Healthy Children
Parenting philosophies aside, we can all agree that keeping our kids safe and healthy is priority No. 1. What’s likely not getting as much attention is your health, specifically your own mental and physical self-care (you know the saying about oxygen masks…).
NPN parents and experts have lots of advice and information about keeping everyone in the family healthy, whether you need help with nutrition, car seat safety, pediatrician visits, mental health concerns or just run-of-the-mill colds.
Discussions
Should we even try to stop it at this point? how many cases reported this past week? Anonymous poster hash: 0abb3...83e ...
We've made it this long...but Covid found us finally. My kid tested positive today after sore throat that started yesterday, but had a negative test at that point. Of the four of us in our household, this is my youngest kid and the only one not eligible for a booster yet. The rest of ...
We have noticed for several years that our son seems a little more winded/has less cardio endurance than his peers, despite playing lots of sports for many years now. He has no wheezing or other serious breathing issues, but he did have a severe asthma-like reaction to mold in a basement about a yea...
This is a spin-off of another thread I started last night. After a particularly bad night, I read a ton (on here, and elsewhere) about presentation of adult ADHD in high-achieving women and Oh. My. God. Every trait applies to me. I’m excited to get some help. I’m calling Wellspring this morn...
What’s the current guidance? Can I just go and get one at Walgreens? Anonymous poster hash: b29cd...fbb ...
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