Parenting
There’s More to Health Than Meets The Eye
Typically when we have a medical issue, we focus on our physical ailment and work to fix our bodies. After all, that makes sense: the body is malfunctioning, so let’s fix the body. But as human beings, we are not just our bodies. Science has now firmly established that our emotional and psychological outlooks and […]
Read More....Let’s Think Again Together
If you’ve followed this blog through the years, you know it’s all about looking at all things life in a different way. Just because everyone is doing something one way it doesn’t mean it’s the right way or the path that works for you. With that said, sometimes there’s something to collective wisdom, that maybe […]
Read More....Life Is So Very Interesting
Each of us is completely different than another person. Frankly, we’re each different when we are with different people. Accepting and understanding that in life we are not all the same is something we have to remind ourselves every day and reinforce with our children and each other. Have you asked your kid to put […]
Read More....Think Again: What Do You See?
Most parents would tell you that their kid is a genius! Well, turns out they’re right! It’s all about reinforcing our children’s natural curiosity and imagination. Traditional parenting and education systems kill curiosity, imagination and out of the box problem solving. NASA conducted a well-known study on people’s creative genius. The results? Ninety-eight percent of […]
Read More....The Story Behind The Story
Dr. Swati Gandhi and I recently collaborated on Navigating OIT. This guide is designed for parents helping their children through oral immunotherapy or tolerance induction therapy. If that is something you are dealing with, this book is for you- from how to manage it from a parenting perspective to specifics on recipes and going through […]
Read More....First Impressions Matter: I HAVE ALLERGIES
Would you put a sign on your child front and center of what kinds of allergies they have? Apparently enough people would that this is a product sold by Target. On an allergy forum I am in, parents were so exuberant for this find. I just don’t understand. The reality is that we judge books […]
Read More....You’re Not All That… But You’re Priceless
What many parents say to all of their kids: “You can be anything you want to be. You can be the President. You can run a company. You can be a famous actor, musician, athlete, scientist. You can cure cancer.” But really, can we? These are nice encouraging words and certainly every person should reach high. But does every person have […]
Read More....Allergies and Us.
Typical conversation between parents of children with food allergies: “Mom #1- I always feel bad about my daughter not being able to have the bday snacks that are brought into school because of her allergies and found a great solution- I’ve made a cupcake for her even better than what everyone else has. I was […]
Read More....Constant Updates
Constant updates in your Child’s life is a bad thing, If you have a kid in school… you will know exactly what I am about to share and for those who don’t… life has changed. Every parent has access to a password to go onto a site chosen by the school where you can get […]
Read More....When Do Children Become Adults?
There is no such thing as privacy for children. Experts today tell us of the critical importance of monitoring our children’s on-line lives (see https://www.teensafe.com). Parents have apps on their phones allowing them to see every text sent through various medium and to confirm whereabouts. Parents check their children’s browser history to be sure that […]
Read More....
