I just finished reading October's issue or Parents Magazine (now if I could just read all my back issues, I'd be good to go) and I really liked the last page. It's Parent's Magazine's 85th anniversary and they have a list of their wishes, hopes and dreams that they want to see by the time the magazine turns 100. I really liked there list so I am going to share it. (You can also view it here and make your own wish and find out ways to help these causes.) I think they have a very well-rounded list as well as some very great ideals to work towards. There are a couple that I don't particularly care about, but I'm not telling which ones. Several of them are dear to my heart as well.
Parent's Magazine Wishes:
*The millions of working moms who don't have paid maternity leave receive it - plus dads get paid time off as well.
*School would make changes to cafeterias to reduce the risk of obesity: out with soda, in with salad bars.
*When you buy a kid a bike, it automatically comes with a helmet.
*There will be a vaccine to prevent childhood leukemia and other types of cancer.
*Families affected by mental-health problems won't feel stigmatized.
*Every family can afford to buy groceries; one in four families now don't have enough money for food.
*Children are screened early for autism and other developmental delays when treatments are most effective.
*All children would be covered by health insurance.
*Every country adopts the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, which protects kids from discrimination and maltreatment.
*A safe playground is within walking distance of every child's home.
*Smoking would be banned in public places everywhere in the country.
*Babies will stay in mama's belly for 40 weeks - or at least 39. More than 12% of them make an early entrance now.
*Families get 8 to 11 hours of shut-eye a night.
*The unemployment rate falls so families have an easier time making ends meet.
*Doctors would find a cure for food allergies so there never has to be a segregated lunchroom again.
*No kid misses out on preschool because his parents can't afford it.
*There would be more pediatric specialists so kids won't have to wait so long to get an appointment.
*More moms are able to breastfeed and get the support and advice they need.
*More food is grown without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
*All states mandate that insurers cover fertility treatments.
*The United States would increase how much energy it gets from renewable sources.
*Every child gets at least one hug everyday.
Add to this list my wish:
*Parents will stop refusing to vaccinate their children for fear of autism; the research clearly shows again and again that shots are not the cause of autism. The original research that suggested the link between shots and autism has since been proven inaccurate and poorly researched.
The people who are weary of vaccines generally aren't pushing the autism thing, and haven't for a long time, because we know what the research says, too. That being said, those who blindly follow the CDC haven't read any of the other research that clearly suggests other developmental delays and other health issues involved with vaccines. They are not 100% safe, and though my children will eventually receive most of the vaccinations, they'll do so at a slower rate.
ReplyDeleteI know too many people personally who have been absolutely 100% fine, who have reached all their milestones with zero signs of developmental issues, and then after a round of vaccines they become completely different people. For the CDC to completely ignore those situations is arrogant and goes completely against what true research is all about.
The reason the kids reach milestones and then regress is part of the nature of those developmental issues. It is pure coincidence that a shot is generally administered around the same time as the symptoms are expected to appear.
ReplyDeleteIt's not natural that children are perfectly normal and then turn mentally retarded and unable to progress past the age of 5. There's NO WAY that is coincidence. It's also not coincidence that the peak age for death by SIDS is at 2 months and 4 months old respectively and that is when shots are administered. For researchers to ignore a correlation because "vaccines are safe so says the government" is outrageous.
ReplyDeleteI strongly feel that the benefits far out weigh the risks. And by others not vaccinating, it puts my children at a greater danger.
ReplyDeleteIf your kids are vaccinated and vaccines work they way they're said to, how are your children at risk?
ReplyDeleteWhen my children are still too young to receive the vaccines they are at risk for anything an non-vaccinated child could pass along.
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