Mom Life

To panic or not to panic? Menlo Park pediatrician Margaret Miller, MD, of Burgess Pediatrics, tackles a hot summer topic: Lyme disease. As a parent, there are so many health threats that we vaguely hear about from others. Some...

This post is in partnership with OnCure. If your medicine cabinet is anything like mine, it is stocked at all times with several bottles of children's over-the-counter (OTC) fever reducers and all of the extra dosing syringes and cups that...

During pregnancy, yoga and swimming kept me fit. Then we went into lockdown and the pounds crept on. I found myself dipping back into the bag of maternity clothes hiding in the back of my closet. #PeltonMoms has 112,715 members....

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I loathe the dentist. I have loathed going since my first dental appointment when I was five. Back then, I was reminded of all the things I shouldn’t eat and how important it was to floss my teeth. I...

As the use of recreational cannabis increases in many states, the education on safe consumption helps destigmatize stereotypes, and the conversation around marijuana use in general grows. One survey commissioned by Yahoo News and the Marist Poll found that...

At midnight on a Saturday, our 17-year-old knocked on our bedroom door. She came in to say they had a friend who her and her friend group were worried about. The friend had told them in a group chat...

It's intense out there! And it's going to last longer than a day. Election season often brings heightened emotions and stress, not just for adults but for kids, too. The news, debates and intense conversations can trickle down, making...

October 6th marks National Coaches Day, a time to honor the mentors who shape not just athletes, but also confident, resilient human beings. (Check out this post that brought me to tears!) This year, we join the Positive Coaching Alliance in...

Becoming a mother is a deeply emotional journey and the learning curve is steep and rapid. I was not unprepared. I took every class I could find postpartum and still found myself googling a thousand different oddities that I...