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
Tips on How to Teach them to Hold a Pencil Correctly
Crawling, walking and saying the first word — we are all aware of the “big” milestones for our children. However, just as it’s important for children to learn how to write and color, parents should recognize that, to do this,… read more
Teach Your Tween To Combat Body Shaming
As our children grown into tweens, they become more aware of their bodies, and so do others. Body shaming is an awful side effect of the tween years, and it is the practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or… read more
So Fresh and So Clean: Fun Facts and Tips For Laundry
Laundry is a chore that you can teach to children as young as preschool age! We have fun facts and tips for laundry that you can use with your kiddos! Explain to all kids this five-step method (Chuck, Clean, Dry,… read more
PANDAS: What Is It and How Can It Be Treated?
When local mom and hairstylist Tonya Cowart’s oldest son Michael was three years old, out of the blue she noticed he began sucking on his fingers. His preschool teacher told Tonya that he had been doing it all day, and… 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 to Get Your Child to Take Their Medicine
If you’ve got kids in school this fall, then your child has likely been hit by the bevy of germs living in schools and daycare centers. Fortunately, we have many medicines that can help our children heal or at least… read more
Surviving Your Toddler’s Climbing Phase
As soon as Laura Lytle’s son Luke turned about a year old, he began climbing on everything in her home. The local mother of two had to hide all the barstools under her kitchen island to prevent a serious climbing… read more
When Your Teen is the Passenger
When Marlo Walpole’s son began driving, she had some ground rules for him. Among them were no cell phone use, no driving to a location she did not approve, and he needed to tell her when he left and when… read more
Conquering Your Child’s Fear of Needles
When I was about 10 years old, I went to a pediatrician’s office knowing that I would be getting a TB test where they puncture your skin with a needle. I was so scared that I ended up passing out… read more
