How do you talk to a young child about a family member’s addiction to alcohol or drugs? How do you talk about a parent’s drug addiction or a teenager’s substance abuse? Phrases like your “Dad’s an alcoholic” or “Your big sister is addicted to cocaine” fail to describe anything to a child. Naturally, the younger…
Health & Wellness
How Will Down Syndrome Affect The Health and Development of My Child?
If you have recently completed prenatal testing for Down syndrome and have learned that your baby may have Down syndrome, or if you have recently given birth to a child with Down syndrome, it is important to learn as much as possible in order to start planning lifestyle changes regarding the needs of your child.
Great Indoor Stress-Relieving Tips
We recently highlighted some ways to relieve stress outdoors, but if you’re stuck indoors, then there are plenty of ways that you can let off steam too. The great thing about most of these indoor stress-relieving techniques like meditation and online games is that they don’t require much space to help relieve the pressures of…
Ways to Relieve Stress in the Outdoors
Science has proven that spending time outdoors not only relieves stress, but is good for your health overall. Just five minutes outside is all it takes to have a positive effect on your mood and lower stress levels. Everyone experiences being stressed from time to time. It is a natural physical reaction to things that we encounter…
Workplace Injuries
Getting hurt at work can be a fact of life. I mean lets face it happens and much more than anyone really wants it to. while there are more than enough of these sort of accidents that happen due to person error and are avoidable more than enough are simply nothing more than an accident…
4 Key Ingredients You Should Be Including In Your Diet
We all know the importance of eating well. Having a healthy diet improves your life in so many countless ways. It’s hard to know even where to begin listing them! But are you getting everything that you need? The chances are unfortunately high that your diet is lacking in one or two key ingredients. Everything…
How to Help Your Kids Have Healthy Skin
From the time they are born until they are old enough to decide they hate everyone for breathing (aka when puberty hits), keeping a child’s skin healthy is a parent’s responsibility. This seems like it should be a fairly straightforward task, right? Just keep your kids clean and everything will be a-okay! The truth is…
Know the Facts: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with AstraZeneca and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own. There is a good chance that you have heard of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), especially if you have followed me for a while. You already know some of the facts that I am going to share with…
My Peak Challenge 2016
It is that time of the year again for the My Peak Challenge! If you followed me last year then you know that I was so proud of myself. This here Susan said we should do something different and we are certainly trying to. Before I get to what we will be doing this year…
Totally Take Care of Your Family This Summer #LISTERINEMom
Disclosure: “I received LISTERINE® Brand products and a Walgreens gift card from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® Brand Totally Taken Care Of program. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.” Summer is officially here on Sunday…