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6 Ways to Teach Your Child to Be More Independent
Children are continually learning and improving their abilities. With time, they’ll learn to become more independent. Fostering independence at a young age is essential for self-sufficiency and will shape the person they grow up...
How to Help Your Kid Deal with School Stress
School comes with many stressors for kids, including the pressure to succeed in after-school activities and problems with peers in the classroom, as well as the everyday challenges of classes and homework. As a...
Staying Hopeful Through Secondary Infertility
A little over a year ago, I was on the verge of throwing in the towel. My husband and I had been trying for years to have a second child, and we were failing....
Febrile Seizure – What to Do if a High Fever Brings One On in...
Seeing your child have a febrile seizure is one of the scariest things you can experience. Most parents who witness them don’t know what’s going on because they didn’t have any previous warning that...
Your Parents’ Estate Plan and Its Impact on You
Most of my estate planning clients are couples with minor children and aged parents. They are the sandwich generation, with all of the joys and all of the obligations that come with that role.
I...
It’s Make Music Day- Let’s Celebrate!
From its ability to close the achievement gap in at-risk youth to its effects on language development and mood, there’s no denying music has the power to change lives (but spoiler alert, there’s no...
A Little Lingerie Goes a Long Way
I can describe my underwear drawer in one word: practical. It's full of nude and black briefs and nude and black bras. All items were purchased with the intention of making them invisible under...
Why You Probably Need a Trust (Even Though You’re Not Rich)
When most people hear the word "trust" in the context of estate planning, they think of a "Trust Funder," a "Trustafarian" with neohippie values and old-money nicknames like Buffy or Tripp. But in reality,...
Good to Know: All About Ear Infections in Children
As an advice nurse at a busy pediatricians office, talking about ear infections (in medical lingo: otitis) is among one of the more frequent calls I deal with. I feel a pang for the...
When the Downstairs Neighbor Complains About Your Kid
When we first came home with our newborn, his newborn cry wasn’t louder than our speaking voice. Now that he's two, he howls with the dogs and stomps like an elephant. It would be...
