Father News: Pesticides, Social Skills, Life in Prison, and Maternal Deaths in Islamic Countries

Pesticides Tied To ADHD In Children In U.S. Study Chasing the mosquito truck on a bike sounded like a good idea at the time. (Reuters)

Parent Involvement In Grade School Boosts Child’s Social Skills “The research team found that parents who increased school visitations and encouraged educational progress at home saw their child’s social skills improve.” (HealthDay)

Islamic Nations Say Will Tackle Maternal Deaths-US “Islamic countries, home to about half the estimated 400,000 women worldwide who die in childbirth each year…” (Reuters)

Bad Dads We Love: Life Without Parole Edition “The Supreme Court 5-4 that minors could no longer receive life prison sentences without having actually killed someone.” (Dadwagon)

Discipline and the Defiant Child “The problem with spankings, time outs and other silver bullet solutions is that children soon build an immunity.” (ParentingGuideNews)