Health & Safety Archive

Healthy Snacking for Kids I have to admit.  My kids are snackers.  They always have been.  They snack all day long and then are picky eaters at meal time.  It’s been said that eating 5 to 6

Surprise Vegetables for Kids What’s food group do you have the hardest time getting your kids to eat?  I think a common answer to that is “VEGETABLES!”  I have no problem getting fruit in my kids.  But

Mom Friends It seems like everything gets just a little more complicated once you’re a mom.  And friendship isn’t exempt from that.  Sometimes our pre- mom friendships just don’t hold up to the changes.  So it’s often

Kids & Brushing Teeth Make Brushing Teeth More Fun! Learn About Brushing Teeth – Kids might be more enthusiastic about brushing their teeth if they understand WHY it’s important.  Try this fun egg toothbrushing experiment from Life

So now that we’re well into February, most of us have long forgotten our New Year’s resolutions.  But I urge you to remember one: to “Be the Best Mom” you can be this year.  In January, I

Kids with Food Allergies It seems like food allergies are becoming more common in kids, or at least more understood and therefore more frequently diagnosed.  Schools are getting stricter with snacks and packed lunches.  Some even becoming

Go Red for Heart Disease After a lifelong battle with obesity, three pregnancies complicated with Gestational Diabetes and Pre-Eclampsia, and rising blood pressure and cholesterol, I took the life-altering step of having Gastric Bypass surgery.  Since having

Family Health With the new year and flu season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to reevaluate your family’s health.  Trust me; I know how hard it is.  But every day is a new day and

Be the Best Mom in 2013 I started off 2013 by sharing my New Year’s resolution to “Be the Best Mom” with more positive thinking.  Every Thursday I will be featuring a different mama and her plan to

‘Tis the Season for Sick Kids ‘Tis the season.  No, not THAT season.  That’s come and gone.  ’Tis the season for sick kids!  It seems like it’s one sickness after another this time of year.  If one