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This mother of four tells a true tale of the man cold vs. the mom cold. Women WILL feel encouraged after reading this. Trust me, all men are the same when they are sick.

Man Cold vs. Mom Cold

As soon as the temperatures drop, noses across the land start to drip, voices get rough and hoarse and one by one, our good men fall victim to the man cold! I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions View Post

Filed Under: Health, Motherhood, Relationships, Reviews Tagged With: family, Funny, germs, health, Motherhood

Busy moms on a budget, check out these 7 cheap, free and frugal ways to get in shape. Reclaim your body with these fitness tips.

7 Ways To Get In Shape And Feel Confident, On A Budget

How long after having a baby can you claim the muffin top as "baby fat"? I'm running out of time - so here's how I plan to get in shape, on a budget. What is the official statute of limitations for referring to your muffin top as “baby fat”? In reality, it was the babies (or rather the delicious View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Reviews

Parenting with a chronic condition, such as Narcolepsy isn't easy - but find out how one mom is turning the challenges into parenting wins! Click to read more.

4 Ways Narcolepsy Has Made Me a Better Parent

As a parent with narcolepsy, I am constantly balancing taking care of myself and caring for others, and rarely have enough energy and time to do both... Parents are always tired, right? We are constantly walking around on the brink of sleep deprivation, especially when babies are young. If there View Post

Filed Under: Health, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Special Needs

How to find the best pediatric specialist for your child - sound advice from a medical mom. When you are facing a new diagnosis for your child, the search is on for the best doctor - these steps will get you to the the perfect physician. Click to read!

How to Find the Best Pediatric Specialist for Your Child

Another Test, Another "-Ologist" I look at my watch, again. It has been seven minutes since he left the exam room to look at my baby’s blood work results. Seven minutes is a “blink of an eye” when I’m laying in bed after the alarm goes off. But when you are waiting to hear the results from your View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Narcolepsy, Special Needs

How to keep your family healthy this fall. Tips and hacks from a mother of an immune compromised child.

How to Keep Your Family Healthy This Fall

Summer is a break from snotty noses and random viruses. As we head towards a new germ season, find out how we stay healthy with probiotics for children. Thank you, Family Flora, for providing us with your special formulation of probiotics and prebiotics for adults and children in return for our View Post

Filed Under: Fall/ Autumn, Health, Life Style, Reviews

Put an end to nightmares and night terror. A childhood sleep expert shares tips to create habits that promote sound sleep.

Put an End to Nightmares and Night Terror

My head hit the pillow with a resounding “thud” after a long day of parenting and mothering four little beings. The house had been quiet for some time. You know, the kind of eerie silence that makes you miss the kids’ daytime noisiness. I was drifting off into a sweet dream when an all too familiar View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years)

Know and share the risk factors for heart disease in women.

Know and Share the Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Women

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Heart Truth® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. We are moms, we are wives, partners, sisters and daughters - and we are caregivers. We care deeply, some times we care so much about others that we forget to care about ourselves. I belong View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Reviews

10 things other parents need to know about ADHD in girls. Insightful, empowering and educational article written by a mother with ADHD about her daughter with ADHD.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About ADHD in Girls

I am excited to share this article with you about ADHD in girls. The ten questions featured in this series of "10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About..." are answered by a mother with ADHD about her young daughter, also with ADHD. This is incredibly insightful, empowering and educational. Please View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Popular, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, health, Kids, special needs

Everything you need to know to keep your baby warm and healthy this winter. This is a one-stop resource for parents with babies this winter. Awesome tips and advice.

Keep Your Baby Warm and Healthy This Winter

I am excited to have recruited help from a non-Floridian writer for this particular topic! Jennifer Taylor from MomTricks is guest writing. You will need her tips if you live anywhere but South Florida, so please read and share this with your other cold-weather friends. Everything You Need to View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, health, Kids, Parenting

Help your child kick his pacifier habit - without scarring him for life. These tips from a mother of four work!

Help Your Child Quit His Pacifier Habit!

It was a blistering cold winter’s eve in 1978. The littlest land of fairytales (Denmark) was full of happy people. Each and every person in the country was snuggled in their beds, ready for a nice long hibernating night’s sleep. Well, almost every person. There were four people awake - wide awake, View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Kids, Parenting, Toddlerhood

10 things other parents need to know about childhood apraxia of speech. This encouraging information is important for families affected by speech delays! A MUST READ from a family who has been trying to help their son for 4 years!

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Today I am sharing this heartfelt post from Alexandria about her almost 4 year old son Ian. I know her information will empower and educate someone else in the same situation! The rest of this is her writing! Since he was about 18 months old we have had him enrolled in early intervention classes View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, health, Kids, special needs

10 things other parents need to know about Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. This is a great resource for newly diagnosed families as well as veteran ones.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes

I am SO honored to have my friend Megan share her experience with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. Her beautiful daughter, Maeve was diagnosed several years ago when she was just a toddler. Megan and Maeve have done an incredible job spreading awareness and educating others of the devastating disease. View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, Caregiver, germs, health, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, safety, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Real encouragement from a heart mom.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

I met Caelen's mom several years ago before she moved to Florida. We connected in a Facebook group for heart moms, because that's what heart moms do - they connect, instantly. Caelen was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome ("HLHS"), which means that the left side of his heart is severely View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, germs, health, Heart, Kids, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Minimal Change Disease and Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Minimal Change and Hashimoto’s

Hunting for a diagnosis is frustrating and all-consuming for parents who have children with medical conditions. Often parents "know" that there is something wrong with their child, but finding the right medical professional or specialist to listen can seem impossible. Thankfully this mom, a friend View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, germs, health, Kids, special needs

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