Cold and flu season can bring out worrisome hacking coughs in children at night—which leaves both parent and child exhausted and moody for days. We all know a solid nights’ sleep is the best cure for getting better, but that’s easier said than done when your child can’t control their coughing enough … [Read more...]
How I Ended Up Hospitalized Because I Didn’t Get the Flu Shot
I don’t remember much of March 2016. Quite frankly, I don’t want to either. It was one of the most traumatizing months of my life. I was so sick for, literally, the entire month. I blame only myself. While I always ensure my children get the flu vaccine, personally, I didn’t think it was such a … [Read more...]
Mommying Through The Chronic Pain: What It’s Like To Parent With The Disease
My joints hurt. I'm literally always uncomfortable. Some days are better than others. Some days I can do gentle yoga. Some days any movement hurts. I recently received a special care package of soft and warm things to make living with pain more comfortable and I'm so thankful for how much easier it … [Read more...]
Michele Kambolis: How To Solve Your Nighttime Wetting Blues
Wetting the bed can seem like a nightmare, whether it's the child going through it or the parent dealing with it. It’s an issue largely un-talked about in our society, which can leave family’s feeling alone with their struggles. However, nighttime wetting is much more common than many believe. … [Read more...]
Celebrity Dad Ian Ziering Talks Nighttime Wetting
You might remember Ian Ziering from the cast of Beverly Hills 90210. Alternatively, you might remember him from Sharknado, Dancing with The Stars and Celebrity Apprentice. While he has played many roles on the big and small screen over the years, to his two adorable little girls, Ian Ziering is just … [Read more...]
Parenting With Hope, Amidst The Worry
I think fear and worry come with the territory as soon as you become a parent. From that first moment where you see the blue line on the stick, your imagination starts to run. Anything and everything can go wrong, and I think each of us can imagine all sorts of variations of harm to our … [Read more...]
The Things We Moms Do For Love
I am a very small person, which is handy, because tonight I might be sleeping on the couch. Why? Because of the things we do for love. I didn't fully appreciate what that looked like until I became a mom myself. Looking back on my childhood, I can see clearly all the things my mom did for love. I … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Life With A Daughter’s Anorexia: An Interview With Author Clare B. Dunkle
Award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle was high on life. She lived overseas in beautiful Germany, her career as a children’s book novelist was taking off and, most importantly, her daughters were happy, healthy and teeming with exuberance. But almost without warning, Clare’s life crumpled when not … [Read more...]
Why I’m Thankful For Vomit
Being a mom is an awful lot like being a house mother at a frat house, I imagine. Your charges sleep a lot, they watch mindless television and they throw up in the most random locations. My child is in competition with the two cats as to who is the grossest resident. Anyone with a black light and a … [Read more...]
A Belly Full of Poison
Acute appendicitis is very common. In fact, it's the most commonly encountered disease in emergency clinics with about 250,000 appendectomies performed in the United States each year. Actually, "appies" (as the hospital staff refer to them) are so common that there's even a joke about them: Q: … [Read more...]