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How Much Poop is in your Pool Water?
How much poop is in your pool water? My pool was closed recently after someone fished out a chunk of ...
Bug bites – How to protect your kids
One morning last summer I looked down at my young son and thought “holy clown ear batman!” His small ear ...
Kids and Hot Cars: The felony most parents have almost committed
How many times have you accidentally left your cell phone or wallet in your parked car? What if it was ...
10 Tips for New Moms – What I Wish I’d Known…
Two years ago my husband and I relocated to St. Louis. We left our family behind, found a new home ...
“Attunement Parenting”—The New Attachment Parenting
The term “Attachment Parenting” used to trigger a sinking sense of mommy guilt deep in my heart. “Have I scarred ...
It’s OK for your child to pick his nose. Really.
I had a medical school professor who said, “It’s really OK to pick your nose, as long as no one ...
Toilet Training at 3? Is it time to just do it?
I am in the throes of potty training my preschooler. I have already thrown away at least one pair of ...
Sippy Cup Sagas: When to transition?
The first line on the triplet mom’s blog post read, “When did you guys get rid of sippy cups?” The ...
Why I Stopped Buying Juice Boxes (The picture will gross you out…)
A patient came to my ER after noticing green slime coming up the straw from her Juicy Juice box. Her ...