Well, first thing, don’t panic. A child with a fever is not necessarily a bad thing. You see, when you child encounters an illness, there is an increase in white blood cells, antibodies and many ... Read More »

There was a time when children came home from school on most days, had a snack, told mom what he or she did at school that day, and then went off to busy themselves before getting to their homework ... Read More »

Not too long ago I gave an overview of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) particularly geared toward the parents of a child suspected to have ADHD. I now return to this topic with hopes ... Read More »

Recently, I received a question from a DailyStrength member wondering how she missed her son’s scoliosis. And while it is human nature to look back and determine where we have erred, what I’d ... Read More »

This list of reasons for your child’s sore throat can be rather long. Some of the more common reasons include infections (e.g. strep throat and other bacterial or viral causes), post-nasal drip ... Read More »

Standing in line at Target the other day, a woman behind me said in a frustrated voice, “Why can’t people control their children?” It is a pretty noisy store so I hadn’t noticed anything ... Read More »

A few weeks ago my household saw the H1N1 virus (AKA swine flu) being passed around. Now many of you may already be aware of what transpired as I documented how my son had the privilege of bringing ... Read More »

 

For quite some time now parents have been counseled not to spank their children.  Social scientists have reported everything from depression and anxiety to ... Read More »

Now I realize there are plenty of members here at Daily Strength who have been diagnosed (or maybe know someone close) with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit ... Read More »