In children, even minor sleep deprivation can affect their ability to learn. It begins impairing memory, attention, and ability to concentrate. Because babies are unable to talk about how they feel, and older kids and teenagers can be poor judges of their own sleepiness, it is up to us to know the signs of sleep… [Continue Reading]
When is the last time you’ve had to take your little one to the emergency room? What were your experiences there? What about doctor’s visits? For some of us, it’s been a mixed bag. When our son had an earache we took him to the emergency room. They got him right in and took care… [Continue Reading]
Okay, parents, we’ve all done it…….sipping a fizzy soft drink can have such satisfying appeal. The kids see us having a soda and they want one too. The more we drink them, the more we want to drink them. Seems harmless enough….but such an innocent little drink is, in fact, dangerous. Read on for some… [Continue Reading]
I’m excited about writing this next article, because its about a certain bacteria (and I’m always excited about bacteria!): The now-famous microbe: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, better known to us as MRSA. Why am I writing about this you may say? Well, if you have kids, this is a great bug to learn about and pass… [Continue Reading]
What exactly are positive parenting skills? As far as we're concerned, positive parenting skills are the skills we’ve acquired through the last 19 years of parenting our five children. We … Read More
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