Past Columns

01/12/2009  |  Christie Barnes  |  Amber Alert
As parents, there is no bigger dread than the kidnapping of a child. These are places we don’t want to go, but natural fears loom large.

01/14/2009  |  Christie Barnes  |  Theme Parks
What’s the best way to protect your child from serious injury at a theme park?

01/15/2009  |  Christie Barnes  |  Seat Belts
In 2005, motor vehicle injures were the leading cause of death amongst children under the age of 14 in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

03/26/2009  |  Christie Barnes  |  Sun Damage
Most lifetime sun damage happens before the age of 15...and the fix is quick.

 |  Christie Barnes  |  Whooping cough scare– Danger True or False
Is whooping cough the new pandemic?

 |  Christie Barnes  |  Third-hand Smoking and Parade Floats: How to Put Child Dangers into Perspective
Fourth of July dangers real and imagined

 |  Christie Barnes  |  Bubble Wrapping Your Kids
How to use the Paranoid Parents Guide. Knowing dangers could happen makes you worry. Knowing what does happen will stop you worrying. Parent from the facts.

 |  Christie Barnes  |  Don’t try to fix every danger!
Real threats versus imaginary.

 |  Christie Barnes  |  "My toddler won't eat" worries
How much does a normal toddler eat?

 |  Christie Barnes  |  West Nile Disease: Warning
Is West Nile disease dangerous to children?

 |  Christie Barnes  |  Drinking tea made from guinea pig poop or surviving a tween birthday party
tween girls under the parenting microscope

 |  Christie Barnes  |  School Principals and Paranoid Parents
What should principals really concentrate on? Sniper-proofing? Bullying? Pedofiles?