Last week I took my 6 year old to the doctor. He had been climbing a fence 3 days earlier and fell back on his wrist/arm. It was hurting him that night, but he could still move it really well and didn’t complain a whole lot about it the next few days, aside from it...
Edited to add: I’ve written about this topic for an online publication where I talk more in depth about the division of responsibility and practical advice for parents. You can find that HERE. There are a lot of different recommendations, theories and opinions...
Family mealtimes can be so overwhelming. Many things can contribute to that: picky eaters, lack of time, sporadic or conflicting schedules among family members, to say nothing about concern over preparing nutritionally adequate meals for a large variety of people....
Meet Laura Henson, Registered Dietitian and blogger at Graceful Nutrition. Her blog name suits her perfectly – graceful is definitely the energy I get from Laura. She and I have been corresponding for a few months now and I am in awe of how talented she is at...
A few years ago, I arrived early to pick up my oldest son from a basketball practice. They were just splitting into teams to scrimmage and one team was assigned “shirts” while the other “skins”. JC, then probably 6 or 7, was assigned to the...
