When your kids are sick, everything comes to a screeching halt. Everything you do is for them, and what can be set aside for later, like regular housework and other less urgent daily responsibilities, becomes secondary. You turn from the little things to the big things, from tracking when you can give … [Read more...]
Useful Tips For When The Whole Family Gets Sick
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When your kids are sick, but you're healthy, it's miserable because you feel so helpless watching them suffer. When you're sick and your kids are healthy, it's miserable because moms aren't allowed a day off. When you and the kids are sick, it's miserable because everyone is miserable. It doesn't … [Read more...]
4 Qualities of a Great Pediatrician
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the worst parts of parenthood is watching your children go through a sickness. It's a helpless feeling and painful to see them suffer, even with a cold. In most cases, there's not much you can do beyond give your little one the treatments recommended by her doctor and cuddle her until she feels … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Germs Spoil Your Holidays
December 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Christmas is just around the corner and there's nothing worse than watching your child miss out on festivities because she's sick. If you'd like to avoid Yuletide sniffles and coughs, it's time to take the offensive and prevent those nasty bugs from hampering your family's holidays. You can take steps … [Read more...]
Chicken Pox Lollipops? Unsafe and Unsanitary
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When I was a kid, there wasn't a chicken pox vaccine, so when a child in the area developed a light case of the itchy illness, it wasn't uncommon for parents to bring their kids around to get it over with. Everyone knows that getting chicken pox as an adult can be significantly worse then as a child. People … [Read more...]
Healthy Snacks for Kids to Share at School
September 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
When I was little, we could bring absolutely anything to school for snacks and birthdays. It didn't matter what was in it, whether the ingredients were healthy or if it was made at home. We brought whatever we wanted and nobody raised a fuss. The teachers knew if a particular child had special dietary … [Read more...]
Thirsty Kids? Get Your Children to Drink More Water!
September 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
The human body is primarily made of water, so it only makes sense that your growing kids should be drinking plenty of it. Still, if your children have grown accustomed to drinking flavored, sugary juices and drink mixes, plain water can be a hard sell. Don't be embarrassed if your children are hooked … [Read more...]
Clean Bathroom Mold by Disinfecting Bath Tub Toys with Vinegar
September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I'm one of the lucky moms whose children LOVE bath time. Besides naturally being water-babies, they look forward to playing with their crazy array of bath toys. They've got pull-string boats that zoom around the tub while they shoot hoops in their miniature basketball hoop or make scenes with foam … [Read more...]
Children’s Health: Is Book Portraying Dieting Good for Young Readers?
August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In recent years, a great amount of attention has been turned toward decreasing and preventing cases of childhood obesity in the U.S. It's a hot topic all over the media, in schools and even the government. Studies have shown that childhood obesity can lead to heart disease and other serious health problems … [Read more...]
Germs Be Gone: Preventing Summer Colds
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With the warmth of the sun and plenty of activities to keep our families busy, we often let down our guard when it comes to germ fighting and cold prevention in the summertime. Unfortunately, germs and cold viruses ignore the memo that summer has arrived and they refuse to go on vacation. All of a sudden … [Read more...]
