Category Archives: Parenting

The Sandwich Generation: 7 Tips for How to Survive!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

Yipee! Our two boys were becoming more independent, so my husband and I could now reconnect and perhaps have a bit of time for ourselves! But that was not to be. One after another our aging parents’ health deteriorated. They’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged caring for parents, children, grandparents, how to cope, Mental Health, sandwich generation, tweens | 18 Comments

You are never too old to choke!

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Tara Johnston RN

Have you ever choked on something? Have you ever had to perform abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver) on someone or have it done to you? It doesn’t matter how old you are – anyone can choke! With … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged abdominal thrusts, child, CPR, emergency, First Aid, Heimlich, Physical Health, preschoolers, Safety, tweens | 2 Comments

Baby you can drive my car… I think

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

Handing the car keys over to my 16 year-old is one of the most difficult parenting moments I have yet to encounter. Putting her on a 10 hour flight as an unaccompanied minor had caused me angst and kept me … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged cellphone, decision making, distracted driving, driving, impaired driving, learning, role model, rules, Safety | 3 Comments

Top 10 tips when you are outnumbered by your kids

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Halton Guest Blogger

When I was pregnant with my third, and I had a two and four year-old, I wasn’t worried about how I would adjust going from two kids to three. After all, I survived the intense and chronic sleep deprivation when … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Breastfeeding Your Baby, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged 3 kids, going from 2 to 3 kids, how to cope, how to survive, outnumbered, preschoolers, three kids | Leave a comment

Help! My baby won’t nap

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Andrea Scott RN

I’ve had two babies. One that. Would. Not. Nap, and the other LOVED naps! Want to know what I did differently? Nothing. So let me start by saying – no, I don’t believe it’s anything you have done or did … Continue reading →