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What every parent should know about teens and tanning

Most adults don’t fully understand the risks of sun damage, so it’s hardly reasonable to expect our kids to grasp this without help. 

What Every Teenager Needs to Know About Suicide

Talk of suicide seems to be everywhere lately. Whether it is news reports of celebrities whose lives have been tragically lost or popular television shows such as 13 Reasons Why, suicide is a topic that unfortunately infiltrates our everyday lives. And often, the public discourse and television representation of such topics are misleading and confusing for teenagers.

What Every Parent Should Know About Learning Disabilities

The term “learning disability” is thrown around pretty loosely these days, yet it’s hard for most of us to come up with an accurate definition of what is actually meant by those words. It’s important for parents to have some idea, though, of what learning disabilities are and what can be done about them. This knowledge will equip you to recognize a problem and get the appropriate help in a timely manner if your child does suffer from a learning disability. 

Redefining "spina bifida" through the lens of a camera, one photo at a time

Written by Amanda Kern

What does Florida’s new booster seat law mean for your family?

On January 1^st, 2015 a new law became effective in Florida requiring children under the age of six years old to be restrained either in a child safety seat or booster seat while riding in a vehicle. Previously, Florida law mandated only that children under three years of age be restrained in a car seat, allowing parents to use seat belts for older children. Until this law took effect, Florida was one of only two states that did not require these safety measures for children under five years of age.

What to remember when parenting feels hard

With each new stage that my children enter, it’s a new reality for me as a parent. That’s especially true with my oldest. Every new milestone and new horizon for her means that I’m back to square one again trying to figure out this parenting thing. As I sort through the complexities of raising children, there are times when I am overwhelmed with the decisions I have to make and the doubts that linger in the back of mind. Am I doing this right?

What you need to know about your crying baby

All new parents expect a wonderful, smiling, responsive baby. Being confronted with a screaming, inconsolable baby, who appears to be crying for no reason and does not respond to your attempts to stop the crying, is one of the most disappointing and frustrating experiences of a new parent.

Back to School With Food Allergies – What You Need to Know – Part 2

In Part 1 of this post, I shared with you some important things to consider as you send a child with food allergies to school.

As Vaping Claims Young Lives, Here’s What You Need to Know

Vaping is the process of smoking e-cigarettes that allows users to inhale nicotine, while also avoiding some of tobacco’s harsher substances. Although vaping has been marketed as a cleaner and safer alternative to traditional cigarettes due to its filtration of chemicals, this simply isn’t true. Vaping not only causes a range of health issues, but as recently reported, it also has led to a number of deaths.

Sending a child with epilepsy to school: what every parent should know