What Your Pediatrician Should and Shouldn’t Do During a Physical Examination
As parents, we must trust our children’s doctors. But we also need to know what is standard procedure and what is not. Several years ago, […]
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As parents, we must trust our children’s doctors. But we also need to know what is standard procedure and what is not. Several years ago, […]
Continue reading »A dad’s joke is worth appreciating any day of the year, but as Father’s Day approaches, it’s especially important to pay tribute to this particular […]
Continue reading »As parents, we tend to view our child’s mood and behavior as a reflection of our upbringing. When you see someone’s light and outgoing child […]
Continue reading »Most people are not intentionally toxic. Rather, the way we have grown up, the relationships we have, or our own temperaments can allow bad habits […]
Continue reading »In an episode of the series “Adam destroys everything,” released in 2016, ” Adam destroys Hollywood ” bold but accurate statement: “The ratings of films […]
Continue reading »You may have already started celebrating Pride Month as a whole family by talking to your kids about what it means to identify as LGBT, […]
Continue reading »The Internet can be a poisonous pit of despair in which people behave as badly as possible just because they can. But from time to […]
Continue reading »Children are always happy with the end of the school year, because there are weeks of freedom ahead of them. But I think it’s safe […]
Continue reading »When you think of Pride Month, colorful images of rainbows, parades and parties probably come to mind, as June is the time for the LGBT […]
Continue reading »My son was seven or eight years old when he asked me about the “S word”. My husband and I decided from the beginning that […]
Continue reading »Making the decision to call the other parent’s Child Protective Services (CPS) is a tough decision that most of us will ever arrive at lightly. […]
Continue reading »We label kids a little reflexively, and not all of them are good. We see and point out unwanted behavior in the same way that […]
Continue reading »There are more than 400,000 children in the US foster care system every day. Some of these children are in the system for days or […]
Continue reading »At one end of the spectrum of parenting styles are ” helicopter parents ” who constantly vigilantly try to protect their children from almost everything. […]
Continue reading »At some point, you may notice several signs that indicate your teen needs help. Maybe their grades start to drop, they are going through a […]
Continue reading »Much of parenting is about setting rules, expectations, and boundaries, and then enforcing them. Every parent at some point learns that if we do not […]
Continue reading »One versus many battle royale games such as Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone have colonized the online space over the past couple of […]
Continue reading »It is difficult to bring up strong-willed children. They can turn even the simplest and most mundane situation into a battle of will. They don’t […]
Continue reading »The tricky part of sunscreen is that it is invisible when used correctly. So how can we tell when the invisible is enough? In general, […]
Continue reading »Like the two more famous mythical creatures that visit our children, the scale of Tooth Fairy’s activities can vary from house to house. But unlike […]
Continue reading »As tradition dictates, mothers are called to be served on Mother’s Day. If you don’t do anything else to celebrate, it’s practically a requirement that […]
Continue reading »There is so much emphasis on long play in parenting. We can raise children, but in reality we are raising adults – people who, in […]
Continue reading »When our children are still young, we try to satisfy all their needs and desires. We are their whole world, so it doesn’t matter how […]
Continue reading »Transitions are a pain point for most parents of young children. Even the slightest transition from one activity to another can cause a nervous breakdown […]
Continue reading »Mother’s Day is a fairly simple holiday in many homes. Mom is asleep, the children bring her breakfast in bed, and she receives handmade cards, […]
Continue reading »Kids have been playing video games since Pong came out in the early 70s. Before school closings, children spent an hour or more each day […]
Continue reading »I still remember the embarrassment I felt when one early morning a young colleague walked past my booth and stopped to say, “I see a […]
Continue reading »Every parent knows the vital importance of good sleep – for us, yes, but especially for our children. Adults do not like to be exhausted, […]
Continue reading »Potty training is a task that parents of young children all dread for many reasons. It is difficult to know when they are really ready; […]
Continue reading »When choosing children’s swimwear for the season, we often think mainly of style, age appropriateness and comfort. We want something that they like, something that […]
Continue reading »If you’re like me at all, spring cleaning can be a bit of a domino. I could start by cleaning the baseboards, but when I […]
Continue reading »From understanding how to count change, to give-save-spend , to credit and debit card pitfalls, our kids need to learn a lot about money before […]
Continue reading »The funny thing about having a 10 year old baby is that apparently 10 years old is all it takes for those in power to […]
Continue reading »It looks like my 10-year-old takes a lot longer than it should to get out the door and go somewhere . This is the most […]
Continue reading »TikTok is a diverse place full of cute dance moves, disturbing ” problems “, weird culinary tricks, and serious parenting advice . And in yet […]
Continue reading »When we want to find new ways for our children to appreciate food, we often turn to cookbooks for advice or search for the latest […]
Continue reading »For parents of children who are picky about food, introducing any new product into their diet can be a challenge. This task becomes even more […]
Continue reading »If you are a parent of a child or children who live with you at home, I will make a crazy guess and say: you […]
Continue reading »April Fools’ Day is approaching, which means all of your unfunny friends are about to announce their fake pregnancy, marking a day that is often […]
Continue reading »Childhood craze for hunting Easter eggs (and consuming all of the jelly beans hidden inside), dyeing eggs with bright colors, and digging in baskets full […]
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