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Does Red Dye No. 40 Cause Behavioral Outbursts in Children?

LilSugar — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0800

You are what you eat and so the saying goes, but a group of parents believe that the food coloring their children digest affects their behavior. Commonly found in processed foods like Twizzlers, Doritos and Twinkies as well as baked goods, red dye no. 40 is to blame for aggressive outbursts in kids according to some moms and dads. The FDA maintains that the dye is safe for consumption. What's your opinion?

Baby Wellness: Stork Bites

LilSugar — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:05 -0700

Newborns have gone through quite a journey to make it into our arms. Whether pushed by contractions or pulled by a doctor, infants often look like they've been through a war zone by the time we get to make their acquaintance. After the first few hours, a wee one's coloring tends to come out and most of their marks begin to disappear. Some lil ones will continue to bear the signs of their birth for several months with red patches called Stork Bites or salmon patches.

According to A.D.A.M.:

A stork bite is a vascular lesion quite common in newborns consisting of one or more pale red patches of skin. Most often stork bites appear on the forehead, eyelids, tip of the nose, upper lip or back of the neck. They are usually gone within 18 months of birth.

Occurring in 30-40 percent of all newborns, the patches are harmless and do not pose any health risks. While they do disappear in most tots, about 25 percent never go away, but are usually covered by hair. While the patches may cause alarm at first, consider them your lil one's badges of honor for making it into the world.

A Few of Lil's Favorite Things: February

LilSugar — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:44 -0800

There are more clever ways to tell wee ones we love them than with conversation hearts! If you're in need of some Valentine's retail therapy, but don't want to resort to kid-friendly cards and chocolates, consider one of these fun items to show your affection!

Hanging Hearts Mobile - Lull your lil one to sleep with soft songs and this delicate heart mobile ($35).
Valentine's Day Letter Set - Wool envelopes, cards and postage ($25) are just what a child in puppy love needs.
Heart Nightgown - Visions of candy hearts will dance in your darling's head as she sleeps in this pink and red gown ($11).
Schoenhut 6-String Acoustic Guitar - Let your son, the budding musician, serenade his sweetheart with this shiny red instrument ($40).
Cunill Silver Ringed Heart Rattle - Treat the bundle of joy who stole your heart to a fancy lil rattle ($140).