Imagine the perfect day on the water – enjoying the sunshine, playing with water toys and swimming in the ocean or bay. However, for some families, a day like this can turn deadly in the most invisible and unexpected way.… read more
Tracy Wright
The Pandemic Effect: How Social Isolation Affects Young Children
It’s no doubt that 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 has affected virtually every person on the planet. For infants and children under 2, the influence of the pandemic may not be very apparent as their routines likely didn’t change… read more
How to Monitor Your Tween and Internet Challenges
As a parent of tweens navigating uncharted waters with social media and the internet, new trends have appeared that make your job even more difficult. Most of us have heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised money for ALS… read more
Ready, Set, Swim: When Can I Start Swim Training My Baby?
When Nicole Beasley Becker’s then one-year-old son began jumping in the pool without warning, she knew she and her husband had to take action with swim training. “He had no fear and would just jump in to the pool without… read more
Gestational Diabetes: What It Means For Mom and Baby
It’s difficult enough being pregnant without being afflicted by another major health condition like gestational diabetes. How is gestational diabetes the same or different from regular diabetes? Gestational diabetes is diagnosed only during pregnancy; however, it affects the body in… read more
How Can Social Anxiety Hinder Our Children?
Around the stage of prepubescence and teenage years, some children can also experience various social and mental health conditions. Social anxiety disorder is one such condition and is described as an intense fear of social situations that may cause a… read more
How to Deal With Your Child’s Potty Accidents at School or Daycare
As parents, we all know the day is coming. The day when we have to send our little one off to preschool, full potty trained. The clock is ticking, the diapers are dwindling and the struggle is hard. Children work… read more
Smooth Sailing: Treating Your Child’s Constipation
Constipation is a common health condition, and children are not immune. According to the BMJ journal, it is one of the top 10 common problems that pediatricians see in their office, and up to 8 percent of American children are… read more
How Can You Help Your Kiddos Stop Biting Their Nails?
When children get nervous or bored, they may resort to nervous habits, one of the most common being biting their nails. While it may seem like an innocent habit, parents may need to investigate the root cause of this habit… read more
How to Address Bad Toddler Behavior and Time-Outs
Terrible two’s and "threenager" are often terms applied to that toddler age usually associated with the age- old toddler tantrum. Already exhausted parents find themselves frustrated with how to deal with bad behavior from their toddlers. Time-outs are often cited… read more
