Do your kids have a fascination with jellyfish? My kindergartener is obsessed with them, especially the bright, colorful ones that have long tentacles. She loves catching the clear baby jellyfish at the beginning of the season that have no...
I can't believe I'm saying this. We survived flying with two toddlers on a cross-country flight. Dare I say, we even thrived. I snuggled my one-year-old daughter for a contact nap, sipped a Dunkin' coffee (thanks, JetBlue!), and read...
When I heard about antisemitic graffiti in Falmouth this winter, I reflected on the Holocaust workshops, seminars, and graduate classes that I've taken over the past decade as an 8th-grade teacher in the suburbs of Boston. I've taught hundreds...
Sending a child to school for the first time is bittersweet and overwhelming for any parent. Tiny backpacks! Bento lunchboxes! First Day pictures! And when your child has a suspected disability and needs an IEP assessment, starting school can...
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When my husband and I started thinking about having kids, how to feed them wasn't something I gave much thought to. When we got pregnant with our daughter, I started doing research about feeding babies and it was...
As parents, we naturally worry a lot about our children's development. What if I told you, as a pediatric physical therapist, that there are a few things that get a "bad rap" that you DON'T have to worry about...
An abundance of growing research is showing the favorable impact optimism has on our happiness, physical health, and even our lifespan. There is no shortage of stress on children today. Therefore, having our kids learn to be optimistic offers...
In our house, mealtime can be a stressful process—both choosing what to eat and eating in a reasonable amount of time. This is especially true when it comes to planning something that my 5-year-old will eat during a very...
Maybe your new baby skipped the newborn size, or you have extra formula that you didn't use? Maybe your six-year-old outgrew their unicorn phase quickly and you have a sparkly snow suit that was barely worn? Donating baby and...
The fourth trimester can be a challenging time full of many complex physical and emotional needs for moms. I found my first postpartum experience to be particularly isolating because I was a new mom and had just relocated to...
