Five Simple Steps for a Healthier School Year

 Your child is going to school.  As a parent, what can you do to make it the healthiest year ever? Perhaps your child is a preschooler and will be attending a daycare or nursery school.  Maybe your child is already in elementary school.  Here are five simple steps that may keep your child from getting [...]

Making Blood Draws Easier for Kids: Healthy Habit Thursday

Do you like going for blood draws? I don’t know about you, but it’s not my favorite activity. In fact, I don’t think there are very many people who would look forward to that…unless you are a character in the Twilight series. And if having blood drawn is unpleasant for most adults, imagine how little [...]

Earth Day 2011: Preserve, Protect, Promote…How Parents and Their Preschoolers Can Participate

Have you noticed how much your preschooler wants to be like you? Look over at your child while you are engaged in some activity like reading, talking on the phone or even cleaning the house. More often than not, you will see your preschooler mimicking you…the book may be upside down and the imaginary phone [...]