I knew the day would come when my kid would go off into the world on her own. It’s my job to prepare her for it. The problem is, there’s no one out there to prepare me for it. Given that she’s 15 years old, I thought I had a…
Each year for our birthdays, my siblings and I were very disappointed to receive a card and an orange piece of paper from my grandparents. We would hand the orange piece of paper over to my dad, never to be seen again and it didn’t feel like much of a…
All my life I’ve been around sports: I played little league baseball for seven years, soccer for a couple and tennis for Slidell High School. At the University of Southern Mississippi – after receiving the message loud and clear that a career in some type of science was not in…
School is almost out and you are suddenly faced with a long road ahead of you with kids at home and you are left wondering how to entertain them. One of the best ways for children to spend the summer is for them to engage in the fantasy world of+…
Today we have an informative article from Danielle Farrisi. Danielle is a specialist in public health and has worked in the field for many years. I trust her to give it to me straight when I have a questions and specifically asked her to give me the skinny on the…
In the summer kids run, jump, swim and play outside and they get tons of exercise but what can you do to help kids get exercise when it’s cold outside. Actually if it’s not too cold out you can still get them out there for some exercise just make sure…