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Fab Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Want to teach your kids about the importance of Earth Day? Here are some great ideas and activities for helping them understand that our planet has limited resources that need to be preserved.
Tune Out Ear Infections for Good!
Does your child get chronic and recurring ear infections? This one is a must- read: Chronic and recurring ear infections in children are one of the most common reasons for visiting pediatricians. An ear infection typically occurs when the childs body is in a state of inflammation; it can cause pain, fever, loss of hearing, dizziness, as well as other less common symptoms. Conventional medicines protocol for alleviating this condition involves prescribing repetitive doses of antibiotics. Although this may sound like the logical solution, excessive antibiotics can lead to the weakening of the childs immune system, build resistance against certain strands of bacteria, and make the child more susceptible to future recurring ear infections. To build up your childs immunity and prevent inflammatory diseases from recurring, there are certain diet and lifestyle changes that are recommended.
Moms, Need a Girl’s Night? How About a Wine Club?
Many women are so busy running from work to home to the kids’ activities that they do not carve out any time for themselves. If you work outside the home or take care of children all day, you still need to be able to relax and unwind! Every mom needs a girls night out and how perfect to join a wine club — it gives you the perfect opportunity to socialize while also learning fun facts about wine (and getting a lil’ tipsy 🙂
Megan’s Law? It’s Only Half the Battle
Spend some time in any PTA meeting, Mommy & Me group, or even a playdate with friends and it isn?t long before the conversation turns into a worried discussion about Megan?s Law and the sex offender information that parents can now readily access with just a few clicks of their computer mouse. Parents everywhere are feverishly checking these websites, sometimes weekly or even daily, to see if a registered sex offender resides nearby. Unfortunately, there are a few flaws in this perceived ?safety net? that well-intentioned parents should know. Don?t get me wrong, I am a HUGE proponent of Megan?s Law and the information it provides. I strongly believe that once a sex offender has been released back into the community, the public has the absolute right to know their whereabouts. But? focusing solely on this component of child safety can do a serious disservice to our kids, IF we stop there.
Home Births – What You Need to Know About Delivering Your Baby at Home
What do Meryl Streep, Demi Moore, Ricki Lake, Cindy Crawford, and most recently, supermodel Giselle, all have in common? In addition to the obvious being beautiful and talented they have all experienced a home birth. Now although no new mom will ever receive an academy award for forgoing pain medication and delivering her baby at home, a homebirth can be a very rewarding choice for some mothers-to-be to make. But is a home birth the right choice for you? Read on