Filed in archive Parent Watch by Gloria Gamat on September 8, 2009

My son has been being picked upon by a bully in school. I'm thinking of talking to the kid's mom. Here's what I wrote: The class bully picked on Raine again. At lunch break, Raine didn&#...

Supervising The Pre-schooler With Homework

Filed in archive Education , Parent Watch by Gloria Gamat on August 18, 2008

This school year is my son's last year in preschool. I am hoping he can be accepted to first grade next school year. Though I am nervous that he doesn't take reading very seriously. He can wri...

Hib Vaccine Recalled

Filed in archive Health , In the Spotlight , News & Updates , Parent Watch , Recall News , Safety by Melissa Petri on December 13, 2007

photo Toys are no longer "special" when it comes to product recalls. Now, even children's vaccines are being recalled. More than a million vaccines of Hib and combination vaccines Hib...

10 Tips on How to Buy Safe Toys

Filed in archive Fun for the kids , In the Spotlight , Parent Watch , Parenting , Recall News , Safety , Shopping , Toys by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007

photo With so many toys recalled this year, I'm already quite skeptical in buying my kids new toys. Choking hazards, excessing amounts of lead, "date-rape" drug effect are just some of...

10 Worst Toys of the Year

Filed in archive Education , Entertainment , Fun for the kids , Health , In the Spotlight , Parent Watch , Recall News , Safety , Toys by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007

photo The World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a.k.a WATCH listed the 2007's 10 Worst Toys of the Year. The ten toys listed may cause childhood injuries or sometimes even death. Thanks to WATCH&...

Update on Madeleine McCaan's Disappearance

Filed in archive Parent Watch by Melissa Petri on September 7, 2007

photo As reported, Kate McCaan, Madeleine McCaan's mother, will be named as a formal suspect on Madeleine's disappearance. Kate McCaan was questioned for 11 hours by authorities yesterday a...

Stories of Us

Filed in archive Education , In the Spotlight , Parent Watch by Melissa Petri on September 4, 2007

photo Stories of Us is a series of videos which shows a dramatization of issues concerning elementary and high school students. Students collaborated with Christopher Faull in making the videos. Th...

Toys 'R' Us Recall

Filed in archive Health , Parent Watch , Recall News , Shopping , Toys by Melissa Petri on September 3, 2007

photo shows the Imaginarium 213 piece wooden case recalled by Toys 'R' Us The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Toys 'R' Us issued a recall of the product Imaginarium 213 sold...