Halloween, for many, is one of the most fun and carefree holidays of the year! Now that you’ve bought your weight in candy to give out, and have positioned plastic jack o’ lanterns in every window, it’s time to prepare the rest of the family…
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Most parents would agree: When your child is heartbroken or ill, you want nothing more than to take away their pain. What’s worse than seeing your kid suffer with vomiting, chills, and fever for days on end? You wish you could steal that flu away…
It’s that bittersweet time again: back to school. The lazy days of summer fun and family vacays are over, but your little ones are growing up—a grade higher than last year or starting school for the first time this year. Here are a few tips…
Parenting just may be the hardest job on the planet. As we raise our kids, we juggle work, relationships, our home and hobbies. Most parents have the same important goal: we want to have happy and healthy children. Yet, doing so can feel overwhelming. The…
Showing children how to get around in the kitchen properly will stay with them for a lifetime. Teaching them to cook creates opportunities for them to express themselves creatively. For working parents, an extra pair of hands in the kitchen on week nights can be…
Most of us are aware of basic rules such as buying flame-retardant costumes, checking our children’s candy before they eat it, and accompanying our children outside. Here are a few extra share-worthy tips to help keep our little Wonder Women and X-Men safe on Halloween…
When many of us think of childhood obesity, we tend to focus on visible physical effects. But it affects many other areas of children’s lives, including their self-esteem and general health and wellness. Today one in six children in the U.S. has obesity. Left untreated,…
Now that summer is here, everyone’s spending more time outside. Whether you’re visiting a theme park, swimming, or camping and hiking, taking time to protect your skin is always a good idea. (Fun fact: Skin is the body’s largest organ!) And if you’re around…