One of my practice members called me for a doctor’s note for her daughter. She’d twisted her ankle over the weekend and was hobbling and in pain. When she went to her PE class with a swollen ankle, the teacher insisted she needed...
Mamas, this one’s for you! There are plenty of folks out there ready and willing to tell you that you are not a good enough parent. You put your baby to sleep the wrong way, you feed your toddler the wrong food, you give your 10-year-old...
You probably know that a blue-eyed baby got their eye color from both mom and their dad (it requires one gene from each parent to express this recessive trait). But did you know that your child can inherit your emotional responses too? And there is...
Does this sound familiar? You’re at the grocery store, surrounded by bounteous food, trying to imagine what would be good for dinner — and you’re as frozen as the pizzas behind the glass door. The frozen pizzas you try to keep from serving every other...
Power yoga. Power smoothie. Powerlifting. Power rangers (yes, I’m a mom). Power is a buzz word right now. (Paleo is too but that’s another blog.)...
Remember the time before you had kids? Remember the sweet ideas you had about what being a mom would be like? Idyllic days of wonder and outdoor adventures. Moments of learning (for both you and your child!). Hugs, kisses and cuddles before...
Years ago we were on a family vacation with our dear friends and their daughters. We were driving the road to Hana in Hawaii. This road winds back and forth for 3 hours on what’s essentially a super-curvy 2-lane highway....
Have you taken the temperature of your pain body lately? Huh? What? Simply put, your pain body refers to your mind’s list of complaints — and they are usually both physical and emotional....
The number of kids with food allergies today is large and increasing every day. So as parents we are navigating waters we might have ignored when we were kids ourselves. From birthday party cake that our child cannot eat to avoiding the local pizzeria that...
We are so lucky nowadays to have not only our physical community to help us raise our kids but an online one as well. I have Googled everything from “fenugreek tea” to “chicken pox party” as my kids have grown. And I love...