Parenting Advice

Dinner was ready. I had called to the kids three times and no one came into the kitchen. I set the pan down on the stovetop and walked into the family room. All three of my kids were there, well…

The annual gym membership price was the same as the sales price of the elliptical machine. He wanted the gym membership. She said she would never use it. The debate was on. He wanted frills and…

Orthopedic pain resonates from the musculoskeletal system (i.e., bones, joints, nerves, etc.). If you are suffering from nagging orthopedic pain — even if you think it’s nothing — we’re here to…

Surviving the holiday season requires a little super power, a little creativity and a lot of organization. While it wouldn’t hurt to have Martha Stewart’s number in your phone contacts, most of us…

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” sings Andy Williams. The holiday season is upon us and while we are all wrapped up with the need to buy, buy, buy for our friends and family, I would…

A new baby brings a lot of joy and changes to a household. Active mothers often feel like their schedule and priorities revolve around their new child which makes it difficult to get to the gym….

Each year as winter sets in, we all know what comes out: germs. As cold and flu season gets under way, what can parents do to keep their children healthy? First, know the difference between the…

DEBRA CAFFREYI’ll be honest—despite my best efforts to have a nonchalant attitude about it, I still get a little bummed when others don’t understand my frugal lifestyle, especially with food and…

Do you remember your first job? I sure do! It was at my dad’s side gig where he sold Jacques Cohen Espadrilles products out of the family van. I’d get up before the sun and go to the flea market…

KATHERINE J. IGOEHaving your child see a therapist is forward-thinking and beneficial
As a child, my classmates bullied me. “Bullied” is too kind a word: my experience was that the other children…