{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Socamom","provider_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w","author_name":"Eva Wilson","author_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/author\/socasoca\/","title":"Eczema in Caribbean American\/African American Children [REWIND] - Socamom","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"992pq7tNJY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/eczema-in-caribbean-americanafrican-american-children-rewind\/\">Eczema in Caribbean American\/African American Children [REWIND]<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/eczema-in-caribbean-americanafrican-american-children-rewind\/embed\/#?secret=992pq7tNJY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Eczema in Caribbean American\/African American Children [REWIND]&#8221; &#8212; Socamom\" data-secret=\"992pq7tNJY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/allergy.jpg","thumbnail_width":210,"thumbnail_height":281,"description":"This is a popular post here on SocaMom.com - be sure to click \"read more to find out the remedies that my mom used on her patients, and that I used on my kids... True story... After my mom retired, one of her friends, who came to the US from Vietnam, had a baby nephew with terrible eczema. \u00a0The mom could not be convinced NOT to bathe him daily, but he would go home to Vietnam a few times a year, and if his grandmother saw his skin looking bad, she would have a fit. \u00a0The mom would bring the baby to stay at my mom's house for two weeks to \"do her thing\" and clear up his skin before his trip. -------------- Every new parent expects their newborn babies to have that gorgeous smooth skin that we see in the Gerber and Pampers commercials, but for people of African and\/or Asian descent, that expectation doesn't always become a reality. I was prepared for my child to have certain allergies and reactions - eczema was one of them. I had eczema - sometimes severe - growing up, and my brother had it something awful. \u00a0It really became an issue when we were old enough to take care of our own skin and make decisions on what we ate and drank. \u00a0My mother was a pediatrician for over 20 years, and her specialty was asthma and allergies. \u00a0There was never a shortage of lotions and steroid creams (that was the main form of treatment back then) in our house. \u00a0There was a shortage (or total absence) of certain foods, soaps, perfumed lotions, drinks, sodas, candies, sugary cereals, and certain detergents. \u00a0Her treatment plans for her patients, which was revolutionary at the time, included a mix of dietary changes and a skin care regimen. \u00a0Some of the things that parents were asked to do to get their kids skin issues under control were controversial for the community she served."}