Grandpa Richard's Kids

After all the recalls recently, due to lead in paint, you may be wondering why it’s in there in the first place.

Lead has been added to paint for centuries because it is bright, durable, fast-drying, and cheap.

Bright

Various lead compounds provide bright and vivid colours to a paint. In various forms, lead chromate, PbCrO₄, provides yellow or orange hues. White lead is a basic carbonate of lead, Pb₃(OH)₂(CO₃)₂, and can be used as a white pigment in paint. Pb₃O₄ is used to make a red coloured paint, often used to coat the bottom of ships since it is anti-corrosive.

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It has been a secret for several weeks, but now that my daughter has mentioned it on FaceBook …

Grandpa Richard is expecting !!!

Stephanie’s (and Jeff’s) 2nd child (and Grandpa Richard’s 3rd grandchild) is expected late next June or early July.

I’ll keep you up to date.

The following is a list of seven (7) recalls that I was notified about on Thursday.

1. Children’s Metal Jewelry Recalled By WeGlow International Due to
Risk of Lead Exposure

2. Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Recalls Children’s Jewelry Due to Risk of
Lead Exposure

3. Serious Head Injuries Prompt Recall of Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats – New
Warnings and Instructions to Be Provided To Consumers

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For the first time in modern history, the number of children dying worldwide before the age of five has fallen below 10 million, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

A recent report says the slow down in the rate of child deaths, from 13 million in 1990 to 9.7 million in 2006, is due to a combination of factors, including better immunization, more mothers breastfeeding, and use of mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria.

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Children who eat a diet of fish and fruity vegetables like tomatoes and aubergines everyday are less likely to develop respiratory allergies and asthma, according to a new study.

See this site for more details.

Seeing as how today is Father’s Day, I thought we should look at this question. Where did Father’s Day Originate? While there are about seven renditions relating to the origin of Father’s Day, the most widely held version is this: Read the rest…

I remember twisting and twirling with a hula hoop on my hips. Do you?

Well, it seems that the hula hoop is making a comeback, and we have a guest writer’s view on the matter. Read it at this page.

Summer is an awesome part of the year. So much to do outside. So much fun to have.

Summer is also the most dangerous time of the year for children. The number of accidents and injuries involving children skyrocket.

New statistics for the U.S. were recently released. If you live in another country, I am sure that the numbers are similar, and you should be able to “Goggle” similar info for your homeland.

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