It’s the beginning of spring, and you know what’s on your mind. What are the kids going to do this summer? It’s time to start planning. And hurry, because camps are filling up! Yes, after complaining all year about the kids’ non-stop, crazy school and activity schedule, we contemplate a glorious summer full of possibilities …
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Kids Do Come With A Manual – Part 2
Second in a series of two posts (Part 1) Yesterday, I wrote about the gift of parental intuition. It’s how we know kids do come with a manual. Today, we’re focused on how to listen to these cues, to become better parents. As a teenager, I was introduced to the philosophy of Carl Jung. It …
Kids Do Come With A Manual – Part 1
We worry endlessly, of course. But the truth is, kids do come with a manual. We are our own best guides Most of the time, answers to our problems, issues, and even day-to-day conundrums aren’t found in books or on TV, but in our own minds and hearts. This is such a simple concept yet …
Ultrasound and Autism
Introduction The term ultrasound refers to oscillating sound waves that travel through a medium, either gaseous, liquid, or solid, at a very high frequency. Sound waves in physics are also known as compression waves because they produce alternating compression and rarefaction (a push and pull effect) when traveling through a medium. Audible sound usually travels …
School Violence, Psych Meds & Our Children
Editor’s note: We acknowledge with great compassion that this is a particularly challenging topic for the many families who make the difficult decision to put their children on psych meds. We believe all parents must be given the most accurate information about these medications, including side effects, the necessity of properly tapering off medication, the …
Fever and Non-Intervention: A Mother’s Hand
A mother’s hand is the finest-gauged instrument available when it comes to assessing the presence of a fever in her child. When I felt my daughter’s head this morning, I knew her body was in a state of inner turmoil, and my mind leapt to my pantry of herbs, homeopathy, and nutrients. You see, I …
Lessons of Grief through the Eyes of Our Children
A few weeks ago we attended the funeral of a neighbor. Diane* was 52 years old and had battled Stage 4 lung cancer for over five years. She was an active non-smoker with three adorable children, a great husband, and an incredible job in a financial company. Our 15 year-old daughters are friends. On the …
Keeping Kids Healthy Through the Winter
I’ve treated hundreds of kids with homeopathy, and I’ve noticed something over the years – kids are getting sicklier. Not just sick – they tend to look wan and peaked, with dark circles under their eyes and perpetual sniffles, and they tend to be whiny, fussy and demanding (because their brains are irritated with toxins, …