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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.

Your kid will hate some foods, and that's ok
It never ceases to amaze me how my two kids—born from the same womb—can be so different. I don't know why it still surprises me so much, but it always does. In areas where one excels, the other strugg...
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Coat or no? Car seat safety during the cold winter months
We sure know how to bundle up in the Midwest. We don’t let winter stop us from living life and enjoying the parks, zoos and fun outdoor activities. But it’s a lot of work to get all that winter gear o...
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To the moms running on fumes, this is how to refill the tank
Mom, have you ever had the feeling that you are running on fumes? Has your tank ever felt empty already when you were waking up in the morning? Have you gone to bed with your mind racing with all the ...
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Discussions

IL Medicare advantage help

I am trying to help our former nanny   She is retired now over 65 and has a Humana Medicare advantage plan   The hospital in the burbs where she sees her doctors has informed her that they are in negotiations with Humana to renew contact but aren’t certain it will happen   She wants to be able to ke...

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in teens

My just turned 18 yo was just diagnosed with Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) at her peds visit.  I'm going to schedule a visit with an Adolescent Health doc who specializes in this.  My difficulty is that I am no longer in the room for visits so wasn't able to hear the explanation and my daug...

Is this rats?

Seemed like this hole in the wood fence happened overnight and all this dirt came out of nowhere  ...

Have you cleared up hormonal acne?

I'm in my 40s and have always been acne prone. Birth control cleared it up, but I'm off that now. Doxycycline cleared it up but I stopped taking it a while ago and don't want to start back up. I have an excellent skincare regimen and I feel like I no longer break out on my face, but usually about 10...

Perimenopause Commiseration and Tips

When did you start perimenopause? What were/are your symptoms? Anything you learned along the way that helped?    I’m almost 43 and in the last 6 months my period has gotten very out of whack, my moods are all over, I have wet ears when I wake up and I can’t sleep well. I’m in the process of ...


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