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Help Your Kids Make Healthy Snack Choices

We all know that our kids learn by example, but we can be unaware of some of the bad examples we're setting. For instance,...
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School Sports Injuries: Prevention & Treatment Tips

Back-to-school time means early mornings, new friends, homework, and -- for many American students, at least -- extracurricular activities. And while roughly 25,000 fewer...

How Kids Can Stay Safe On The Playground

Playground safety is always important It is almost time for school to begin again (and in fact, some children are already back!). Can you believe...

Healthy Choices With Kellogg : You Can Do It Too

Disclosure: I have partnered with YMC and Kellogg and have received compensation for this post. All opinions are my own. You don’t need me to...

Honey And Oat Skin Scrub #HowTo

In the occasional effort to be a 'proper' girl and start a beauty routine, I would from time to time, buy facial cleansers &...

8 Tips for a Successful Back to School Sleep Routine

Even though we home school & do not have a 'back to school' as such, we do enjoy the lazy days of summer and...

1950s Hairstyles You Should Try Today

Here, in a fascinating article on popular 1950s hairstyles, Jennifer Scott of Beautifully Alive does a fabulous job laying out what inspired the trends of...

Helping Your Child With Back to School Anxiety

Back to school is exciting, fun, and very nerve-wracking for many kids. Children, especially younger ones or those with developmental or health issues, often...

Stress & Kids: What Every Parent Should Know

We rarely, if ever, think about kids experiencing stress or the potential effects that stress might have on them. When we think of stress...

Nat-Geo’s “Foods for Health” a Book Review

Choose and use the very best foods for your family & the planet Foods for Health is not a cookery book; it is a guide...

A Rice Krispies Story That Proves #MomsJustKnow

It sounds like an exaggeration, saying that our family wouldn't function without Rice Krispies but having a son with autism who has limited tastes...

How Sleep and Stress Can Affect Oral Health

You’ve probably heard that stress and lack of sleep can impact a lot in your life. It can make you irritable and emotional and...

3 Ways to Be a Superhero and Save the World

You probably see it on the news or hear it on the radio. You might even read about it while surfing the web, or...

Bad Little Health Habits to Quit Today

The internet has made health and wellness information accessible to all, and most of us try to make positive choices, but if you are...

14 Drama Free Ways To Encourage Kids to Eat Veggies

There is no magic formula to changing unhealthy eating habits. Most children (and us parents!) slide into them over time, and it is better...