Let’s face it, as moms, we can be pretty hard on ourselves and as women, we can sometimes be hard on each other too. How was her hair? Was her makeup too heavy? Has she gained weight? With so much focus on appearance, it’s no wonder many women want to lose a few pounds and sometimes take unhealthy short-cuts to lose weight. Even if your…

According to an AARP study, some 90 percent of seniors plan to age in place for at least five years, and 85 percent believe they can…

Postpartum depression has been suppressed for the longest time, but slowly more people are accepting that it does exist and is a mental problem that needs to be tackled. People differ in the way that they deal with depression and so one person’s way of dealing with it is not the next person’s.…

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Soon after they give birth, new mothers start looking into ways to lose the pounds they have gained during pregnancy. While exercising may come into their minds, most new mothers tend to put it off as they are still fatigued from the birth process. Nevertheless, psychologists and fitness experts usually recommend mothers to follow a few simple…

The summer is starting to wind down quickly. Just take a look at all of the Back-to-School sales that are underway! When getting ready for a brand-new school year, life can become a little overwhelming over the course of the next few months. This is the precise time to dig into your blogging and allow this summer season springboard you into fall without losing…

Travel insurance is crucial, especially when going on holiday. It’s good to know that there are three types of travel insurances: travel medical plans, package plans and specialty plans (this one is about evacuation or repatriation, car rental or flight accidents). Most people go for the package plan, which combines many coverage options into…

We’re all quite aware of what clutter is and how it can not only adversely affect how our household functions, but also how it can also have a negative impact on our health. But this isn’t the full extent of how bad things can actually get.…

Throughout the world, several hundred thousand children and teens are diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. It is a prevalent disease, impacting an estimated 200,000 young patients…

Creating an environment where children remain healthy and happy is not always within a parent’s control, particularly during their early years. Medical issues may cause a variety of concerns for parents and their children that are both difficult to diagnose and a challenge to treat with ease. Cow’s milk protein allergy, or CMPA, is one of…

Fundraising is hard work, done with the best intentions in mind. While you might get caught up in the spirit of “doing good,” you could be doing it wrong. Whether it’s a communication failure or a lack of foresight, here are five mistakes you’ll want to avoid when coordinating your next big fundraising event:

1. Failing to…

By the time I turned 25, I was sure my life was a single-lane highway.

A single-lane highway with no exits. As far as I was concerned, I was headed in the same direction, with no option to turn around, change lanes, or veer west. My path was set. I’d…

There’s something about the summer that brings out the fun in kids. Long summer days without any thought of school foster the type of carefree living children relish every year. The only bad thing about the summer is it can go by really fast. As parents, it is important to relish as much of the summer months as possible with your children from…

Intestinal infections are not the most pleasant subjects to talk about but if you or your child comes down with one, it is all you’ll think about. Did you know that pinworm is the most common worm infection in the United States and it mostly occurs in small school-age children followed by preschoolers? If you are a parent to a small child you’ll definitely want to arm…