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Head Lice Has Entered the Group Chat

Your child has just brought home the letter parents dread to receive – head lice is in their classroom. But we know our readers follow the #smartnotstressed philosophy, so like...

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Surgeon General Slams E-cigs

I don’t know where you stand on this, but I’ve gotten to the point where I not only can’t be near those who are actively smoking cigarettes, I can’t even...

Published on December 12, 2016

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Kids Play Sports with HEART!

Kids’ basketball season is upon us, where nailbiting final scores of 18-14 can be seen everywhere. (ahahahahahahaha- I couldn’t help myself!) We all might giggle a bit about the tremendous...

Published on December 5, 2016

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Controlla, controlla

You know what? There are a lot of different respiratory medicines around—seems like a lot of people have trouble breathing. And I’m not really talking about coughing; mostly I’m talking...

Published on November 28, 2016

Anemia: Ironing Out the Details

“I think he’s anemic.” (SAID CONFIDENTLY BY A PARENT RECENTLY) “What do you mean?” (ME) “He has no energy” (REASONABLE CONCERN, BUT NOT AUTOMATICALLY ANEMIA RELATED) Anemia seems to be...

Published on November 21, 2016

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How to survive Thanksgiving with a picky eater

this article originally appeared in sheknows.com by Lisa Fogarty Don’t let picky eating drag your holidays down It’s hard to imagine anyone — child or adult — resisting the...

Published on November 21, 2016

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The old, pink plastic basket, AKA the Medicine Cabinet

Do you even HAVE a medicine cabinet? I don’t – doesn’t exist at my place. I have an old, pink, plastic basket that I believe can be dated to the...

Published on November 14, 2016

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Your Epidermis is Showing!

I would describe my 11 year old son’s sense of style and personal hygiene awareness as somewhere between “nonexistent” and “what were you thinking? ” so you can imagine my...

Published on November 7, 2016

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Perspectives on LGBTQ Bullying

One of my colleagues’ daughters has done a fair bit of work in the academic space on the topic of BULLYING. As you’ll see, she has personal experience with it...

Published on October 31, 2016

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Turning Political Talks into Productive Parenting Moments

Is anyone else out there a little bit worried about how their children are going to view the whole genre of “politics” given the climate of this election? How do...

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The Flu and Medically Complex Children

This guest blog originally appeared on DiggingDeep.org by Christina Johns | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, Caregivers, Family, and Patient Support, Practical Amount of fun typically had by sick kids...

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