The Philosopher Dad

It's been a while...

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:28:00 +0000

It's really been a long time since I've been here, and in a lot of ways it's very good to be back. On a practical level my web marketing self was always angry that I abandoned a pretty valuable piece of web real estate. On a deeper level, this...

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What I've been up to...

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:50:00 +0000

It's been a veeeeerrrryyy long time since I've posted anything to this blog, and to my surprise, I now have more subscribers to the RSS feed than ever before! I've been busy, just not here. Since my last post, we've had a third...

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Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:11:00 +0000

Well, this site has been quiet, but I've been pretty busy. We moved in July and kid 3 came in early August. Aside from parenting, the thing keeping me busiest is my new website dedicated to families with milk and soy protein intolerance...

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Magic Ingredient In Breast Milk Protects Babies' Intestines

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:17:00 +0000

Researchers Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies. The ingredient called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, or PSTI, is found...

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This Week in Science

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:47:00 +0000

1. Growing Years Cut Short For Toddlers From Poor FamiliesContinuous poverty during toddler years can curb the height of children by the time they reach kindergarten, even in industrialized countries, according to new research from the Université de...

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More BPA Bad News

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:35:00 +0000

A new study released in Environmental Health Perspectives shows that , in vitro, bisphenol A can interfere with several chemotherapy drugs. Read more at Tree Hugger or download the study here

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New look. More Ads

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:05:00 +0000

Well, once again I'm trying to make a concerted effort to post more regularly. If you look around you will also see that I'm trying to make a bit of cash. I'd love to move to philosopherdad.com and maybe be able to spend more time blogging. So...

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Phthalates!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:49:00 +0000

We've been working on going phthalate-free in our home, ditching just about everything that has "fragrance". Pthalates are known hormone disruptors, and have been banned in children's toys in Canada and the US. The trouble is, phthalates are found...

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Halloween - Don't worry so much about letting kids go crazy on the candy

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +0000

This year, Curious Boy will be almost 3 at Hallowwen. This means that he understands about going out trick-or-treating and he understands about candy. The common advice to parents is to mete out candy over an extended period of time, but some...

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Ken Robinson @ TED: Schools Kill Creativity

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:33:00 +0000

I know it's ironic that a teacher would post this. But there you go.

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Two months since the last post........jeez!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:42:00 +0000

All of a sudden it's mid-(end of) July, and it's been two months since my last post! How did that happen? On a personal note, things have been well. I've been enjoying my first real holiday in years. Zen Girl continues to live up to her name,...

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Healthy Diet for Humanity

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:48:00 +0000

This TED talk by NY Times food critic is fun and thought provoking. How do you and your family eat?

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MSPI - Food Reintroduction Update

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:30:00 +0000

Well, Zen Girl is almost 1. We had a GI appointment about two weeks ago, and the GI and dietitian both felt that the time had come to begin seeing if she had grown out of any of her intolerances. They suggested that the best way to do that is for...

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Child Welfare ensure boy Gets Chemo

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:38:00 +0000

This is a real heartbreaker. Child welfare officials have taken temporary custody of an 11-year-old Ontario boy to ensure he undergoes chemotherapy after his father decided to take him off treatment for his aggressive form of leukemia. A father who...

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Children Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:05:00 +0000

Children are among the most vulnerable members of society. Natural and man-made disasters often affect children more than adults because they are unable to fend for themselves. This is doubly true in poor countries, where children often suffer...

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Hyperparenting: The Helicopter Parent and Carl Honore with a Stinger Missile

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:34:00 +0000

When we went to visit daycares before Curious Boy was born, many of them tried to impress us with their school-like settings and workbooks for 3 year olds. Now, I'm a big fan of letting kids be kids for as long as possible, and Philosopher Mom is a...

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MSPI Wiki: A new online resource

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:51:00 +0000

We've made an effort to document our struggle with MSPI, and to collect online resources and to give advice to people who have written to us. Hardly a week goes by without someone telling me how lost and scared they were when their child was...

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Health Canada will Recognize Bisphenol A as dangerous.

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:46:00 +0000

In the wake of Enivronmental Defence's report on BPA in baby bottles that was released in February (and commented on extensively, here too). In our house we've stopped using polycarbonate plastics, and Health Canada seems to be all set to agree...

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Parental Behaviour Affects Quality of Child's Sleep

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:10:00 +0000

A new study done at Montreal's Sacre Coeur Hospital and set to be published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows that parental behaviour can dramatically affect the way kids sleep. Parents also reported their behavior at...

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Groovy Joovy Caboose

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:55:00 +0000

You may remember my agonizing over double strollers before Zen Girl was born. We finally opted for the Graco Quattro Duo. Since Curious Boy was only 17 months old when his sister came along, this seemed like a good choice. Big wheels for winter,...

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Whew.... where did I go? Sunshine Kids Radian Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:37:00 +0000

Somehow, it's been weeks since I posted anything other than a product recall or food warning. One thing I've been meaning to talk about is our recent acquisition of two Radian car seats by Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products. As part of our ongoing...

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Baby Einstein Sleeper Recall

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Here's another thing to add to the heap of bad things about Baby Einstein. http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=337 Blogged with Flock

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RECALL - Combi Infant Carriers

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:46:00 +0000

Health Canada has just issued a recall on the following Combi infant carriers: Centre DX: 781395/981395, 789462/998047 Centre ST: 784850/991465, 784850S/991465 Cosmo ST Travel System: 714650/991465 It seems that the bucket can become...

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Pangea Day

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:54:00 +0000

I've been attending TED vicariously and one of the most inspiring ideas put forward is Pangea Day. From the TED blog Actress Goldie Hawn is one of the many public figures around the world supporting Pangea Day, a project that was...

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Consumer Product Recall - Mary Had a Choking Hazard

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lautman) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:07:00 +0000

Consumer Product Recalls Recall Notice Date March 2008 Product Name Infantino® Lamb...

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