Health + Wellness

When it comes to diastasis recti (DR), there is a wide range of understanding and emotions. Some reading this may have never even heard of it, some may have only heard of it, and some may have a deep...

You see, we often skip events or cannot participate because of our food allergies.According to Food Allergy Research and Education, up to 15 million people in the United States have food allergies, including about 1 in 13 children (and 30% of those children are allergic to more than one food.)

As hard as it is to admit -- back-to-school is just around the corner.  The back-to-school dance of school supplies shopping and making sure our kids have decent fitting clothes and shoes to conquer their next grade level is upon...

Being a parent comes with many responsibilities. One such responsibility is to ensure our children are confident, independent and well rounded humans. Some of these characteristics are learned at home and at school, but there are certain characteristics children...

Recently, I have been thinking about the word "fat". I have had two specific interactions with my 6-year-old that have led me to thinking more and more about this word and how to approach it as a mom, especially...

As a mom, you already know parenting comes with a lot of joy, but also some stress. You’re working, making meals, carving out fun times with your children, and juggling a hundred other things. If you’ve started to feel...

From the moment we see those magical two lines on the pregnancy test, our mind goes in so many directions, but we rarely think about the fourth trimester. We think about the health of the baby, surviving nausea or...

Summer sun means splashing in the pool, catching some rays, and of course, lathering up on sunscreen. I'll be honest, before I had kids, I didn't think much about chemicals in our environment and how they affect our bodies....

It was three in the morning. She came in with an upset stomach and a throat full of snot. When I put my hand to her head, I was nearly scalded. The thermometer read 104.5. I checked the other ear...

Do you know the most terrible four-letter word a mother can hear? No, not a toddler repeating Mommy’s potty mouth. Not a ‘tweener testing the boundaries of colorful vocabulary. This word gets tossed around willy-nilly, with not a "bleep"...