Health
Preserving the Pantry during the Time of Corona Quarantine (and Every Day)
Looking for guidelines on how to keep your food safe and what the different dates listed on your food products mean? Us, too. Here’s our cheat sheet.
Health
How To Find a Therapist
A mom of two young kids is looking for help with her anxiety but needs help on how to find a therapist. She’s overwhelmed on where to start. We have advice.
Health
Symptoms, Side Effects, & the Reality of Recovery
A mom recovering from panic disorder is finding herself lethargic and is looking for advice on mitigating the side effect of medication.
Products & Services
A Mother-Son Invisalign Treatment Adventure: Chapter 3
It seems like we just started treatment a few weeks ago, and yet, I’m almost done! My son’s and my Invisalign journey to straighter teeth continues.
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A Mother-Son Invisalign Treatment Adventure: Chapter 2
My son and I got fitted for — and began adjusting to — our Invisalign® treatment. Here’s our first impressions.
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A Mother-Son Invisalign Treatment Adventure: Chapter 1
What happens when my kid and I begin Invisalign® treatment together? All sorts of things, it turns out.
Health
Anxiety in the Age of Trump
A mom is incredibly worried about the new presidential administration’s (coupled with an already conservative Congressional majority) proposed and expected actions on the day-to-day life of her family. What can she do to stem her anxiety?
Your Life
ADHD in Middle Age: Hi, What Were We Talking About?
Even though having a child diagnosed with ADHD made me suspect I probably had it, too, I was still surprised to discover just how much I’ve been struggling.
Health
When You’re Overscheduled & Overwhelmed
A mom is overwhelmed by the daily challenges of raising two young children in an overscheduled world. Amalah helps her prioritize.
Health
Being a Parent Gave Me a BLT (Bites, Licks, Tastes) Habit!
It’s easy to get into a habit of BLTs (bites, licks and tastes) and consuming many unwanted calories while we prepare our children’s dinner. Here’s how to stop.
Your Life
This is a Story About a Bunch of “Probably Nothing”s
There’s nothing like a few little health scares to make you think about your assumptions and the future.
Your Life
Travel & Parental Separation Anxiety
A mom will be separated from her toddler while on a business trip for the first time. She can’t seem to put out her concerns and fears, about being away from her child, out of her head. What can she do about this parental separation anxiety?
Big Kid
How To Help When Far-Away Family Is In Crisis
Today’s query asks if being far away means a concerned aunt can’t help her nephew, and my answer is that she can help more than she thinks.
Big Kid
The Unbearable Wrongness of Sportsing
I was never a sporty kid, and my own children never want to exercise, either. How do I set them up for good lifelong habits when I can’t get them off the couch?
Health
Single Mom: In Pursuit of Self-Care
The constant pursuit of self-care is important for all parents to consider, but especially if you’re a single mom.
Health
Why We Can All Benefit from Yoga
In support of yoga practice for single moms or any moms for that matter, and how being alone and focusing on nothing can help us better focus on everything.
Your Life
Finally Figuring Out A Healthier Me
As someone who has always loved food and hated exercise, learning how to take care of myself has been surprisingly fraught (but ultimately rewarding).
Health
On Finding a Breast Lump
A young woman found a breast lump and her doctor has asked her to schedule a mammogram and ultrasound. Even though the doctor is not worried, she is freaking out and needs some perspective.
Health & Safety
Filling in the Blanks
When I introduce myself from here on out, I am supposed to say, “Hi, my name is ______________, and I’m an alcoholic.” That’s the first step, according to the brochure some nice woman handed me as I entered my first AA meeting day before yesterday.
Health & Safety
Depression & the Stay-At-Home Dad
My husband stays home with our son and is falling apart. I don’t know what to do or how to help.