Don’t Forget This When Preparing To Send Your Children For Summer Camp Summer is here! Time to kick back and relax (said no parent, ever!). Just kidding, throw an extra shot of espresso in that coffee and start prepping for camps, swim team, sports, summer care, sleepovers and all of the other exciting things that […]
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National Women’s Health Week – Own Your Health As a woman, and the mother of 3 little women-in-training, I am delighted to share my experience during National Women’s Health Week. I spend what sometimes feels like an inordinate amount of time juggling my children’s health and wellness – a task that can be difficult even if […]
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It’s that time of year again when you find yourself at a meal with extended family, a party, a potluck or if you’re popular, maybe several of each! As much fun as these gatherings can be, they can be equally stressful when you or your children deal with dietary issues. As a Type 1 diabetic, I […]
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Two examples of summer safety conversations with my husband — Before kids: “Oh! I need to wipe this tanning oil off my hands before I grab my drink… it could get too slippery and poke my eye out with the mini-umbrella!” [Takes sip out of a coconut] “Phew that was a close one!” [Reclines chair […]
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Brain Awareness: Ways to Love your BrainYesterday, I found myself chanting my pool mantra (“1-2-3-4.1-2-3, wait that’s not my kid, oh never mind, she’s over there now, ok 3, 4.”) as my eyes frantically darted around the premises. It’s SUPER relaxing, and if you haven’t taken four children under the age of 8 to the […]
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the body gets confused and the immune system attacks its own organs, tissues, and cells. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), there are more than 80 identified autoimmune diseases that affect between 23.5 -50 million Americans and the prevalence continues to rise. In my immediate family alone we cover type 1 diabetes, celiac […]
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Norovirus is hard to killWaiting in the carpool line, I scroll through my FB feed then I see it…Oh no… Glancing up, I see my 2 older girls running from the courtyard through a sea of school kids to my van. It hits me, what are the chances they aren’t dragging the dreaded stomach flu germs into my […]
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Michelle Riffer