Health + Wellness

  "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." -Audrey Hepburn A garden provides a wonderful tool for children to experience the life cycle first hand. Children learn by doing, and a garden is a perfect way to provide a hands-on...

I am so excited to get going in this new year and I hope you are too. If you are like most people, you probably made some sort of resolution to get healthy this year. It's a great goal,...

As a Mommy Dentist I often get asked by parents “When should I begin to bring my child to the Dentist?” My quick response to them is when they have teeth! My recommendation, as well as The American Academy...

  Clean eating doesn't have to be difficult. In this clean eating 101 blog post, we'll explore what clean eaters need to do when they venture out to the grocery store. We'll cover a few key steps and provide some helpful...

You adore your sensitive, active or “spirited” child, but his sensory needs pose unique challenges. Here are five tips from an occupational therapist for creating a supportive environment at home for a child with Sensory Processing Disorder. Explore Your Own...

It has been 6 weeks since you had your baby. You have waited patiently for this day, the day you get the all clear and the green light to return to running. You strap on your running shoes, walk...

Do you have big plans for 2018? Do your plans involve getting in shape, sticking to a budget, getting out of debt, reading more books, learning a new skill, being a better parent, cooking more healthy meals at home, giving...

As the summer heat rolls into Columbus, the annual stories about children trapped in hot cars pop up from seemingly every media news outlet. It’s a nightmare scenario, one that many people assume can never happen to them. Only...

In a CMB contributor poll about embarrassing moments, a time in many of our lives came up surrounding the start of menstruation. It just so happened that many could relate to the feelings of confusion, panic, fear, and embarrassment...

Healthy Food for Our Kids Sometimes feeding our kids healthy food is hard. I see all the ideas for healthy snacks (like my child would dream of eating celery) and hear moms talk about how they would never feed their...