Family Health

Becoming a parent is a life-changing experience. After all, before having a child of your own, you basically only have to worry about yourself. But now the entire game has changed forever.

Healthy sleep is crucial to your overall health. Unfortunately, it's easy to ignore your sleep health in favor of getting enough hours in the day. If you want to improve your general wellbeing, you should start by getting healthy sleep. Tracking your sleep has many benefits, including the points below. 

Summer is approaching quickly. Soon, school will be out, and your children will be home. Without school, there is plenty of downtime during the day. Some children can entertain themselves. Others require assistance or would rather say they are bored repeatedly instead of trying to come up with solutions. Here are some ideas to help fill your child’s summer break with activities that are good for their health and encourage learning.

“She’s such a lucky girl!” is a phrase often heard in reference to a child being adopted by a loving family. But although an adoptee’s fate might be better than a lifetime of abuse, neglect, or need, adopted children could still experience trauma. Finding an adoptive “forever family” means the loss of a biological family and produces many changes.

Children pick up germs everywhere, especially when they start school. Kids can pass bacteria and illnesses back and forth, often bringing them home to your family. Luckily, there are steps you can take to keep your kids happy and healthy. Here are some things you can do to ensure your children stay in good mental and physical condition.

Every spring, the sun starts to reappear, the flowers begin to bloom again and allergies return to run rampant. In many areas of the United States, spring allergies begin in February and last until the early summer.

As a parent, you're familiar with being busy. Whether it's meeting your children's basic needs, problem-solving or adapting to new routines, there is always something important going on. However, it's just as necessary to take a step back amid this busyness to prioritize playing with your kids.

All parents understand how difficult and annoying it is to have a child who just won't sit still during mealtime. It interferes with everything - your kid's eating habits, your time, and your nerves. But it's not a problem you can't fix

At the beginning of every school year, parents across the country search for ways to stop the "back-to-school-ick" or the illnesses which seem to follow kids home during the first few months in the classroom. While you cannot stop every illness at the threshold of your home, there is a lot you can do to minimize the number of sick days for your family and increase the overall health and wellbeing of loved ones.

Staying positive and coping with the mental stress during the ongoing pandemic isn't the game for everyone. It takes a lot of energy to let go of the things that aren't going your way. Besides mental health, the physical health of families is getting affected due to challenging life events.