A Mother’s Love
I’m a mother, but I was first a daughter, and so I need to start from there. I was raised in the 70s by a mom who believed in kids playing outside and wearing...
Author: Dr. Pamela Fergusson, RD
Family Adventures Abroad
This year, our family spent five weeks in Mexico. Not surprisingly, sharing this time together as a family was incredible and believe it or not, it can be done. It simply takes some creativity...
How to Get More Sleep
As any new parent quickly learns, sleep deprivation can feel like torture. Without proper sleep, we may be more moody and careless, but the consequences can have a greater impact on our health and...
Top 6 Travel Health Tips for the Family this March Break
Are you and the kids counting down to March Break? Perhaps your family is in the middle of planning your getaway and excitement is building. Although the days are getting longer and lighter, we...
5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Family’s Heart Health
February is Heart Month and it’s a great time (especially with Valentine’s Day around the corner) to show family and friends how much we love them, inside and out. Take the time to give...
Healthy Habits for the Whole Family
Are you looking to make this the healthiest and happiest year ever for you and your family? Don’t just rely on New Year’s resolutions to help you make changes. Instead, keep bringing fresh new...
Tips for Healthy Eating Over the Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us and there are suddenly treats everywhere! We don’t want December to turn into a month-long sugar-fueled frenzy, but we also don’t want our kids to think we are...
Halloween Tricks for Making Treats Healthy
Boo! Halloween can be scary good fun. Being outside in the dark, dressed up in a costume and getting candy, has to be one of the highlights of the kid calendar! Of course, many...
How to Avoid Getting Sick at the Start of the School Year
Fall! The most wonderful time of the year for jumping in leaf piles, eating crunchy apples and …. getting the flu? Being back at school or university means that a whole lot of people,...
Be a Back to School Lunch Hero
It is back to school time and you’ve made a resolution to pack healthy, tasty, attractive and economical lunches that your kids will love! That is a great idea, because the research shows children...
