The twenty-first century has brought all sorts of wonderful advances to aid in our efforts to keep ourselves healthy and to heal us when we are sick.  While such new developments are invaluable, there’s still no substitute for getting back to basics - and that’s exactly what Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg does in her book Good [...]

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After seeing the movie “Parenthood” - where Rick Moranis quizzes his young daughter with flash cards - I vowed to adopt a relaxed attitude toward pre-school academics.  There’s plenty of time to worry about whether my children will qualify for the gifted and talented program.
For now, I’d like to help them have as much fun learning [...]

Gingajoy authored by Joy
1) When did you start blogging and why? I started blogging in February 2006.  I was seriously stalking Sweetney and some other big-blogs and had turned into some sort of comment junkie. You know that kid in class who has her hand wagging in the air ” oooooh ooh oooh! I know! I [...]

Puddy: “Oh, germ-o-phobe. I know what that’s about.”
Elaine: “Huh?”
Puddy, showing her his necklace: “I’m a recovering germ-o-phobe. Ten years.”
Elaine: “What is this symbol?”
Puddy: “It’s a germ.”
From Seinfeld, Season 9, Episode 9, “The Apology”
Maybe we’re not all card-carrying germ-o-phobes like David Puddy, but I’d bet that most parents want to minimize unnecessary exposure.  I remember visiting amusement [...]

We’ve all been there — you hear the burp, you reach for a cloth (or if you’re really prepared, you’ve already got one on your shoulder), and out it comes. Except it usually hits the cloth and dribbles down hitting everything and anything in its path.
But instead of just sitting around with the it on [...]

Are your kids developing habits now that could ruin their health later?
That’s the question posed by author and pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg, and unfortunately, this question is far from alarmist.  Children are now being diagnosed with what used to be adult diseases like atherosclerosis (commonly known as hardening of the arteries), hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes.  In [...]

In many households, TV-watching is a necessary evil. There are rainy days, snowy days, and days when Mommy just may check herself into the nearest mental health facility if she doesn’t get some peace and quiet. We strive to fill all of our days with intellectually and physically stimulating activities, and yet there are times [...]

Chaos Theory authored by Sherry
How long have you been blogging and why did you start? I was actually a blogger from about 2000, back when blogs all ran off Blogger, no one used comments, and they were mostly two or three sentences pointing to some other link.  My current version of my blog doesn’t date [...]

If you’ve spent even one minute calculating how many diaper changes your spouse “owes” you, or wondering when you’re going to get “a break,” you’re probably like most couples with kids. Perhaps it’s because you, like many of us, spent so much time picking out baby bedding and pediatricians that you’re caught off guard when it comes to the state [...]