'health' Category
This Could Happen To Your Child
I am writing this blog about a blood disorder that I’m pretty sure many of you don’t know about. I didn’t know anything about it until my second son’s recent diagnosis. It’s not very common, but doesn’t discriminate and can happen to anyone. My objective is to educate anyone who is unaware of this potentially [...]
The Upside of Mishap
Late last week I decided to take my sons swimming at my sister’s house. But before we could leave, my boys wanted to swing for a few minutes on our backyard swing set. Since they are getting older and bolder, they wanted me to push them a little higher than usual. Against my better judgment, [...]
Monkey on My Back
Exercising with a 3-year-old is like running through quicksand…you get nowhere real fast! Here’s the story.
I started doing Pilates a couple of weeks ago. I now know that I should have taken a proper class. But instead, I pulled out the Winsor Pilates DVDs my husband purchased from a TV ad over a year ago. [...]
Snackaholics Anonymous
I have two little boys who have a snacking problem, and I?Tm their dealer. My husband is a little better about the snacking than I am. For instance, he will not let the boys have any kind of sweet snack earlier than 10 am. I used to have no problem letting them have a cookie [...]
The Nightmare We Call Dinner
How can a simple thing like dinner be so darn difficult? Why do I bother preparing nutritious meals when they are met with such disdain? Why? Because I have to. I have to at least try to get my picky children to eat something decent. My 5-year-old son is no longer a problem. He will [...]
Recall Mania – Time to Get the Lead Out!
Another day, another recall. So what else has LEAD? I know I can speak for many parents when I say, ?oWhat the hell?? Really, what the heck is going on in China right now? And what?Ts next on the list? Baby Einstein? Oh wait, they are on the list, their color blocks were recalled in [...]
Milking the Strep
My poor little guy is battling his first case of Strep throat. Since he is in kindergarten, I knew it wouldn?Tt be long before he got it. Well he actually is handling it quite well. So well in fact that he?Ts got that strep working for him.
Let me explain. Other than one night of him [...]
The Bugs Are Back In Town
Let’s see, it took a whole seven days for my 5 year old son, who just started kindergarten, to bring home his first bug. Yes it’s that time of year again. However, I thought I still had a few months before the big bugs moved on and made way for their microscopic buddies. It’s just [...]
Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
Why All The Commotion?
It seems no matter what forum I am on a debate about breastfeeding vs. formula feeding erupts. And when I say erupt, I am not joking. It rarely is a civil discussion. From what I?Tve noticed, it usually turns into one side questioning how the other could make that choice and [...]Help! Popeye Help!
My 5 year old son thought he was Popeye the other day. He was introduced to Popeye when I rented a cartoon movie for him. Needless to say, he watched it daily until it was time to return it. During this Popeye marathon, he decided that he wanted some spinach. Well talk about music to [...]
