Toddler
Sippy Cup Rejection & Regression
After a stomach bug, a young toddler refuses to drink from her sippy cup now. Her mom needs help in getting her back on track. But should she just wait longer?
Big Kid
Autism and Illness: Our Last Frontier?
As my autistic son grows and matures, his awareness and coping skills grow, too. But I’m still grappling with his awareness (or lack thereof) when he’s sick.
Health & Safety
It’s a Miracle Any Of Them Live To Adulthood
We’ve all missed an illness or worse-than-we-realized injury in our little kids, but does it stop happening when they get older? Not exactly. At least we’re not alone.
Big Kid
When “Sick” Isn’t Straightforward
I’m busy teaching my special-needs teens the things they’ll need to know when they’re off at college, but how do I teach them to recognize when they’re sick?
Baby
Protecting Your Newborn From the Preschool Pestilence
How to keep big sister and brother’s back-to-school germs from infecting a new baby.
Health & Safety
How To Recognize that Your Child has an Allergy, and not a Cold
For a long time after my son’s first achoo, I was confused as to whether the culprit was a cold or an allergy. Many symptoms between the two are the same.