Other children’s health stories we’ve been reading:

• Vice President Joe Biden announced that nearly $1.2 billion in grants will go towards helping hospitals and doctors utilize electronic health records. The grants, funded by the $787 billion economic stimulus plan, will be available on October 1.
• Barbara F. Meltz from Child Caring discusses what to do when your child and his friend are misbehaving. Have you ever had to reprimand someone else’s child?
• At I Said, You Said, AJ talks about what it means when a stepchild rebels, and how difficult the blended family dynamic can be.
• Teens may see a lot of alcohol-related advertising during their favorite shows, a new study reveals. Children’s chief of General Pediatrics, Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, is one of the study’s authors.