We want our kids to develop independence, but how do you deal with throwing food at the dinner table? Your child’s age and the individual situation will dictate the best decision, but you can definitely deal with this behavior...
Pregnancy mood swings get all the attention, but few things are as hormonally fraught for a new mom as breastfeeding. The highs are exhilaratingly high—the incredible closeness, that sleepy, snuffling sound—and the lows are crushingly low—the screaming newborn who...
I am not a movie buff, and I can't recall the last film I saw in a movie theater (or even at home, for that matter), but I still make it a point to watch the Academy Awards every...
Sometimes my children's whining is so impressive that I wish I could hand out awards for it. Think of the commitment it takes for them to completely change their tones of voice, switch up their posture into a pathetic...
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Thirty-five years ago I entered a coloring contest in the local paper in hopes of winning two tickets to the ‘Ice Capades.’ Somehow I won the contest and landed my first and...
Today I was in my bedroom finishing up a brief phone call when I heard swooshhhhh, swooshhhhh coming from the bathroom.
About twenty minutes earlier, both my kids had taken those (rather large) plastic cups into the bathroom to bathe...
Friday is National Margarita Day and we can't think of a better way to close out the workweek that actually began with National Drink Wine Day on Monday. Here's a guide to everything margaritas, courtesy of a few sister sites in...
As usual when it comes to the hit drama “This Is Us,” the February 12 episode was chock full of poignant moments and Messages with a capital “M.” You know when you sit down to watch it that you’ve...
We’ve all been told what croup is supposed to sound like: a “barking” cough, high pitched and loud accompanied by “wheezing” type breathing noises. This is a gross understatement of what croup actually sounds like, or what it sounded...
I write about the use of screens a lot because I’m a mom and a psychiatrist, and I witness every day how tricky this world of technology is for us to navigate. I am proud to report I am...
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