The holidays are full of dietary pitfalls for even the most careful eater. But those goodies can spell trouble for anyone, especially kids, suffering from celiac disease or other gluten-related problems. We recently held a highly informative and helpful teleclass on this topic, generously sponsored by NYU Langone Medical Center and expertly presented by Ayelet Schieber, pediatric RD, […]
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Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: What Is Sexting All About?
It seems like I am reading a lot lately about teens and sexting. As a parent or a grandparent, I cannot imagine dealing with this. I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I am interested in what you have to say about it. You’re right that sexting became a much-publicized topic, especially after a sexting […]
Surviving Post-Holidays Back-to-Day Care
Winter break may represent the first official “school vacation” of your toddler or preschooler’s young life. Long gone are those first few weeks when you had to peel your nervous child off your leg as you left them at school. They have adjusted! You have adjusted! Life is good. After three months of daily school […]
Parenting 101: What New and Expectant Parents Should Know – Teleclass Re-cap
Since we rarely get the opportunity to ask all the questions we want, and our time is often limited and even rushed, imagine having a dedicated hour with a pediatrician to get ALL your burning new mom questions answered! Participants were in luck when one of the country’s top pediatricians from Weill Cornell Medical Associates […]
Holiday Tips for Men: Gifts for New or Expectant Moms
Let’s face it – the holiday season is wonderful once you know that you have everyone on your gift list checked off, and feel great about what you’re giving them. However, reaching that point and figuring out what to get someone can be stressful. For those looking for holiday gifts for new moms and mothers-to-be, […]
Do Your Kids Need to be Good to Get a Gift?
I’m a little torn. I know everyone does it, but is it good to use gifts as an incentive? It is the holiday season and I hear people saying, “You need to be good to get a gift. Be on your best behavior.” Is this ok? Whenever I hear phrases like that, I do cringe […]
Reflections from a Mompreneur
There’s a lot of talk about mompreneurs today. Often it seems like those moms have it all under control and know exactly what they are doing: staying home with the kids, happily taking care of all the household needs on top of kids’ needs 24/7, running a small business, spending time with friends… Hmmmm. I’m […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: The Gift of a Gap Year
Dear readers, This is an unabridged column I wrote for GRAND Magazine. An administrator at an elite college with 17 years experience has observed a decline in what she calls college readiness: “Our students are academically talented, but over the years I have found them to be less and less emotionally and behaviorally prepared for […]