Sure, the umbilical cord was cut when your baby was born. Someone dramatically made that SNIP, severing the physical connection between you and your child. Perhaps it was epidural, perhaps the sheer exhaustion after giving birth, but that SNIP didn’t hurt a bit. So how come now, three years later, as you think about sending your child to her first year of preschool, the pain of … [Read more...] about Preparing For Preschool: Easing the Pain for All of You
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Preparing For Summer Camp
Summer is almost here! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created recommendations to best prepare and protect young people for participation in day camp or sleep-away camps. The AAP established these guidelines to support nearly 11 million kiddos who attend camp each summer. Whether day or sleep-away, camp is a new environment for children and it is important for … [Read more...] about Preparing For Summer Camp
A Matter of Life: Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Motherhood can be a dream. Nothing compares to welcoming your own children into the world, to watching them take their first steps, to hearing their first words, to seeing them make friends, go to school, graduate, begin their careers, start families of their own... Motherhood can also be a nightmare. Nothing is more agonizing than watching your children hurt, bullied, or in … [Read more...] about A Matter of Life: Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Signs of Dilating During Pregnancy
Many obstetricians begin making cervical checks to look for signs of dilating during pregnancy in the final months of pregnancy. There are several telltale signs that can give you a clue that your body may be preparing for labor. Cervical dilation may begin days or weeks before labor begins, but it can also be a key indicator that delivery is getting closer, according to the … [Read more...] about Signs of Dilating During Pregnancy
Child Behavior Problems With an Absent Mother
Ideally, children are raised with two loving parents to care for and support them. In some instances, however, this is not the case. When a child is left motherless as a result of divorce, separation or death, the child may experience problems associated with this absence. By understanding and preparing for these problems, fathers and other concerned friends and relatives can … [Read more...] about Child Behavior Problems With an Absent Mother