Advice To My Daughters About Work
My advice to my daughters will be this — never stop working. A friend and I were discussing our children’s future the other day, and she...
The Sex Talk
A friend just told me her pediatrician instructed her teenage boys to practice putting on (and taking off) condoms. I know this is a good...
The Danger of Making Our Kids Stars in Their Little Worlds... A Lesson From Erin Moran
The passing of Erin Moran once again brought to light the struggles faced by child stars. While it now seems she died from stage 4...
Overdose... It Can Happen In Your Home
I just read an article about the growing number of toddlers who die each year from opioid overdose. We think of this as an adult problem,...
My Takeaway From The Toddler Hero Accident
By now you have probably seen the video of the two year old who pushed a fallen dresser off his trapped twin. It has been on all the news...
How Vocab Gets In the Way of Common Sense
I understand the importance of political correctness — I do. I never want to see anyone’s feelings hurt. I hate to think of kids being...
Should Kids Specialize in Sports? The AAP Says No
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness issued a clinical report reviewing all that is known...
Tips For Travel with Kids
It is holiday break time! The airports will be crawling with little kids, escorted by frazzled parents looking forward to some family...
Simple Tips to Make the Mornings Less Stressful
I hate the mornings. I always have — even when I was a kid. Now, I hate my kids in the morning — sometimes. Some days I just cannot wait...
