Teaching Manners
By Rosanna Dude The approaching holiday season is an ideal opportunity to emphasize manners, thoughtfulness, respect and gratitude. This time of year is full of large family get-togethers, gift exchanges…
Health: Vision testing for kids
By Janet Correia When your child enters a room, does he bang into the chair or trip on the toys on the floor? Does he spill his milk because he…
Lessons from the Cow Barn: Suggestions for Raising Self-Reliant Children
By Dr. Angela Toms “Where’s the manual?” asked one of the moms. She was referring to that much-sought-after parenting manual on raising children. We were in the 4-H dairy barn…
Should I Eat Fish During Pregnancy?
(And Other Nutrition Questions Answered!) By Mary Saucier Choate Pregnant women and new moms will find the new Myplate.gov website to be a reliable, science-based, consumer-friendly nutrition information center for…
The Teen Brain
Warning: Your Child Is Under Construction By Susan Cowan Morse Dear Mom and Dad, I’m not sure what happened to me while I was sleeping but when I woke up…
School friends bullying a sad boy in corridor at school
Normal Conflict, or Bullying?
By Kris Widmann Relational aggression is a form of bullying that involves the way people use their power in relationships to control others. It is behavior that is meant to…
Toddler Tantrums
What to do when you want to cry, too By Andi Diehn About six years ago I found myself in the constant company of a 2 year old with strong…
The Learned Art of Breastfeeding
By Suzanne Greeley I often hear from new mothers that they are amazed at how something that is supposed to be so natural and beautiful could feel so uncomfortable and…
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
By Janet Correia School has started and your little one is off to kindergarten. You’ve bought a new backpack, lunch box and wardrobe, but is your little one really ready…
Teens: Policing Fashion
By Karen Kaliski Just yesterday she was prancing around in her pink gingham jumper with the smocked front. He was so proud of his big boy chinos and polo shirt.…