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“Best to believe there will be happily ever afters all the way around – and so there may be; who is to say there will not be such endings?” – author Stephen King Quoting a horror writer about happy endings may seem odd, but one of the things I’ve always loved about Stephen King is that he ultimately allows the …
Ulcers. Migraines. Panic attacks. Are today’s pressures slowly killing our children? Tara Parker-Pope, in her New York Times “Well” column, recently profiled the phenomenon of “back-to-school” headaches. “For kids around the country it’s back-to-school time. But for many of them, it’s also the return of headache season,” laments Parker-Pope. While going back to school is nerve-racking for many kids (and …
Imagine a treatment that would improve your mood, make you smarter, keep you healthier and improve your relationships. How much would you invest in that therapy? Turns out there is such a thing, and best of all – it’s free. It’s called “nature.” How many of you were told as youngsters by a parent or grandparent – “Just go out …
Where is Superman when you need him? If only it were that easy. Facing one of the greatest environmental disasters of our time, the citizens of New Orleans could sure use a caped superhero capable of turning back time by spinning the world in the opposite direction. While he’s at it, why not go back five years, before the onslaught …
Learn the healthier ways to prevent and treat sniffles, itchy eyes, and all of the issues that come around each allergy season.
When my daughter was only three or four years old, she was obsessed with the “Wizard of Oz” movie. We must have watched parts of it daily for the better part of a year. I know this is not unusual based on the numbers of preschoolers I see in my office wearing ruby red slippers. While I am not a …
I love what I do. One of my favorite things about being a pediatrician is developing relationships with families and children over the years. These connections are what keep me going and make me happy to go to work each day. What a privilege it is to earn the trust of parents and, especially, of children—many of whom have had …
Four easy and delicious recipes that can be made ahead of time to nourish your kiddos from lunch time in the cafeteria through the end-of-day school bell.