SLEEP it’s ESSENTIAL!
It’s needed for the rejuvenation of our mind and body. Everyone needs between 7-9 hours of sleep a night, with kids and teens needing more due to growth. Good sleep allows for better efficiency with deep thinking tasks and better regulation of your hormones. Studies show that you sleep best in cooler environment and dark […]
5 Positive Parent Tips to Kick Off Summer
If you’re anything like me, you might have mixed feelings about summer. Your school year routine is gone, and “everyone is off” while you still have to work. (Sadly, yet gratefully, my husband, mom and sister are all teachers). Consider implementing these 5 positive parenting tips to help your summer go more smoothly: 1) Mindset! – […]
Cat allergy?
Allergic to Cats? I’ve got some GREAT news for you! The Washington School of Medicine in St Louis just discovered that if cats are fed a certain diet, it decreases the allergic response in cat-allergy sufferers. Cat allergy is pretty common and the options for treatment are not great. And despite rumors, there is no […]
Food allergy test
We’ve heard this before but now more evidence is available. Children tested by skin prick tests for food allergies at age one often test negative by the time they are six years old according to a study of over 5,000 children. (Article in Pediatric News April 2019) Peanut allergy had a lower resolution rate of […]
It’s summer time, so let’s talk about “dry drowning”
We need to demystify “dry drowning” – we need to remember that anything that “clutter’s up your Facebook feed you should really take with a grain of salt. Children can only flail on the surface of the water for about 20 seconds, then this causes the epiglottis to spasm and then once the child goes […]
LICE season
Spring & Summer = LICE season Transmission modes: 95-98% of lice is spread through head-to-head contact (hugging, group selfies, whispering); the rest is through sharing of hats, hair brushes, pillows and such. Lice can’t jump. They have no knees or hind legs. They can move very fast though strands of hair. Some kids can get […]
Parenting Goals
6 Effective Parenting Goals: Connect More as a Family- Many parents want to connect more with their kids, but need to make that a priority in their life to really get to know them. When we take the time to truly know who your kids are, and what they think, dream, and wish for, we […]
