Okay, so let's be clear from the beginning—if you think you might need to fire your nanny, you do.
When your child was born, you, like all moms, became a superhero with a very powerful "mom gut." This is a...
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 stressed out, busy parent who...
Two weeks ago my worst nightmare became a reality. My 2-year-old son choked, and not the cough, cough, "Are you ok?” kind of choking. This was the silent, turning red in the face, “Mommy, I can’t breathe” choking.
We were...
This year, my daughter, Ilse, asked for a party for her 4th birthday celebration. Ilse wanted to invite her cousins and her classmates to our apartment for cake and presents. While I loved the idea of celebrating her birthday...
Once you bring home your sweet little bundle and figure out how to manage your day to day life with a newborn, it may dawn on you that you’re fully-responsible for providing financial security for your child.
Most people...
This is part 4 in a series that recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
My hope is that you never have to use the services of a child advocacy center, but if you should, it is important to know...
This is part 3 in a series that recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In my work as a child abuse prevention educator, I found many parents and caregivers had no idea that depending on the state in which...
It has all happened to us—we are in a store, at the park, or any number of places where parents take their kids (so EVERYWHERE) and our attention is drawn to a parent yelling at their child or maybe...
Editor's Note: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We will be sharing a series of articles on the topic this month written by our contributing writer Tracy, an expert in this area.
Child abuse is any mistreatment of a...
Let’s talk about menopause: a normal phase in a woman’s life, yet one that is shrouded in mystery for many of us.
I found out how little I knew about menopause when I suddenly and somewhat prematurely, at age...
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