Making your home safe for your family

Making a home safe for children means understanding hazards. Lead and mold are two common hazards in the home that affect children’s health.

Four traditional Chinese recipes for growing children

Children have unique developmental needs. We look at Chinese supplements appropriate for their needs as they grow. Based on their bodies, the best supplements for children are not the same as adults. They need food that is easily absorbed and strengthens their lung, spleen and kidney functions. However, the recipes below are also suitable for adults and elderly people to consume as well.

Herb Chambers Donates $50,000 to Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Holiday Toy Drive

On November 27, 2012, Bay State businessman and Boston resident Herb Chambers made a $50,000 donation to Mrs. Angela Menino today towards Mayor Menino’s City of Boston Holiday Toy Drive, which helps distribute toys throughout Boston’s neighborhoods to children in need. This collaborative effort will ensure hundreds of children have toys under their Christmas trees this year.

Babies Need Books

Summertime has always been a time for catching up with reading. We read at the beach and sitting in the sun in our backyard or on the fire escape; we read on trains and planes on our vacation travels; and children have reading assignments over the summer holiday from school. Summer can be a wonderful time to introduce your very young child to the joy of reading. Reading to young children, starting with infants just a few weeks old, can have a significant impact on future learning. Reading can be a time of closeness between adult and child, building trust, comfort, and long-term good memories.

Keeping Children Sun-Safe This Summer and All Year Long The Skin Cancer Foundation Offers Sun Safety Tips for Kids

With summer under way, children will spend more time outdoors, in backyards and at parks, summer camps, beaches and other vacation destinations. So, it is important to remember that exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is strongly linked to all forms of skin cancer. Luckily, with good sun safety habits including proper clothing and sunscreen, children can enjoy all sorts of outdoor activities without risking their health.

Madeline Wong Throws First Pitch at Boston Red Sox Game

A respected leader among Chinese Americans and women, Madeline C. Wong’s accomplishments include the founding of one of America’s largest and oldest Asian dining meccas, her work in the insurance field, and her many contributions to the community and charity work. And all of her accomplishments were celebrated on April 17, when Wong was given the opportunity to throw the first pitch at a Boston Red Sox baseball game, a feat very few people have the chance to perform in their lifetimes.