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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children Several items in the news had the web buzzing this week. One of the most controversial had to do with a mom who went on national TV to defend her practice of injecting her 8-year-old daughter with Botox (the revelations have apparently triggered a child protective services investigation). Also in this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter: the debate over whether or not to ban flavored milk in school cafeterias and a new report that shows that millions of kids on Facebook are younger than 13, which is the required age to be on the social networking site. Plus, ideas for easy and affordable teacher gifts for the end of the school year. Great Ideas for Teacher Gifts One of the things I'm planning ahead for as a class parent is what to give to my child's wonderful teacher as an end-of-the-year gift. Since our school allows only homemade gifts (nothing purchased is permitted), the other class mom and I have decided to go with a photo book including a compilation of notes and drawings from the students in the class... Read more Schools Considering Chocolate Milk Ban Recently, the superintendent of Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second biggest school district, announced that he is pushing for a removal of flavored milk from school cafeterias... Read more Millions of Kids on Facebook are Too Young As many as 7.5 million kids on Facebook are younger than 13, and 5 million are as young as 10 years old or under, according to a new survey in Consumer Reports... Read more Seasonal Allergies and Feeling Like a Helpless Mom I've been reporting on the forecasts for a terrible allergy season for some time now, and now that it's here, it's even worse than I expected. My son has been waking up nearly every night, coughing and gagging (and crying and panicking). Needless to say, neither of us have gotten much sleep lately. And when we are awake during the day, we are groggy, sneezy, and dopey from lack of sleep as well as spring allergy symptoms that are knocking us flat... Read more K-6 Children Ads School Good Parenting Parenting Books Parenting Classes Child Care School Featured Articles The Top Worst Gifts for Teachers How to Put Eyedrops in Your Child's Eyes How to Have a Great Family Movie Night Child Physical Development Guide Thrifty Thursday Blog Archive   More from About.com Backyard Chickens 101 Dabble in the self-sufficient, eco-friendly life with these essential chicken-raising tips. More> 24 Amazing Container Gardens These gorgeous and creative gardens prove it doesn't take a lot of space to create something special. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Easy, Affordable Teacher Gifts Is Your Child Getting Enough Sleep? 5 Habits That Hurt Immune Systems How to Handle Anxiety in Children Birthday Parties on a Budget Advertisement