Health Blogs

Every day I am asked by parents about whether their ill child must be keep home from school or daycare.  And while I sympathize with the implications of keeping a child home from ... Read More »

They're a nuisance.  They're itchy.  And chances are either your child or someone you know will encounter these tiny little critters at some point during their childhood.  So when ... Read More »

Today I was told a story by a nanny who naively slipped and said that she sometimes tells the child she cares for, "don't tell Mommy and Daddy...".  The sentence usually concludes ... Read More »

Following my recent writing about the coughing child (http://dailystrength.org/blog/398-your-childs-cough), I thought a nice follow up would be to ... Read More »

I do hope by this time those who have come across my writings realize I try to maintain a balanced perspective on things.  Sure, a common premise I live by and one I enjoy promoting involves ... Read More »

In most urban settings there exists this unique entity called "Mommy Groups".  Often they are formal gatherings run by a child development specialist, an early childhood ... Read More »

After the winter of illness I am witnessing on a daily basis, I thought it might be helpful to shed some light on probably the most common symptom out there these days...the dreaded cough.  ... Read More »

As I am sure the news of the birth of the octuplets has now travelled the world once, twice, if not eight times since earlier this week, I sit here contemplating how we, ... Read More »

If your children are fortunate enough to have living grandparents then hopefully you are actively facilitating a relationship between the two generations.  Spending time with ... Read More »