Many parents forget how hard it is to be young and to not know much about the world. There are plenty of things for your young child to be worried about and one of them is puberty. The changes occuring both inside and outside of the body during puberty can be extremely alarming. … [Read more...] about Helping Your Child Feel Comfortable About Puberty
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7 Ways to Bolster Defense and Dodge the Flu
The flu means gagging, puking, feeling yuck, and diarrhea. So, if you want to avoid feeling like crap, then you need to practice ways of bolstering your defenses and dodging the flu. The following are seven great tips for bolstering your defenses against the flu:1. Hydration: For … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Bolster Defense and Dodge the Flu
Family Fitness Suggestions: Getting and Staying Healthy
Families are busier now than ever before with hectic work, school and extracurricular schedules, and it can be tempting to grab fast food on the way home and relax in front of the TV after a long day. However, this type of sedentary behavior leads to all kinds of health problems. … [Read more...] about Family Fitness Suggestions: Getting and Staying Healthy
What’s the Volume of Your Home?
We instinctively cover our ears when we know we are about to hear an extremely loud noise, but what about those loud noises we do not expect?Extremely loud sounds do not simply hurt— they damage hearing. Ringing or whistling in the ears may stop after a couple of hours or … [Read more...] about What’s the Volume of Your Home?
Jolly K.’s Courageous Contribution
Who is Jolly K. and why does she matter?Born in the late 1940s, Jolly K. was placed in the first foster care home as a young child. From there she would continue to endure physical and sexual abuse until she ran away for the last time as a teenager. To support herself, she … [Read more...] about Jolly K.’s Courageous Contribution
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to