http://www.rationalmoms.com Rational moms of the world unite! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:02:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Breast milk is getting a lot of attention these days. First, Daniel Angerer, a chef in New York City, made cheese from his wife's breast milk. He and his wife had a surplus of milk on hand for their child, and he decided to experiment with it. I personally wouldn't rush ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/03/10/breast-milk-in-the-news/ I've been off the blog lately due to a move that took forever. We just got the internet hooked up in the new place. I'll be back with longer posts once I unpack some more stuff, but here's a quick little bite via Respectful Insolence. It seems Randy's million ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/03/08/the-paranormal-power-of-the-lady-parts/ This is a nice short article by a father of a child with autism.  The title says it all: Try reason, Not "Everything" http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/03/05/try-reason-not-everything/ The skeptical dads over at Science-Based Parenting blog and I have teamed up with Elyse from Skepchick and Heidi from She Thought to create a new podcast. But wait, this one has a new twist: it focuses on parenting. Skeptical parenting. Secular, skeptical parenting! Colin Thornton, who is heading up the ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/26/new-parenting-podcast-podcast-beyond-belief/ With winter upon us, the two most dreaded words for parents are SNOW DAY. We know that means coming up with crafts, meals, activities, games, and more just to keep our kids entertained. That's what we have to do, right? We have to come up with ways to keep our ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/18/let-them-play-without-you/ With the recent discrediting of Wakefield's research, this story is particularly annoying. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking an outbreak of the mumps since last summer and released their findings this week. At this point, over 1,500 people--mostly school-aged children--in New York and New Jersey ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/11/mumps-outbreak-in-ny-nj/ The National Academy of Sciences has a great online interactive tool called "I Was Wondering...", which highlights the contributions of women in science. The site includes features on cool female scientists, a timeline of their discoveries, and games. Also, there's a section called "Ask It!" where readers can submit their ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/06/interactive-learning-womens-adventures-in-science/ A recent Dutch study has concluded that nearly 1 in 10 children aged seven to eight hear voices, but most aren't bothered by them. About 3,800 children were surveyed and asked whether they heard one or more voices that only they themselves could hear. Nine percent of the children answered ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/03/nearly-1-in-10-children-hear-voices/ The 3rd annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest begins today. Kids in grades K-12 can design their very own Google logo and the winner will have it displayed on Google.com for a day. They win other cool stuff, too: In addition to the winner's art appearing on Google.com on May 27, 2010, ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/03/doodle-4-google-contest-begins/ (The picture is of my son's leg after getting his vaccinations) Andrew Wakefield kicked off the anti vaccination movement with his paper published in 1998 that claimed to show a link between Autism and vaccines. His  findings  have been proven false over and over again. It was also found that he most ... http://www.rationalmoms.com/2010/02/02/good-news-about-vaccinations/