The holiday season is a time for celebrations, family, friends, traditions... and, if you’re not careful, weight gain. It's not just a myth. According to a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, the averages pounds added tend to be modest (about one pound each year), but those pounds are likely to stay on and accumulate over the years --eeks! So how can you … [Read more...] about Planner, Player, Thinker, Feeler: What’s Your Diet Personality?
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Navigating Autism: The Essential How-To By Parents for Parents
Parenthood is never without challenges, but some parents have a tougher journey than others. Andrew and Melissa Martinez Areffi have three beautiful children, all whom are autistic. When they tried to work with their doctors and therapists, they found there were few, if any, resources available to them and what did exist was nearly impossible to find. Frustrated … [Read more...] about Navigating Autism: The Essential How-To By Parents for Parents
What to Expect After You Give Birth: Post-Delivery Advice
Back in the days of yore when I was packing for the hospital to deliver my daughter, I got it so wrong. This was in the days before car seats were required for even the youngest of babies and there was no Internet to turn to for advice. I was also the first of my group of friends and young nurse colleagues to become a mother. There wasn’t anyone to ask for advice, except … [Read more...] about What to Expect After You Give Birth: Post-Delivery Advice
Is Your Teen Smoking?!
Did you catch your teenager smoking? Wow. Whether your teenager started drinking or smoking just because his friends were doing it doesn't matter. What matters is that he may now be addicted and needs your support to help him stop. It is not going to be easy for him, as a lot of his peers are probably smoking and drinking, too. According to the National Center on Addiction and … [Read more...] about Is Your Teen Smoking?!
How to Prevent Divorce
While a failed marriage is often the result of poor communication between partners, marriage experts say that you can save a marriage in trouble. Although every married couple experiences difficulties in their relationship at some time, it is possible to strengthen and rebuild a relationship. A study published by the Institute of American Values found that most of the couples … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Divorce