Category: kids
Holistic Pediatricians Go Beyond Meds by Ronica O’Hara When Jackie Jones’ 4-year-old daughter had a persistent runny nose and cough, three visits to the pediatrician proved fruitless. “He would see us for two minutes, listen ...
More Meaning, Less Stuff by Ronica O’Hara Like many parents, Alicia Hough, a corporate wellness expert in New York, used to go overboard plying her kids with gifts at Christmas. “I was always busy with ...
The Conscious Path to Raising a Child by Ronica O’Hara Lo Bannerman, a Tucson nutritionist, was making homemade cookies with her toddler. “Or rather, making a mess while stirring cookies,” she recalls. “Something in me ...
How to Help Them Bounce Back by Ronica O’Hara In these turbulent times, children need to know how to confidently weather and deal with changes no matter what life hands them, say many psychologists. Studies ...
Five Ways to Strengthen Kids’ Immunity by Ronica O’Hara With American children increasingly afflicted with asthma and allergies, it’s critical to help them build up their natural immunity. Microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert, Ph.D., of the ...
Ways to Turn Anxiety Around by Ronica O’Hara It is difficult for children to make sense of what’s happening in response to COVID-19 as schools close, sports and extracurricular activities stop and many people wear ...
by Neal Allen Dads, lighten up. Yes, all dads project their own fears and hopes on their children. If Dad dreamed of becoming a first baseman for the Yankees, he’ll push Johnny into baseball, ignoring ...
Help Kids Cope During Tough Times by Ronica O’Hara In these challenging times as our children struggle to cope with a swiftly changing world, one of the best things we can do is simply to ...
A Clear Path to Healthy Vision by Ronica A. O’Hara The blurry distant vision of myopia is a worldwide epidemic. Nearsightedness has doubled in the U.S. since 1971 to 42 percent, and in some Asian ...
How to Keep Them Safe by Ronica O’Hara A healthy home for kids looks much like what’s needed for a healthy planet: clean air, clean water and clean food, all of which create a space ...
