My 12-year-old has been begging me to download Snapchat onto her iPhone for the last year ― and the answer still remains a firm no. “Why? Just tell me why?” My daughter recently asked, once again. I’d told her why many times: We do not feel it’s safe for her to have access to a […]
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Given concern surrounding gas stoves and their potential for nitrogen dioxide exposure and the recent changes to air quality in some parts of the country thanks to an increase in wildfires, you may be feeling extra-conscious of the air quality in your home. Personally, prior to moving to Los Angeles, I had been fortunate enough […]
While planning and preparing can’t stop emergencies from happening, having the supplies you need and some sense of direction can keep you and your family safer during a catastrophe. This is certainly the case for home fires, according to Michael Kozo, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) captain and commanding officer of the FDNY’s Fire […]
As rates of colon cancer continue to rise in people 60 and younger, researchers are doing all they can to help folks lower their personal risk and determine the reason for the rise. “We’ve known for quite some time now through population research that people who eat more amounts of processed meats, especially processed red […]
The holiday season is typically a time that families across generations gather to celebrate with one another. As grandparents, you want all of your relatives to feel happy, loved and connected in your company. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, unintentional or even well-meaning comments from grandma and grandpa can “create an environment where grandkids […]
Eye health is an easy area to overlook for many people ― that is, until a problem arises. Visual decline, infection, injury and other ocular issues are fairly common, especially as we age. And although there are many treatments and even surgeries to fix our eye health woes, it would be nice to avoid reaching […]
If you consider yourself a tidy person, when you’re at home, everything likely has its place. You know exactly where to put your clean and dirty clothes, leftovers go straight into the fridge, and towels are hung up on racks and over shower doors. If you have kids, their toys are (hopefully) put away on […]
When my son was 4, I learned about the “basket hold.” What sounds like a method a mother would use to cradle a newborn baby is, in fact, a technique used to restrain a child who is so physically out of control that he’s a potential danger to himself and those around him. Sitting behind […]
When I was growing up, there was one rule guiding all sleepovers, and that was the gender one. If you were going to have other kids stay over in a sleeping bag on the floor of your bedroom, it was either girls or boys only. No mixing it up, no shades of gray. The purpose […]