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Cures & Remedies for Head Lice

If just the thought of head lice makes your head itch, think about what it is doing to your child who has them. Lice are a common problem shared by school-age children across the United States. Most parents receive the dreaded letter from the school at least one time during their child’s school career. The letter usually states that lice are going around the school and that you had better check your child.

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Running Head First Into Divorce Guilt

Apparently, parenting kids through divorce is so rife with missteps and trauma, the process has acquired its very own brand of guilt: divorce guilt. And I just ran head first into it. Divorce guilt had been sneaking up on me for months without my realizing it. Since my husband and I told our three teenaged kids last December about the impending split, I have been laser focused on their emotional well-being. (And on safeguarding my …

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My Shower Drama

I was alone (it really does happen once in a while!) taking a shower. My son came bursting through the door shouting There is a robber, there is a robber! Visions of some guy at my window started flashing through my head. I thought I heard him correctly but I wanted to be sure, so I quickly turned off the water, and in my stylish pink shower cap asked him Are you serious?