Five Sweet Sleep Tips for Baby
by Jen Varela, Certified Gentle Sleep Coach Sweet Spot – Sleep Begets Sleep It is amazing how this works! What time does your baby go to sleep at night? Is […]
Is It Possible to Prevent Food Allergies?
by Susan S. Laubach, M.D. Let me start off by clarifying there are no guaranteed strategies to prevent allergies, just reduce the risk of developing them. About 20% of people in […]
Nurturing Your Spousal Relationship
by Gary Holmes MS, LMFT Nurturing Deeper Levels of Intimacy with Your Spouse while Increasing Positive Feelings of Well-Being in Your Children Lasting relationships involve navigating many of life’s passages […]
Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing
by Stephanie Drummond, OTD, OTR/L One boy on the playground keeps away from his classmates, watching his peers climb structures and run around chasing each other. He observes what they […]
Concussion in Children
by Alan Shahtaji, DO A concussion is an injury to the brain that can result from direct trauma to the head or indirect injury (i.e. whiplash). This is a transient […]
“Dysgraphia” – More Than Just Sloppy Handwriting!
by Danielle Shulman OTR/L, MSOT Although our children’s exposure to technology continues to grow, handwriting remains a large part of a child’s school day. They are asked to keep written journals, complete […]
“Apophysitis”: A Common Cause of Knee Pain in Children
by Kenneth Taylor MD Knee pain is all too familiar to many adults, and is a frequent complaint of active children as well. Children and adolescents are susceptible to knee […]
How to discuss Ebola with your children, October 2014
Coast Families, we thought that you would all appreciate this advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics: How to discuss Ebola with your children Mary McGrath, Editorial Intern, American Academy […]
Building Emotional Intelligence in Your Child
by Debbie Zeichner, LCSW Raising a child who is self-aware, well adjusted and able to effectively manage his emotions ranks high on many parents priority lists these days. With recent […]
Safety of dental X-rays
by Jacquelyn Do, DDS X-ray technology has provided immeasurable diagnostic benefits to the medical and dental community. Doctors can now identify and prevent the progression of disease at earlier stages. […]