Dr. Wakefield’s work has been discredited over the past several years, and ten of the eleven doctors who were involved in the study have removed their names from it. The Sunday Times reports that Dr. Wakefield “changed and misreported results” in his research, according to “confidential” medical documents and interviews with witnesses.

Dr. Wakefield’s study was published in February 1998 in The Lancet medical journal, causing widespread concern among parents that the MMR vaccine—for measles, mumps, and rubella—was linked to autism. According to The Sunday Times, the impact of the article was “extraordinary,” with vaccination rates decreasing from 92% to less than 80%, while “herd immunity” from measles occurs when 95% of the population has been vaccinated.

After a British journalist, Brian Deer, published the results of his investigation calling Wakefield’s study an “elaborate fraud,” Wakefield denied these allegations as false in an interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper. Wakefield continues to stand by his findings, saying that the results have been replicated in studies in five other countries and that Deer has received financial support from a pharmaceutical company. Check out the link below to see the interview yourself.

CNN Video Clip

Tina Turbin

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Tina Turbin

     First of all, there is the matter of reducing the amount of TV your family watches to just a few shows a week. In order to do this, I recommend a family meeting to discuss your goals as a family and as individuals. Then take an honest look at what everyone is getting out of television. Everyone will agree that they should watch less TV and spend more time pursuing their own goals. With a meeting like this, your kids and spouse will be much more likely to go along with their new lifestyle of less TV because they’ll understand the reason behind it.

     I highly recommend implementing a service such as TiVo ® to help keep TV watching to a minimum. After deciding on the reasons for watching less TV, each family member can decide on a handful of shows to watch together as a family, plus a personal favorite or two, to watch only during designated watching times—Friday nights or Sunday afternoons, for example.

     Finally, come up with stimulating alternatives. Take the kids to the library or play board games. Have larger, longer family dinners at the table. Keeping everyone busy will get their minds off this missing element in their lives. I highly recommend using this time to get the kids to strengthen their reading skills and develop a strong interest in reading. Soon you might find that your family—gasp!—may prefer reading over watching TV.

Tina Turbin

Deb Luster, an entrepreneur, woman with a purpose, mother, and proven executive published with her family their first book in November 2004, I Can Do Anything. If you live in her neighborhood, you’ll recognize many familiar faces along with her own three children in this creative picture book.

A mother of three, Debrah soon realized there was not enough positive reinforcement in a child’s environment that encourages a positive attitude and self-esteem. She decided to write a book with her family, which became the start of a movement, a company, and a culture—Can Do Kid, Inc.

The first in a series of Can Do Kids books, this book features nine wonderful children from a very special neighborhood, the Can Do Neighborhood, where multicultural children build positive attitudes and build self-esteem.

This 32-page picture book is a wonderful addition to any 2-to-8-year-old child’s library, sharing the concept of having a positive attitude towards life and others.

While reading the book, a child will easily realize life is fun and attitude is everything. He will shift his attitude, become positive, and truly be able to make anything happen. Now, who wouldn’t enjoy a book that conveys such a message with vivid illustrations and unique character renderings?

I recommend I Can Do Anything by the Luster family and encourage all families to visit the I Can Do It website to connect up with the “culture” of positive living with Deb Luster, her family, and their growing number of many friends.

Tina Turbin
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     Even just the signs of a deficiency in B vitamins will sounds familiar to you as the symptoms of childhood mental disease. Deficiency in Vitamin B1 can result in fatigue, poor memory, irritability, and insomnia. A B2 deficiency can cause depression. Deficiencies of B3 may begin as depression, but untreated may progress to psychosis or even dementia. Deficiencies in Biotin may cause a variety of problems, including skin disorders and eczema, dandruff or hair loss, fatigue, depression, even hallucinations.

     Children can also suffer from a classic case of low blood sugar. Studies show that breakfasts rich in protein keep the body’s blood sugar level higher and more stable than breakfasts such as, say, the American breakfast staple of sugar-packed cereals. Kids are bound to peak in the morning and then crash later in the day, exhibiting hyperactivity and lethargy during the school day.

     The consequences of improperly diagnosing a mental illness instead of treating malnourishment in a child can be severe. If you care about your child and children in general, it is imperative that you and your child’s teachers learn the crucial difference between children’s mental disorders and inadequate nutrition.

Tina Turbin

Home-schooled 12 year old Logan and his dad Matt Winkler are traveling all 50 states during Logan’s 6th grade year and skateboarding wherever they go.

This weekend they are staying at Bobbi Burger Brunoehler house in the Los Angeles area. They still have the following states to go to:
HI, AK, OR, WA, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kentucky, W Va and Va.

The travelers are staying with friends, family and couch surfing. According to Bobbi they are wonderful guests.  Bobbi shares, “Matt is a fabulous dad and a great conversationalist and Logan is a pleasant young man.  I recommend them highly as guests, especially if you also are into skateboarding.”

If you would like to invite the Winklers to stay with you or know someone in the above states who would like to host them for a couple of days, you can contact them at: 50skatekid@gmail.com Their story is being documented at:
www.50skatekid.wordpress.co.

Tina Turbin

Home education(1) can have a profound effect on a parent, just as surely as it can affect a child. Sharing a piece of life with your child often brings back memories of your own youth, be they good or bad.
What was your school experience like? Was it fun and challenging? Were you filled with an eagerness to learn? Was it one of the best times of your life?

Or did it sometimes make you feel stupid? Was it scary, embarrassing, or just plain mediocre?

If school brought us happiness, we want the same for our children; if we found it unbearable, we don’t want our children suffering the same fate.

Most parents look for ways to better guarantee that their children’s school experience is a pleasant one. Parents who themselves did well in public school might send their children to public school.

Parents who disliked public education might send their children to private schools that offer personalized attention. When this is not an option, they might set aside a specific time outside of school to interact with their children.

More and more parents choose to home school so they can be at the helm, ensuring their children’s education is both effective and pleasurable.

SECRET REVEALED

But no matter which path a parent turns to, the question often remains – is there a secret to making subjects effective and pleasurable for my child?

The answer: most certainly!

It has long been an axiom(2) that the children who get the most out of school are the ones taught by parents and teachers who are so passionate about a subject they endow it with life.

And being such a teacher is the “secret.”

TRIBUTE TO LIFE

Perhaps the best way to generate passion for any subject is to embrace it as a “tribute to life.” For example, if you want to teach about biology, take your child on a nature hike. Enchant him by pointing out the beauty of a flower and take the time to feel the softness of its petals. Find delight in spotting a squirrel scampering across your path and in stopping to watch a line of ants busy at work.

Expect your child to ask lots and lots of questions about the wonders of life. Tell him what you know and together research the unknown.

YOUR CHILD’S CURIOSITY

Camaraderie(3) such as this not only creates and instills a love of learning in your child it enhances that same quality in you. Then too, by finding ways to tap into your child’s natural curiosity, you often rehabilitate your own inherent questions about life (all too frequently dimmed by the responsibilities of adulthood).

By revisiting the wonders of the past, celebrating the wonders of the day, or imagining new wonders for the future, you and your child just might set in motion an unparalleled(4) eagerness for knowledge!

1. Home Education: the things parents, grandparents and other family members teach a child; the attitudes the adults display around a child. Attitudes, ideas, learning experiences a child is exposed to at home as distinct from those he is exposed to at school.

2. Axiom: A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.

3. Camaraderie: The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.

4. Unparalleled: Radically distinctive and without equal.

In April of 2007 Carlynn McCormick left California Ranch School in order to start Applied Scholastics Online Academy, the first Applied Scholastics online service.

Carlynn has been licensed personally by Applied Scholastics International since 1992 to deliver Study Technology.Carlynn is the author of numerous educational articles and textbooks. She has written a variety of exposes and profiles for Freedom Magazine. In the 1980s she authored the acclaimed “Wake-up America” column to combat psychiatric abuse.

You may reach her at carlynn@AppliedScholasticsOnline.com.
“Educational Wonders: Secrets of Child Education” article courtesy of Carlynn McCormick ©2009 All Rights Reserved.

Many don’t realize that having clear-cut personal goals for ourselves is an integral part of creating a happy home.  The great news is that it’s not too difficult to achieve this!

On last Thursday’s radio show on the topic of Positive Parenting and Happy Homes, I revealed effective tips and advice on how to do the above and SO much more.  Listen here.  All you have to gain is a happy home!

Tina Turbin

Thursday, November 12th, 2:00 p.m. EST

Have you had one of those days (weeks, months) where the kids are driving you batty? Do you reflect on your day feeling as if you’ve done nothing but lecture, yell, or simply given up, pulling your hair out in the process? Whether it’s redirecting behaviors, special challenges, parenting pep talks, parent coaching or even how the adults treat each other, each action lends itself to the overall peace of the home.

Tune in to Pregnancy.org Live: Before, During & After on Thursday, November 12th at 2:00 PM Eastern, where host Mollee Bauer and I will discuss ways to gain confidence and find more positive paths through those all-too-common parenting challenges. The end result? A far more happier home and finally a way to meet those goals for your family.

Role Mommy Radio inspires moms and dads and others to live their life to the fullest and fulfill their dreams while being a mommy! Prepare to be INSPIRED as you hear Tina’s heartfelt story of how she effectively made her dreams come true while lovingly raising 3 successful children. Advice and tips will be shared!

Tune in by going to the direct radio show page here.