Pumpkin spice lattes may be the fall obsession, but let’s be real—there’s more sugar than pumpkin in that cup. The real star of the season? Actual pumpkin. This humble orange squash is basically nature’s multivitamin disguised as a fall décor item. And unlike those plastic jack-o’-lantern buckets, y...

If you’ve ever wished there was a “calm down” button for your child’s brain… good news, there actually is. It’s called GABA—short for gamma-aminobutyric acid (try saying that three times fast).

Think of GABA as your child’s built-in chill pill. It’s the neurotransmitter (a fancy word for “brain ...

Let’s be real—packing school lunches can feel like a second job. You want your kids to eat something healthy, but you also need it to be quick, budget-friendly, and actually eaten instead of returned to you looking like a science experiment at 3 p.m.

The good news? You can pack a balanced, nutri...

You’ve probably heard of PFAS—those so-called “forever chemicals” found in everything from nonstick pans to fast-food wrappers. But what you might not know is how harmful they are, especially for kids. These chemicals don’t just linger in the environment… they linger in your child’s body, too.

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You wake up tired.

Your kids wake up cranky.

By 3 p.m., everyone’s melting down or reaching for a snack, and by 9 p.m., your brain is wired and your body is exhausted. Sound familiar?

Welcome to the 2025 sleep crisis—and no, it’s not just you.

According to the CDC, more than 70% of teen...

If your child (or maybe even you) will only eat a handful of foods and becomes deeply distressed when offered anything outside that “safe list,” you might be dealing with something beyond “picky eating.”

That “something” could be ARFID — Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Unlike a ph...

If you’ve ever found yourself begging your child to take “just one bite” or bribing them with dessert to eat a vegetable, you’re not alone. Picky eating can make even the calmest parent want to scream into a throw pillow. And while your efforts are totally well-intentioned, some common strategies ca...

Recently I shared on my Instagram stories about how I was prepping food for the back-to-school madness. I got inundated with requests for the recipes! Some of them are directly from other websites, and I’ve credited them below. Others I have been making for years and slowly have adapted them to suit...

Ah, back-to-school season. The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, the joy of new lunchboxes, and… the inevitable parade of sniffles, coughs, and mystery fevers that seem to rotate through the classroom like a bad reality TV show.

If you’ve ever felt like September is less about new beginnings a...

 If you have a child struggling with ADHD—or you suspect something deeper is going on beneath the meltdowns, focus issues, and wild energy—you’ve probably heard the phrase: “It’s just how their brain is wired.”

But what if it’s not just about the brain?

A wave of new research is exploring ho...

If you’ve ever stood in your kitchen wondering if your plastic containers, nonstick pans, or even your water are actually safe… you’re not just being paranoid.

New research is shining a spotlight on a class of chemicals known as PFAS—also called “forever chemicals”—and their serious impact on ho...

You’ve probably heard the headlines: Teens are the new target for weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy (both forms of semaglutide). These medications, originally developed for adults with type 2 diabetes, are now being prescribed to adolescents as young as 12 to treat obesity.

As a parent, ...