The hardest thing I’ve ever done? Not medical school or residency. Not parenting three teens. Hands down, the hardest was being a new mother with a colicky baby. It was beautiful to watch my young son grow, but every time he cried and couldn’t be consoled it brought me to my knees. What was wrong? Why couldn’t I help him?
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Let’s face it, young kids misbehave at times. Starting from an early age they test their limits and ours. To deal with this, most parents (about 85% of us) have tried to use time-out as a discipline method.
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From the start, my 3 children have been very different – even when I was pregnant with them they felt different. One kicked and rolled constantly, one was so still he worried me … and one, well she just made me eat a lot of donuts!
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The list of what parents worry about is long! Often topping that list is fear about what can happen to our children when they’re not with us, and what others could do to harm them.
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“Don’t touch that!” “Stop yelling!” "Be nice to your little brother!” Sometimes as parents we may feel as if the day is filled with disciplining our children.
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Kids get sore throats all the time! Most of the time, the cause is a virus— COVID, influenza, RSV, or many of the other cold or upper respiratory viruses. And none of them need prescription medication to treat the sore throat. Sometimes though, a sore throat is due to an illness caused by the Streptococcus bacterium—and this infection needs to be treated with an antibiotic.
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We know children need to be active to thrive. Kids who exercise an hour a day get better sleep, develop fewer chronic diseases, do better in school, and have less trouble with depression and anxiety. They’re happier and healthier. But not all kids naturally love to exercise.
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In my post on eating dinner together as a family, I admit that sometimes I cut corners by ordering pizza for dinner. During an interview with the group Thriving Schools, I also mentioned surviving the work-kid juggle by ordering pizza at times. I was asked about the wisdom of these admissions.
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