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• Abuse of Power or Tips for Disgusted Parents?

  Officer, I feel your pain. It's nothing if not criminal battery to have someone smear snot on your shirt. (Incidentally, a Huggies wipe will clean it off in a snap.) A South Carolina police officer responded to complaints of a woman, behaving quite like some children I know. She was found biting a man at his elbow, and then spit in his face when she was pulled away. Then the truly egregious act:  Read More... Posted Dec 28 2007, 02:42 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: discipline, police brutality, police, Snot, snot sucking, colds, child behavior, runny nose

• Suck Out the Snot: Cold Med Alternatives for Babies

  By now you've probably heard that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines aimed at kids under two years old have been pulled from shelves. There's still a question as to whether similar medications for kids under 6 will follow suit, but that's another story for another day.  The problem remains, though: what to do when your baby gets a cold now that you won't be dosing her up with Dimetapp? I have answers, and they're not as weird hard as you might think. In fact, those OTC medications were pretty ineffective against colds, but mine work. Nyah. Read More... Posted Oct 16 2007, 08:25 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: health, babies, bulb syringe, snot sucking, natural alternatives, colds