Parenting
health: No idle mother: Sheetal Patcheak's crusade to reduce engine idling in Washtenaw County
Posted: Apr 17, 2013Sheetal Patcheak, mother of three, never imagined she would star in a rap video about air pollution. Ever since she realized that the perennial queue of idling SUVs and minivans in front of her son’s ... Read more »
column: How a toy gun and my 4-year-old (unwittingly) helped me process a tragedy
Posted: Jan 10, 2013One week after the Newtown tragedy, I came downstairs, still in my pajamas, and saw a silver toy pistol on our kitchen table, in the place we normally set down meals for our 4-year-old daughter, Lily. Read more »
Column: Let's get our kids involved in the solutions for online safety
Posted: Jan 03, 2013In 2011, our community hosted a program with 420 high school students in a banquet room for four hours of speakers discussing how to stay safe online. People thought I was crazy to think we ... Read more »
COLUMN: Teens online: Is there a secret life inside that laptop?
Posted: Dec 05, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing teens and the Internet. Parents worry about what their kids ... Read more »
COLUMN: Teens online: Worried about what they'll see? Or, do?
Posted: Dec 03, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing online safety. Are you worried about your teenager’s online presence? ... Read more »
outdoors: Passing the torch: My son gets his first buck
Posted: Nov 12, 2012I’ll never forget the first time I took my son Ricky deer hunting with me. He was 2 years old, and I was bow hunting in an elevated platform that was more of a tree ... Read more »
COLUMN: Kid consumers: Could tougher laws protect our children?
Posted: Oct 12, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing kids and consumerism. Kids influence over $1 trillion dollars in ... Read more »
COLUMN: Kid consumers: Is school commercialism on the level?
Posted: Oct 10, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing kids and consumerism. Ever notice the ads on the white ... Read more »
health: Get the facts on immunization for Washtenaw County school children
Posted: Oct 10, 2012Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control The current requirements for vaccination of elementary school children include Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Polio, Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Hepatitis B and Chickenpox. Older children also need a Meningococcal vaccine. These are tracked ... Read more »
COLUMN: 5 world-changing truths: Celebrate our teachers
Posted: Aug 29, 2012This week, Dr. Wayne Baker welcomes world-traveler, communicator and educator Gayle Campbell to share five world-changing truths. That’s Gayle with students gathered around her in the photo, above. And, here is Gayle’s third column… Many ... Read more »
Pets: Studies indicate that children's health is boosted by having pets - but are there other benefits as well?
Posted: Jul 21, 2012I am quite sure that the first word out of my mouth was "dog". In talking with readers, clients and friends, the topic is usually related to pets and one thing that bears a common ... Read more »
COLUMN: Birth Control: Is it OK to opt out on having children?
Posted: Jun 08, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing birth control in America. The provision in the new healthcare ... Read more »
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