Fearless Parent

It’s a scary world we live in sometimes. Over the last several years, I’ve observed something interesting. There’s been a much greater “fear-panic-appeal to authority” cycle happening than in the past. It’s by no means the first time it has occurred (polio in the 1950s comes to mind), but it’s happening more frequently and more […]...

April 28, 2016 6:31PM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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MOTHERHOOD

Eco Parenting: Hypocrisy or Sustainable Action?

Cara Judea Alhadeff, PhD

Editor’s note: Eco parenting anyone? Our parenting choices are starkly revealing. They hold a mirror up to us, reflecting back our habits, prejudices, inconsistencies, fears, quirks, hesitations, hang ups, impatience, and more. Yikes! Parenting is humbling and has made me so much less judgmental. As I start to examine one “area for improvement” and pledge […]...

April 24, 2016 9:33AM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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PODCAST

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor — Episode 99

Maya Shetreat, MD

#99 — How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor ** April 20, 2016 Guest // Sally Mendelsohn, CNM ** Host // Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD Do you have a pediatrician you love? Do you even know what that could look like? In the current polarized medical climate, finding a like-minded — or even […]...

April 24, 2016 9:07AM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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FREEDOM

Why We Protect Religious Exemptions to Vaccines: Part 3

Valerie Borek, Esq

by Valerie Borek, Esq. Our three-part series reviews the many important reasons that we protect religious exemptions to vaccines. In Part 1, we discuss the myriad ways that their denial offends the Constitution. In Part 2, we draw a powerful analogy to forced sterilization to illustrate a very slippery slope when we permit governments to […]...

April 21, 2016 2:02PM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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FREEDOM

Honest Disagreement in a Pro-Vaccine World

Louise Kuo

Like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up here. This article is copyrighted by Fearless Parent™ 2016 by Louise Kuo Habakus We received a comment from “Anonymous” in response to a recent post who expressed dismay that she had to rely on other parents to vaccinate their children in order to keep her immunocompromised daughter with Selective IgA […]...

April 18, 2016 10:08AM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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PODCAST

Tech Brain: The Vice Grip of Screens and Lights — Episode 98

Carla Atherton

#98 — Tech Brain: The Vice Grip of Screens and Lights ** April 20, 2016 Guest // VIctoria Dunckley, MD ** Host // Carla Atherton Has technology grabbed ahold of your kids’ brains, with the vice grip of blue screens and blinking lights? It’s affecting our children socially. It’s messing with brain function and development. It’s […]...

April 17, 2016 10:38PM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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PODCAST

Which Nutritional Supplements Are Right For Me? — Episode 97

Maya Shetreat, MD

#97 — Which Nutritional Supplements Are Right For Me? ** April 13, 2016 Guest // Tieraona Low Dog, MD ** Host // Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD We are constantly bombarded by mixed messages that a given nutritional supplement is good for us one day, and the next day it’s not. With more than 30,000 dietary supplements in […]...

April 12, 2016 11:27PM FACEBOOK / TWEET / EMAIL

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WELLNESS

Do Vaccines Cause Cancer?

Louise Kuo

I know people will be immediately furious with the title — do vaccines cause cancer? Absolutely irresponsible! What’s wrong with you? This is why your movement will never get anywhere! You think everything bad is caused by vaccines! Be mad, if you must, but keep reading. Progress never happens by silencing contrarian voices. This post […]...