The postpartum period is a vulnerable and challenging time for all new moms, but especially so right now with the restrictions on care and resources available imposed by COVID-19. As uncertainty around how COVID-19 affects pregnant or breastfeeding women and infants continues, it is critical that new moms understand its known implications, how it can […]
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Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Jezra Kaye Shares Some Thoughts about Race for White Readers
With the current and much-needed focus on race, it can be hard to recognize your own position of privilege. Dr. Gramma Karen turns to Jezra Kaye for some enlightening insight and eye-opening resources on race and white privilege.
5 BBQ Recipes with Watermelon
This summer, try some refreshing recipes starring watermelons, such as a watermelon crunch salsa, two salads featuring the fruit, watermelon rind coleslaw, and a BBQ sauce made with watermelon. All are sure to be a hit at your next barbecue or get-together. Watermelon BBQ Sauce Serves: Makes about 1½ cups Ingredients ½ cup watermelon juice […]
Get Your Kids to Play outside Again after Quarantine
With quarantine lasting as long as it has, your kids may have grown a bit too comfortable lounging at home with electronics. Here are some ways to get them playing outside again (and giving you a break)!
10 Tips for Single Mothers to Deal with Stress during COVID-19
Nothing about the current pandemic is easy for anyone, but it can be especially hard for single mothers. Here are some helpful tips for coping with the added stress and for keeping your little one happy.
These are the Tax Breaks You’ll Get When You Hire a Summer Nanny Legally
Are you one of the thousands of New York families that hired a summer nanny for your child care needs this year? The good news is a summer nanny can be much less expensive than you think when you pay the nanny legally due to the way tax and payroll laws work out.
This is How to Keep Toddlers Safe as States Reopen
Raising a toddler is tricky enough normally, but the stress of a pandemic comes with so much more to deal with. Here are some experts’ thoughts on keeping your toddler happy, safe, and on track with those developmental milestones!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Daughter-In-Law Is an Obstacle to Seeing Our Grandchildren
Our daughter in-law (DIL) has two kids, ages three and one. Two years ago they moved six hours away, and since our DIL has no means to come visit us, we go to see them. Now that our grandson Bryce is three, we feel he is old enough for us to come pick up him […]