Summer is winding down, which normally is a time for parents when kids are wrapping up summer activities such as vacations, camps, and outings and preparing for the new school year. However, you and the kids have been home since March 2020. You may be feeling...
“I realize that you don’t know me and I’m only a face in a crowd of teenagers…Why don’t I have a father like you? You made me cry today when you talked about the relationship you have with your daughter and how you show her you love her. I never cry. You learn not to...
Earlier this month, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky put children and the COVID debate into perspective: “I think we fall into this flawed thinking of saying that only 400 of these 600,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been in children. Children are not supposed to die,...
Swimming is a fantastic form of exercise and a major component of many spring break trips and summer break fun. But parents should remember that swimming also comes with risk. Follow these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics to protecting children from...
Returning to school has taken on new meaning and a new set of worries for parents and other caregivers during the age of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Schools must now balance the educational, social and emotional needs of their students along with the health and...
Hurricanes don’t only affect people living along the coast. They can cause damage hundreds of miles from the shore. Learn how to be prepared. Make a Plan Hurricane season starts on May 15 in the north Pacific and June 1 in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. It...
These guidelines were developed to help parents and coaches increase the safety and performance of children who play sports in hot weather. Children who play sports or are physically active in hot weather can be at risk for heat illnesses. The good news is heat...
Swimming pools can have a powerful pull on little children―even when it's not swimming time. Those glistening turquoise-blue ripples may look especially inviting to an active toddler or an overly confident preschooler. Kids can slip away from the watchful eyes of...
These are the tools you will need to create your own toilet-training plan and implement it at the best time for your child. But there are certain universal rules relating to toilet training—as well as to other aspects of parenting—that will enhance your family’s...
There are more reasons why grandparents and their grandchildren are inseparable. Children adore the attention and care that grandpas and grandmas provide while the latter are receiving huge bumps of serotonin and stress relief whenever the youngsters are around. Today...
Picky eating is often the norm for toddlers. After the rapid growth of infancy, when babies usually triple in weight, a toddler’s growth rate – and appetite – tends to slow down. Toddlers also are beginning to develop food preferences, a fickle process. A toddler’s...
During Covid, most of us got more protective of our children. That makes perfect sense, when your antenna for risk is on high alert. Now that the risk of covid is starting to recede, our children are heading out into the big world again, often without us. And,...