Parents have been hungry to ask me what they can do to ensure the health and well-being of their children — and my response is family meals. That’s right, family meals. Here are the reasons why: - Improvement of social and emotional health - Studies have shown that family ...

With summer upon us, parents are itching to ask me questions about poison ivy. Rather than leave no leaf unturned, let me provide some information on this common problem. First the motto — “leaves of three, let them be” — is quite true. Poison ivy is a red-stemmed, three-leafed ...

With July 4th coming up, parents have been firing off lots of questions about whether or not they should allow their older children to light fireworks, even the tinier ones. Let me see if I can shoot off some information on this topic. Every year, more than 11,000 visits to emergency ...

Summer is here and Father’s Day is fast approaching. Dads, and moms too, who want to take their children to the playground on Father’s Day (or any day for that matter) have been teeter-tottering over to me about the safety of their neighborhood park or school playground and whether or not ...

Children and teens who run have been racing to ask me what they can do to reduce the risk of getting injured while enjoying this sport. Well, let me jog through some information on this topic. Injuries in running are quite common. Almost half of all runners are injured every year, ...

With prom season here, parents have been staying awake worrying whether their teens will follow the curfew rules they set — or whether their rules for a curfew are the right ones. Well, let me see if I can help everyone rest easy on the subject of curfews. - Why have a curfew? - A ...