Guest post by Dr. Therese Trolan, MD We’re all reminded of just how important sleep is when our kids don’t get their nap and lose it before dinner’s even started. But just how important is a good night’s sleep? Chronic sleep deprivation is linked to poor physical
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Friday Fun cooking has begun! I’m cooking lead for my daughter’s and son’s K/1 classes. With the late start to the school year, we’ve only had one cooking session in my son’s class so far, but it was a blast! I LOVE cooking with the kinders and
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With back-to-school, it’s back-to-homework! And for some of you and your kids, it’s back-to-STRESS! Teachers complaining that your kid is daydreaming too much, or distracting the others. You pulling your hair out trying to get him to sit down and do his homework, or reminding her 10
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As our kids head back to school with homework, after school activities, weekend sports games, friendship drama, etc.; and as we head back to nagging the kids to wake up (why is it that kids have no trouble waking up early over summer break or on
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August is Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month: Send Your Children Back to School with Everything They Need for Success, Including an Eye Exam! By Carole L. Hong, OD, FCOVD As children head back to school, be sure to add a comprehensive eye exam to your prep
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Omg – those annoying styes in your eye! I used to get them all the time as a kid. When Bodi got one just the other week, I wanted to spare him the pain of a huge pimple on his eyelid. So I pulled out my natural
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Look at the shiner on my poor girl! Little brother, hockey stick, horsin’ around – you get the picture. This is exactly when you wanna pull out your homeopathic medicines toolkit and get out that Arnica. Homeopathic arnica is THE go-to medicine for bumps, bruises, head bonks,
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The summer is heating up, and your kid is begging for that neon-colored snow cone. Do you do it? You’ve all heard the advice to take out the artificial junk in your kids’ diet and eat whole, organic, unprocessed foods. We’ve all embraced it – sort of.
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Yes, crap! Why a blogpost about crap? As moms, we’re obsessed with our kids’ poops. From the moment they’re born, we’re charged with the order to keep track of every poop – when it happens, what it looks like, what it smells like, are they going too
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An ambulance pulls up with siren blaring just outside my office window. I peek outside. An ambulance is stuck in the left lane, trying to get through. Ambulance driver, to the car in front of him: “Please pull to your right.” Car pulls further to the left.
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