Category Archives: Health
Not Julia or Julie
I write a lot about incorporating healthy cooking and eating into the lives of working parents, and I’m all in favor of finding alternatives to processed and pre-packaged “convenience” foods. But I was a little conflicted about Michael Pollan’s recent … Continue reading
Improving Our Lives Through Nature
Wednesday’s Chautauqua Institution speaker was Richard Louv, author of Last Child in The Woods, and founder of the Children and Nature Network. Louv spoke about the decrease in green, free-play spaces in our neighborhoods, urban and suburban, and the effect … Continue reading
Are We More Stressed Than Our Mothers?
Last night over our mother’s day dinner, I mentioned to my mom how happy I was to have figured out that if I pre-made a lot of chocolate chip cookie dough, froze it in logs, and then cut little pieces … Continue reading
Seven Reasons Not to Panic About Swine Flu
Newspapers and networks across the country are on 24/7 swine flu coverage, convincing all of us that The Stand is nigh. Even though there are clearly dangers relating to a pandemic, I’m not wild about the overblown reporting, if for … Continue reading
Your Family Needs a Vacation
Between the still depressing economy, the possible swine flu pandemic, and the new cyberweapons race, I’m feeling the need for a vacation. About this time of year families like us, who are a little behind the eight-ball, start thinking about summer travel. … Continue reading
Six Tips to Meet New Working Mother Friends
A few weeks ago I met a mother who works full-time outside the home and has a one-year old. She mentioned that she tried to make plans with other working parent families, but for many of them weekends were sacred … Continue reading
Dinner Thursday: Niçoise-Style Salad
Every Thursday I post a recipe I’ve successfully made during the week using (mostly) non-processed, grocery store ingredients. Usually I’m not a big fan of salads as main courses. For me they’re just not hearty enough to be a real … Continue reading
Infants in Daycare Less Likely to Develop Asthma
A friend pointed me towards this recent study indicating that children who enter daycare as infants are less likely to develop asthma or other respiratory ailments. The research suggests that children who are exposed to pathogens at an early age … Continue reading
Kids, Media, and Values A Wake Up Call
Following up on my last post, To TV or Not to TV, I’ve just learned that WGBH, Boston’s public broadcasting station and producer of Between the Lions, Arthur and Zoom has created a FREE kit offering parents, caregivers and kids information to help … Continue reading
To TV or Not to TV
Whether to let your child watch TV or not is one of those issues that can really stress a mom out. There is this idea floating around that parents who let their kids watch the tube are somehow doing their … Continue reading
