State Farm on Giving Transgender Books to Schools: ‘We No Longer Support the Program’
Auto and home insurance giant State Farm says it is no longer a part of a collaborative book donation campaign that promotes transgenderism to kindergartners, following a media exposé based on a whistleblower email. The internal email, allegedly leaked by concerned State Farm employees, states that the company partnered with transgender youth advocacy group The…
Reclaim Your Kids From Screens So They’ll Find Joy in Real-life Activities Again
“I don’t know how to explain it, but something is wrong with my son,” one mother told me, fighting back her tears. “He’s a good student, he does his chores, he used to be so sensitive and caring. But I feel like I’m losing him. His video games are the center of his universe…
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