Alright … I thought I was going to save money on our doctor bill, but no such luck. Every year we take our kids to get their annual flu vaccination or Flonase up their noses. Since we are self-pay (we only have major medical), small doctor visits and shots are left to us to pay…
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I am taking a class with my youngest child – a Mommy and Me Swim Class. Let me tell you up front that I am not a lover of water what-so-ever – I don’t like swimming pools, ocean or even the beach. I had a traumatic experience when I was a young child. Don’t know…
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I just had a parent-teacher conference few weeks ago, and I had to say I was dumbfounded about “conceptual mathematics” the school is teaching my child. I am not an “older” mom so I am going to try refrain myself from saying “back in the days when I was in school …” So, with that…
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Has your young child ever swore right front of your eyes, and totally caught you off guard? Well, mind did in PUBLIC! Unfortunately, I didn’t remember Dr. Joanne Briggs’ advice – “laughing … encourage the use of foul language (Swearing and Foul Language).” I couldn’t help it since it just came out of nowhere –…
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Youth obesity Click Here! has more than doubled in 20 years among children between the ages of six to 11 (or from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.0% in year 2006)*. On the other hand, obesity in adolescents (12 – 19) increased from 5% to 17.6%. So what is obesity? Medical definition of obesity is defined…
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