One of the things I looked forward to the most when growing up was snow days from school. I was never one to break the rules and randomly skip school. I would even lie in bed feeling guilty when I wasn’t feeling well, and my mother would keep me home. So, snow days was like […]

Growing up, dental health was a huge deal in my family. My dad was a dental laboratory technician in the Air Force for 20 years and still continues that same line of work almost 20 years later. He used to bring home these sneaky plaque revealing tablets to trap us if we didn’t brush well […]

The work ‘No’ to a child can get a variety of reactions. You know, the huge blow-out fit, the whines, the eye roll, the stomping of tiny feet, etc. It can be a hard spot to be in when you are standing in the middle of the store and you know the build up is […]

Before giving birth to my beautiful baby girl I knew to keep an open mind of my children having any type of hair from thick and wavy like mine to thick and coarse like their father’s or anything in between. I knew some different things would have to be done with her hair than how […]

Disciplining a preschooler can be one of the most challenging phases of parenting. It requires a lot of patience and know-how. There are all types of parenting recommendations and advice available, and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for every parent. One approach may even have worked with your child last week, but it may not work […]