Enriching the Soil of Your Life
Pertussis (whooping cough) outbreaks were blamed on the small percentage of the unvaccinated population as recently as 2013. Today few can deny the fact that fully-vaccinated children are spreading whooping cough as outbreaks continue across the U.S. Before I begin, I believe in parental freedom of choice whether to vaccinate or not. I hope we can all respect each others choice to decide what is best for our individual children and resist the temptation to judge one another. ...
I continue to see a decline in kids’ social, emotional, and academic functioning, as well as a sharp increase in learning disabilities and other diagnoses. There are three societal changes (and probably more) within families leading to this crisis. First, children today are too "underemployed" in the family structure. It goes way beyond not having the occasional summer job for a teen in high school. Secondly, where, how and how much kids are allowed to play has changed. And we have stopped stressing our children. Sound too tough? Let me explain...then some solutions. ...
