Conventional wisdom: This stuff is all true
✔ Reality: Most of this talk was
debunked fifty years ago
Fun little list to get you thinking or riled up.
1 - Sugar makes kids hyper - no (I find this hard to believe since we eat candy for energy)
2 – Children are born pure and don’t lie - nope
3 - Children do as they are told - oh sure
4 – Cold weather causes colds - nope
5 - Children must eat veggies or be vitamin deficient – no
6 – Vitamins provide extra energy – no
7 – Going Barefoot causes flat feet – no (bloody feet, yes)
8 - Walkers help a baby learn to walk – no, but they are fun
9 – Children may sit in the front seat safely without air bags – nope , and they aren't safe with air bags until bigger.
10 - Children must be forced to eat food that’s good for them – no
11 – Going outside with wet hair or without a coat causes colds nope (it teaches them a lesson in shivering)
12 – Sitting close to the TV, dim light, or computer harms vision – no (if they are super, super close-get em checked)
13 – Coffee stunts growth – no – but caffeine inhibits absorption of calcium leading to problems (bah)
14 – Thumb sucking is bad, and causes buck teeth – no - in most children it goes away if you ignore it
15 – Eating carrots helps vision, nope, but they can turn orange
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Reality: >>> Good parenting requires - Good Parents!!
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
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