Healthy Children
Parenting philosophies aside, we can all agree that keeping our kids safe and healthy is priority No. 1. What’s likely not getting as much attention is your health, specifically your own mental and physical self-care (you know the saying about oxygen masks…).
NPN parents and experts have lots of advice and information about keeping everyone in the family healthy, whether you need help with nutrition, car seat safety, pediatrician visits, mental health concerns or just run-of-the-mill colds.
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Sort of a vent but wondering if others feel this way. I have 2 kids with ADHD and both are on medication so regular check in appointments are required to be able to get their Rxs refilled. 3 months goes so quickly and I guess I feel like I'm constantly having these appointments and there's not muc...
Has anyone taken their child to Mayo Clinic in Rochester? My daughter has a week long series of appointments starting next week and I'd love any and all advice about things to do between appointments and places to eat that have good gluten free food options. Any general recommendations about navigat...
Anyone have any recs for where to find a good caregiver/helper for an elderly couple in the Gold Coast? Only 1-2 days needed, light housekeeping, cooking, household tasks. Any ideas welcome! ...
We're looking to replace a lot of frequently used kitchen wares that are old and plastic, since we can't be sure what has BPA in it and we have general concerns about plastic for preparing foods. We keep the kids' dishes/bowls/cups in a low cabinet so they can help themselves, but we can't put glas...
My husband is 48 and not overweight, diabetic, or a smoker and does not have any heart issues. But has had ED issues that came out of the blue 5-6 years ago. He has seen 2 different urologists since this started who have done a bunch of exams, tests etc. etc. showing no medical issues and then presc...
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