Today’s guest blogger, teacher and health coach Mary McDonald, teaches us how to understand the amount of sugar reported on nutrition labels and gives ideas for low sugar snacks —Drs. Lai and Kardos Can…
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Elementary school kids
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The antihistamine quandry Junior’s nose is starting to twitch His nose and his eyes are starting to itch. As those boogies flow You ask oh why, oh why can’t he learn to blow? …
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After reading Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, when I was eight, I became a vegetarian. It was the first time in my life I thought seriously about the source of my food. …
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Stunned, you find your child’s third quarter report card under his bed. Your child told you he got an A, but the teacher’s report shows a lower grade. A much lower…
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“Potty training—will it ever end?” many parents ask. Time moves in slow motion for parents teaching their kids to use the potty. For those trapped in a training time warp, take heart.…
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The grand finale… the music blares, a giant grey mouse dances on the stage, and six full tables of kids look on a s six children wearing sparkling birthday hats simultaneously…
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Last week we all sat on the couch watching the Super Bowl. If your kids are still on the couch, this post on indoor exercises by Dr. Deborah Stack is for you:…
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“Mommy, I throwed up.” Few words are more dreadful for parents to hear, especially at 2:00am (my children’s usual time to start with a stomach bug). In my house, I am the…
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Breathless after a stint on the treadmill at the gym, I burst out of the building yesterday into the bitter cold. Startled by the frigid air, I reached into my winter coat…
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A mom recently asked me: My child seems angry more often than not. He snaps at the slightest frustration and cries more often. If I didn’t know any better, I’d wonder if…
