Imagiplay’s Puzzles are Innovative and Environmentally Friendly

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I came across these puzzles while looking for a toy for my son. I wanted something that was more challenging, but still fun.

Imagiplay has a line of wooden playsets and puzzles that immediately caught the toy world by storm because of the level of quality and the environmentally friendliness. The toys are made from a byproduct of the rubber industry, the Rubberwood tree, which would normally be burned after it no longer produced it’s signature ‘sap’.

The company believes that ‘Green toys teach kids to think about where things come from and where they’ll go—an early lesson in environmental responsibility and responsible buying.’

Check them out for yourself.

Official Site: Imagiplay.com

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Suri Loves Shopping!

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Katie and Suri were spotted out in LA yesterday at the trendy Grove shopping mall picking up some presents at Pottery Barn Kids.

The busy mom is reported to be getting set to run in the Boston marathon that takes place on April 21, 2008. Since running the NYC Marathon Katie has said that she wants to improve her time and show that she can do it faster.

PHOTOCREDIT: Michael Anthony/Pacific Coast News VIA PEOPLE

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Dropping Babies From Atop The Temple: Religious Practice or Child Abuse?

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I came across this article today that describes a religious practice done in India to fulfill a vow and to also seek divine blessings to ensure good health for the child.

A priest goes to the top of the temple, takes a baby into his hands, chants a few mantras and hurls the baby down more than 15 feet. The baby has a safe landing in the net provided by a handful people on the ground.

The article then goes on to say:

Very few babies thus thrown down get injured. For a safety net by way of blankets is offered to cushion the impact of the fall. In a stray incident, an infant missed the blanket narrowly and landed on the ground with a mild thud. The baby suffered minor injuries.

Is this for real? Who would actually think that it is safe to throw a baby more than 15 feet into a net? Couldn’t this also have the same effect as shaken baby syndrome? With their heads bouncing off the net?

On a positive note: This year, 84 babies were dropped and all landed safe.

No word on any long term effects…

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Shaken Baby Syndrome Simulator

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Australia Takes a Strong Stand on The Circumcision Debate

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Everyone has their opinion about circumcision. Some because of religion, some for health reasons and others because of family tradition.

Australian doctors are calling for laws banning the non-essential circumcision of infant boys.

The Tasmanian Children’s Commissioner, Paul Mason, says non-medical circumcision is a breach of human rights. “There were quite a lot of folk myths around the advantages of circumcision. They’ve almost all been debunked,” Prof Walters said.

“There are some minimal advantages in some circumstances, particularly in some infectious diseases, but they’re overwhelmingly balanced by disadvantages in other areas,” he said.

Circumcision is something that many parents feel very strongly about. Dads want their sons to look the same as them and moms want their children to be clean and infection free.

We were been told by our family doctor and pediatrician, that it is not necessary to have the procedure done to achieve both of these goals.

If doctors are speaking out so strongly against this, than maybe parents should consider learning more about the issue.

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