NIGHT TERRORS. The very words send chills down my spine! Only one of our children suffered from this frightening condition, and that was enough. Night terrors terrorize not just the child but the entire family. Consider Helen’s story. It was around the beginning of cold and flu season, and along with a cold came the first […]
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Nearly thirty-five years ago, I worked at NBC as an account executive. It was interesting work because I witnessed firsthand how large corporations in America function. One of my prized accounts was Pepsi Cola. I never directly met the people from Pepsi Cola but had a working relationship with their advertising team in Chicago. This
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The other day, I overheard a young mother in the grocery store tell her friend that her six-month-old had “spiked” a fever of 103, so she called the doctor who prescribed Acetaminophen and an antibiotic. I had to bite my tongue. Really? What’s wrong with a fever? And more importantly, giving such monumentally controlling
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We received so many great responses when we put this in our newsletter; we thought we’d republish it here. I have a wonderful father, and I’m married to a guy who is also a first-rate dad, so I feel pretty fortunate to be surrounded by good male energy. My sons are not yet fathers,
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In my e-book Secret Spoonfuls, I share the insight I accumulated as a “sneaky mom” trying to get my kids to eat nutritionally dense foods that taste great. One day, it occurred to me that ice cream, when made from raw cream and milk along with raw free-range organic eggs plus a touch of honey, was
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Forget the mornings … sometimes this awful sensation can last all day! However, not with homeopathy. Unlike many modern medical methods, homeopathy has no side effects or detriments to the baby. In fact, one of the best times to use homeopathy is during pregnancy. Choose a Remedy Choose one of the remedies below that most
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Are you a mother? If you are, you know that it is the most important job on earth And it takes guts to be a good one. A mother’s job is to protect and nurture. No decisions ought to be made based on conveniences, styles or her own emotional desires. Does that sound old-fashioned? You
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Do you hear that? Soft and quiet… It’s the velvety sound of a baby sleeping peacefully. But it wasn’t like that earlier tonight or any night this week, for that matter. Until Mom found the correct remedy, this now peaceful bambino was a screaming, back-arching bundle of nerves. No amount of rocking, feeding or cuddling
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1.) Bones, Fat and Cream: Build and maintain healthy teeth by keeping a plentiful amount of calcium-rich and high-fat foods in your daily diet. For robust bones, drink raw milk daily. High-quality cheese is another good source; go for raw cheeses whenever you can. Yogurt and kefir are two superb dairy foods, and they’re
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I love giving people Christmas gifts that come from the heart and are homemade. But if you’re like me, your mile-long to-do list probably has convinced you that you don’t have enough time left to make anything. That’s why I’m sharing this recipe with you for homemade vanilla extract. It’s too simple, and the results
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