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Hi, I just wonder if we are taking/giving too easily. Yesterday the GP described my daughter paracetamol. She has a chest infection and a raised temperature but nothing to worry about. "Give her paracetamol, she will feel much better then" But Paracetamol is not a comforter, I give it when she is seriously poorly. And it can be toxic if you take an overdose (I mean a real overdose). I think we should still treat it as a proper drug.

Maybe you'd like to have a closer look at this, an article from the Lancet. What do you think? Association between paracetamol use in infancy and childhood, and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in children aged 6?7 years: analysis from Phase Three of the ISAAC programme Prof Richard Beasley DSc a , Tadd Clayton MSc b, Prof Julian Crane MBBS c, Prof Erika von Mutius MD d, Prof Christopher KW Lai DM e, Prof Stephen Montefort PhD f, Alistair Stewart BSc g, for the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group? Summary Background Exposure to paracetamol during intrauterine life, childhood, and adult life may increase the risk of developing asthma. We studied 6?7-year-old children from Phase Three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) programme to investigate the association between paracetamol consumption and asthma. Methods As part of Phase Three of ISAAC, parents or guardians of children aged 6?7 years completed written questionnaires about symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema, and several risk factors, including the use of paracetamol for fever in the child's first year of life and the frequency of paracetamol use in the past 12 months. The primary outcome variable was the odds ratio (OR) of asthma symptoms in these children associated with the use of paracetamol for fever in the first year of life, as calculated by logistic regression. Findings 205 487 children aged 6?7 years from 73 centres in 31 countries were included in the analysis. In the multivariate analyses, use of paracetamol for fever in the first year of life was associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms when aged 6?7 years (OR 1?46 [95% CI 1?36?1?56]). Current use of paracetamol was associated with a dose-dependent increased risk of asthma symptoms (1?61 [1?46?1?77] and 3?23 [2?91?3?60] for medium and high use vs no use, respectively). Use of paracetamol was similarly associated with the risk of severe asthma symptoms, with population-attributable risks between 22% and 38%. Paracetamol use, both in the first year of life and in children aged 6?7 years, was also associated with an increased risk of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema. Interpretation Use of paracetamol in the first year of life and in later childhood, is associated with risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema at age 6 to 7 years. We suggest that exposure to paracetamol might be a risk factor for the development of asthma in childhood. Funding The BUPA Foundation, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Medical Research Foundation, the Waikato Medical Research Foundation, Glaxo Wellcome New Zealand, the New Zealand Lottery Board, Astra Zeneca New Zealand, and Glaxo Wellcome International Medical Affairs.

Hi, our little boy was very challenging for a while. We tried it the other way round, in praising and encouraging him for everything good. We tried not to get into the battle situation. But that means, that you are not saying easy things like, brush your teeth, any more. Always be prepared to say, show me how good you can do, ..., well done, very, very well done. And so on. Give him more challenging tasks to do, like help shopping, helping in the kitchen, just feeling like a big boy. Maybe this could help him finding this new position within the family. I hope I'll remind these tips when my son is driving me nuts again. Good luck.

Hmm, l don't like these over keen helpers either. But if there are only two people in a room, it feels strange not to say a single word. But everybody is different, l guess.

Everybody knows that the economic climate isn't the best at the moment, so I am wondering how it comes, that I have been ignored in so may shops around LL. On Tuesday morning I was the only customer in most of the shops and every time I entered one with a friendly ?hello? or ?good morning? I was greeted by silence. Nobody paid attention to my appearance. Sometimes staff has been busy chatting (ED), or at Mrs Robinsons, a lady was decorating the window and arranging clothes. But, no time for a hello. Or, ?may I help you??. Or ?was it any good?? after my visit to the fitting room. Pure silence. And don?t expect a ?good bye? at the end. This was the situation in nearly every shop. Unsurprisingly I haven?t bought anything. And next time I?ll go Oxford Street with all the high street chains and I won?t miss a friendly hello, because I don?t expect it there.

Childspace.org On the other side of brockwell park. Parent run and very lovely. Enjoy

Hi, I have a very good one - like new - carrier for sale. It's little life, comes with many extra features and is comfortable for mum and child. Send me a pm, if you are interested, we live in Herne Hill. enjoy

Dulwich Sports Ground (entrance Burbage Road, Arcades) My son play during term times on Thursday afternnon, 4pm. He loves it. enjoy

there has been a discussion about a free school some month ago http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,625436,626042 have a look www.bilingualfreeschool.co.uk

Hi, good luck with the move. We live in Herne Hill (close to ED, but a bit cheaper in terms of property) with direct link to Victoria. The nursery my son attended was a parent run co-operative. If you are new to an area and you want to want to get to know people this place is perfect. Lovely, caring and great fun. We're still a group of families enjoying trips and activities together. It's worth looking www.childspace.org enjoy

Hi, this is hard to say. It is true it has changed a lot over the last years. My daughter was there from nursery until year two, it was the perfect school for her. She likes to have well behaved kids, rules, table work, a structured day. But I would never send my son there. He would never ever have Golden Time, would not like the loss of freedom. In my opinion they do far too much work in Kindergarten (letter formation and so) there is not enough running around, the staff is still lovely, but in overall the emphasis is to much on performance. I couldn't hear it any longer "Our children worked so hard". It sounds wrong in itself. Hope this helps. enjoy

Hi, the new head at HH is not that new, but I still compare her with the former one. I think I was put off by the constant repetition of "the kids worked so hard..." I missed the love, it was all about performance. It is hard to describe that indifferent feeling. Assessments are surely much harder when they are 11. But if you can't make it after year 2 you'll have to do it twice. Sydenham: I loved the head mistress. But everybody says, if you start there you don't have a chance to gat a place at JAGs, Alleyn's because they don't prepare the kids for the assessments. At Rosemead the are currently looking for a new head. They posted adds. enjoy

Hi, by now I know both schools. First Herne Hill for my daughter and now Rosemead as she couldn't make it to Alleyn's, JAGs. Here a short summary: Both schools have their pros and cons. I haven't been happy with the "new" head at Herne Hill. I feel the school lost a bit of the loving, caring atmosphere. And some people haven't been happy with the way of teaching. And the stress of applying for schools after year two - I don't want to do that again. But the facilities are much better at Herne Hill. And a lot of girls will end up at Alleyn's or JAGs Rosemead will have a new head after the summer, as the current one is going to retire at the end of the school year. The active children like Rosemead more than HH (that's what I hear from our class mates) But my daughter misses HH. The homework at Rosemead has been far too much in year 3, at the moment we get less (but for how long) After school clubs are not as many as it seems. Many are age restricted, so my daughter is doing one at the moment (because football had just been cancelled for this term.) I don't know which school I prefer, but the vibe at HH hasn't been good at the end anymore (and I share this feeling with some other people). I hope this helps. enjoy

http://occ.spookstudio.com/ Osteopathic Centre for Children We went there when mine was little, and with my 7 years old I went as well. Very helpful. As far as I remember, you pay on donation base, as much as you can affort. Have a look, I would recommend this. enjoy

Hi, My son was 15 month when he started nursery. He went to Childspace.org in Tulse Hill. It is parent run, that means you have to work there some times (could be difficult with no two), but we had the loviest time there. It is a huge room with a garden, short hours and only 7 kids per session. It was the best start ever. And we are still in contact with the other families. enjoy

My daughter (8) loves her football. But her football club at school doesn't longer exist. Can anyone recommend a club suitable for a girl? Thanks ebjoy

Sunday morning, children (8+4) are awake at 8am. The first thing they do is playing together, or listen to a story, or try to make themselves breakfast... And they play until lunchtime. And we, the parents? Staying in bed reading a book. I have to say we are so lucky our two are getting on so well with each other. And when I see how much fun they have together, how much they miss each other when one is away - it makes me smile and I feel so lucky for them to have each other. enjoy

Whippersnappers at Brockwell Lido does acrobatics. Fun, getting rid of energy, a kind of floor gymnastics with a twist. Mixed gender, 2 great charismatic teacher. loved it enjoy

Hi I think Alleyn's is a great school - the problem is to get the kids in. They offer a very limited amount of spaces (lets say: 20 places and 200 applications). But it is worth trying it, we are not in yet, but be would love too. enjoy

I can really recommend it! My son was so happy there and me either. It is worth visiting it! enjoy