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Diarrhea Disaster: Managing a Menace

“Seriously!” goes through my head. “Not today, please not today.” Even reading the word makes most of us cringe. There ...

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10 tricks for the family road trip – have a lampoon-free vacation

True confession: the night before we left for our national park road trip my husband and I seriously considered cancelling ...

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A parent’s guide to sibling rivalry

When I was a school-aged girl, my Cabbage Patch Kids were my most prized possession. One night, I could not ...

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Three tricks to turn your kids into rule-followers!

“Because I told you so” never seemed like a very satisfactory answer to me as a kid. In fact, it ...

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Are you getting enough iodine?

I’ve been throwing down prenatal vitamins every morning for more than a decade, so I was shocked to realize that ...

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How do you choose a pediatrician?

Choosing a pediatrician or family doctor can seem like a daunting task at first – especially for a new parent ...

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Bribing Kids to Eat Well: The Next Crusade Against Obesity

Bribe our kids to eat healthy food?! Did I really just read this in a respected medical research journal? I ...

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Shooting, Killing, Zapping …How can this be a child’s game?

It is very disturbing that school shootings are becoming too common, and I have often wondered why we think of ...

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A dirty home is a healthy home

Great news this week for families with less-than-spotless homes– having a little dirt around is good for your children’s health ...