Skeptic Family

The hosts of Podcast Beyond Belief received a letter several weeks ago from one of our listeners asking us for information about early onset bi-polar disorder.  This inspired our interview with Dr. Demitri Papolos, author of “The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder“

Also on episode 11, we discussed these topics for our recurring segment “This Week in Parenting Science”…

• Bumpology
• Children’s Medicines Voluntarily Recalled
• Tiny Treadmills for Down Syndrome Toddlers
• Are Part-Time Working Moms Best?

Episode 12 introduced Jason Bilotta to the podcast. Jason has long been a contributing writer to this blog, but his busy professional and personal life has kept him from being as active as he would like. So, we’ve asked him to be our roving reporter, recording interviews and segments when he has a rare bit of free time.

Jason went to the Humanists of Florida Association conference where he spoke to David Niose of the American Humanist Association and he also spoke with our friend, Amanda Metskas of Camp Quest.

Also on “This Week in Parenting Science”, we discussed…

• The Moral Life of Babies
• The Damaging Effects of Television on Toddlers