Health + Wellness

It isn’t a topic we ever want to think about, let alone talk about with our kids, but sexually transmitted diseases are a reality and understanding them is important to everyone’s health. The education first starts with us as...

I always thought I'd be that mainstream Mama, up on the latest baby trends, and who loves a good Pottery Barn Kids catalog and adorable preppy baby clothes. However when it came to trying to conceive and then choosing birth providers, I was...

Brought to you by Nemours CareConnect If your child has a cold or strep throat, it's pretty obvious to see and diagnose. But what happens if there's something going on in their little bodies that we can't see, something like...

LICE. (That got your attention, didn't it?!) Today, Nemours CareConnect debunks five common myths about lice and the truth behind them. Every few months, some kind of infection sweeps through classrooms, camps and daycare centers — chickenpox, colds, pink eye...

Mother’s Day. The day when moms everywhere feel the love.  If you were to name some of your favorite things...the things you LOVE, what would you come up with? With Mother's Day coming up, it got me thinking about all the things...

OK, so some of you know that I had bariatric surgery (or sleeve gastrectomy, to use the technical term) about a month and a half ago. My main goal is to get my diabetes under control through eating right...

You are busy. Your kids are busy. Even your pets are busy. And you are hungry. You are ALL hungry…all the time. Even more than before kids, most of my thoughts revolve around food…what will we have for breakfast,...

Hunger is real. In a country like the USA, an economically developed country, how is it that 49 million Americans struggle to put food on the table? 49 million. Let that sink in. 16 million kids, that's 1 in 5, come...

Last weekend, I attended an annual conference in Chicago associated with one of my several “second” jobs. While there, I had the opportunity to visit with my dear longtime friend from high school, Teri, and I also got to...

Last November I wrote about several items from Trader Joe’s that have really helped me to speed up and simplify cooking dinner on work nights. Blog readers and friends told me that they found my suggestions helpful, so I decided to write a...

  It’s National Nutrition Month, which serves to encourage (guilt) parents and kids to eat right and stay healthy. So instead of an educational post about healthy eating and kids, I’m just going to be real with you. While I am...

When my children were young I was so excited to plant our first butterfly garden. The enthusiasm to see a butterfly has no age limit. I was amazed how easy it was to put together and that it didn't...

disclaimer: I was paid to write this post, however I did purchase a large box of Space Girl Organics produce. The post is 100% true and my kids really DID get excited and I really DID feel like Mother of the...

(Image found on Pinterest) I was a dental hygienist for close to twenty years and I loved every single day of it. I never met a tooth I didn’t love. It was the perfect career choice for me and my...

  As a 1st grade teacher, I have always had high expectations in my classroom.  My students have fun, but they also have a lot of responsibility.  Why?  Because they can handle it.  They love it.  They need it.  And...