Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Amy Nielson. You probably already know how important good health coverage is for the people you love. Whether you’re just starting a family or you’re getting ready to retire, making sure your spouse and children are taken care of if anyone gets sick or injured should be your top priority. But did you know [...]
By: Amy Nielson. Long-term illnesses can be stressful, frightening and cause financially instability for many people. If your daughter has been diagnosed with a long-term illness, you’ll undoubtedly want to do everything that you can to help her. If you are searching for ways that you can provide assistance for your daughter without taking complete [...]
By: Lynea Gillen. Ever been to a children’s party where the kids were thoughtfully sharing with each other, eating healthy food and having fun, too? This really can work! Heading into the holiday season, I have some thoughts and tips for moms, teachers, and caregivers for holiday parties for children at school and at home. [...]
By: Cheryl Tallman. Including a salad on your Holiday dinner menu offers guests a pleasant balance to some of the more traditionally heavy side dishes. Ensure your salad pairs nicely with the rest of the feast by including traditional holiday ingredients such as dried fruits, nuts, apples, and beets. Salads and dressings can be made [...]
BY: Ashley Brown. The preteen years from age 8-12 are is a period for physical changes and development. This transition from childhood to adolescence includes body changes, emotional expressions and imbalanced hormones which make the importance of essential nutrients mandatory. Thus, lack of healthy diet can affect a your physically, mentally and emotionally. So as [...]
By: Kyra Kuik. When you’re running out the door with kids in tow, healthy snacks can be your secret ammunition against meltdowns. Healthy snacks are a great way to keep the little ones happy and full, and are a much better alternative to sugary snacks that will only leave your kiddos with an empty stomach [...]
By: Cheryl Tallman. Eating a good breakfast can do a lot more for your children than you may realize. There are many studies that conclude that eating breakfast has many health benefits, including reduced risk of obesity, better school performance — both learning and behavior — reduced tooth decay, and children who eat breakfast are [...]
By: Melanie Dugan. It is incredible how much family and personal history one has to reveal to a psychologist in order for them to understand where a simple thing like a child’s exam anxiety comes from. Revealing my own human condition was quite confronting but necessary. The psychologist needed to understand the source of my [...]
By: Mark A. Breiner, DDS. A recently released study (Dental X-Rays and Risk of Meningioma by Elizabeth B. Claus, MD, PhD) has created a lot of controversy concerning dental X-rays. The study indicated that there was an increase in a type of cancerous brain tumor that correlated with an increased number of dental X-rays. Many [...]
By: Liz Krause. Food can have a negative connotation these days. Listen to just a handful of health nutritionists and one is left wondering what is left to eat! However, food shouldn’t have to have such a negative image and it do not have to be the root of all things unhealthy and overweight. Not [...]
