The number of children with food allergies is skyrocketing. It’s changing the landscape of food at home, in schools, on airplanes and in restaurants. And it’s changing how we think about what we are feeding our families. Today, 1 in 13 children has a food allergy, the number of children with the peanut allergy quadrupled […]
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The ABCs & 123s of Life Insurance Without Falling Asleep: Teleclass Re-cap
As a parent, you know that financial planning is vital, but it can be boring, time consuming, uncomfortable and confusing – to say the least. You dread it, right? So do we – and that’s why we held an important, highly informative teleclass, which was expertly and entertainingly presented by Scott Kohen, Estate Planning & […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Young Mom Dealing With a Rude Grandmother
When I was 15, I got pregnant with my daughter Tess, who is now eight years old. Tess’s father, Shane, 17 at the time, was a handsome football player from one of our town’s wealthiest families. When I got pregnant, Shane’s mother, Merry, ranted and raved about what I had done to her son’s future […]
Handling Conflict With Your Children
I’m a huge proponent of conscious parenting, the idea that you are present in the moment and look at each situation with a deep awareness of your own perspective and a thorough understanding of your own thoughts. One of my favorite authors and psychologists, Dr. Siegel, dives deep into this topic in his brilliant book […]
Vegetable Obsession
For those of you who don’t know, I am obsessed with vegetables. Specifically with making sure I eat enough of them on a daily basis. Experts agree that for an optimal diet you need between 5 and 13 servings of vegetables per day. That works out to 2 1/2 to 6 1/2 CUPS of vegetables […]
Advice That Never Gets Old
June marks the time of year for graduations from preschool, grammar school, high school and college. To honor this time of endings and new beginnings, I thought I would share a few lines from a letter I received from my parents’ family friend the day I graduated from high school, entitled, “Take It or Leave […]
Celebrate! 8 Tips for Surviving a Birthday Party
Simple tricks to birthday party success, without all the fuss… It’s fair to say that birthday party planning falls fairly low for many of us on that list of “Aspects of Parenting We Love.” But that doesn’t mean it has to be a nightmarish experience. Dare we say it can even be a bit of […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments on Skyping Situation
Several readers responded to my column, “Granddaughter Resists Skyping with Grandmother”. Some merely wanted to say they appreciated having the list of websites with digital activities that could make “staying connected” more fun and interesting. “Great timing! Our Skyping with our granddaughters was beginning to feel a bit forced and repetitious, so having some different […]