Rain or shine, it is always a good time of year to revisit outdoor health and safety issues. Clothing safety: Drawstrings can strangle a child if they get caught on playground equipment. Before your child plays outside, remove drawstrings. Little kids on big kid equipment: “Lift me up! Pick me up!” Complying with this request Read More
Category: Health and Safety
Physical Activity
This self-care tip has nothing to do with your weight, body type, or fitting into pants that are two sizes too small! This is about self-care for your mental health using physical activity for stress reduction. Why exercise? Exercise can increase your endorphin level. Endorphins are “feel good” hormones. Exercise can create feelings of: Excuses for Read More
Eat Your Veggies!
Some vegetables can be bitter, and we have a built-in, survival reaction to avoid eating bitter things-it could be poison! Adults can override this instinct (and our taste buds dull as we age), but some children are overly sensitive to bitter tastes. This can be a genetic predisposition, and not simply a case of your Read More
Plants and Kids
Don’t Eat The Philodendron! If you are like me, you have been filling your house with plants for years. Or maybe you simply have one or two favorites around for a little greenery and life. Either way, it is important to know that some common household plants are poisonous to children and pets. When I Read More