It’s not the super-high temp or the bloody head bonk that trips us up. The less obvious situations are the ones that leave us wondering: To call the doc or not? Kathryn Emery, M.D., an ER physician at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Colorado, Denver–and a mom–reveals when she’d pick up the phone. [...]
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Child Advocacy Center
Friday, Feb 10th
Statistics Illustrate the Problem: 1 in 4 girls & 1 in 6 boys Will Be Victims of Sexual Abuse by the time they reach age 18. These are our children! The purpose of the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center is to combat child abuse by coordinating services to children and their families in crisis and [...]
The Bottom Line of Raising Kids
Thursday, Jan 12th
Any parent can tell you that raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining. Despite their tales of professional sacrifice, financial hardship, and declines in marital satisfaction, many parents continue to insist that their children are an essential source of happiness and fulfillment in their lives. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal [...]
Patricia Hart Society
Monday, Sep 26th
One of the serious problems facing parents today is dealing with bullying of their children. Bullying can happen anywhere and have lasting effects on an individual’s self-esteem. To help Williamson County parents learn how to recognize the warning signs that their child is being bullied, or that their child might be bullying others, the Patricia [...]
Finding a Babysitter
Tuesday, Aug 2nd
Finding a babysitter can sometimes be challenging because each family has different needs. In order to find the right sitter you must evaluate the size of your family, your kids’ ages, family pets and the responsibilities the babysitter will have. A good strategy is to write down all the basics about your family including allergies [...]
Money, Money, Money
Thursday, Oct 1st
Do you remember when The Apprentice came out on NBC with theme song, For the Love of Money by the Ojays? The song started off saying, “Money, money, money, money, money.”
Hybrid SUVs
Monday, Dec 29th
Car companies have caught on to the green craze and producing increasingly more vehicles that are environmentally friendly. While small hybrid sedans are the obvious option for environmentally friendly vehicles, they are often not practical to use as family cars. Many parents are not ready to trade-in their gas guzzling SUVs for more compact cars. [...]
Sleeping Arrangements
Thursday, Sep 11th
In the United States, as an individualistic culture, it is common for parents to gently push their children away. We physically push children away in strollers rather than tying them against the body in swaddling cloth. We send children to school at a young age and enroll them in various activities, sports and camps. As [...]
Internet Safety
Monday, Aug 18th
The majority of parents did not grow up using the Internet so they have trouble setting boundaries for their children’s Internet usage. The Internet can be a wonderful educational resource for children and be a valuable tool for them to learn about. There are also many perils associated with the Internet. It is important for [...]
Chores
Thursday, Jul 31st
While nannies, cleaning services, home chefs and home delivery laundry services are prevalent and needed, it is still possible to assign chores around your home in an effort to teach your child responsibility and ownership. Chores can be broken down into two categories: personal living space and communal living space. With personal living space, you [...]
Travel Tips
Thursday, Jul 31st
Forget the fast food fries getting stuck between your seats, fighting over the radio station, rolling the windows up and then down, sudden bathroom breaks on the interstate, you get the picture… Put all of that behind you, right…You are headed for the luxury travel style… airplane paradise. That’s right… individual meals for everyone with [...]
Edible Play Dough
Wednesday, Jul 30th
Whipping up a batch of edible play dough is an inexpensive and fun indoor activity for kids to express their creativity. Edible play dough is also an entertaining activity that suits children of various ages. As a parent, you don’t have to worry about the kids accidentally licking the play dough or being exposed to [...]
Pregnancy Prep
Tuesday, Jul 29th
By: Candace Hutchins Thalidomide was a drug that pregnant women used in the 1960s, to prevent nausea. Around 60% of women that took thalidomide during pregnancy gave birth to children that were missing hands, arms, feet, or legs. The children varied in degree of deformity because of factors such as the amount of thalidomide taken [...]