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Grandparentland: What a Trip!

By Diana J. Ewing

 

In Grandparentland, the streets are paved with unconditional love and grandchildren always have the right of way. It’s as though Grandparentland is filled with kid-friendly road signs compelling us to do their bidding.

 

STOP

for Cold Stone ice cream when grandkids are present

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Grandparentland: What a Trip!

In Grandparentland the streets are paved with unconditional love, and grandchildren always seem to have the right of way. It’s as if these little guys and gals were putting up kid-friendly road signs that compel you to do their bidding.

STOP for Häagen-Dazs when grandchildren are present

GO directly to [...]

Does Good Nutrition For Kids Mean Giving Up Our Freedom to Choose?

San Francisco just passed a law that cracks down on the popular practice of giving away free toys with unhealthy restaurant meals for children. This means the majority of McDonald’s Happy Meals can no longer be sold in their current state at McDonald’s restaurants in the city.

The board of supervisors that passed this law [...]

McDonalds’ Lawsuit: Using Toys To Sell Happy Meals

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a nonprofit health advocacy group based in Washington, DC, that focuses on nutrition, food safety, and pro-health alcohol policies. CSPI is supported by the 900,000 U.S. and Canadian subscribers to its Nutrition Action Health letter and by foundation grants.

Dangle a toy in front of a [...]