The empty nest. The time when our nurtured children leave home and continue to grow without our daily input. Many parents, mothers especially, feel as if they are in mourning. That they are no longer needed. That they have no purpose. The empty nest represents different things to different people. New mothers immediately fall in […]
Ear tubes are tiny, hollow cylinders, often made of plastic or metal, that are surgically placed in the eardrum. This tube creates a hole that allows air to get into the middle ear and stops the collection of fluid behind the ear drum. I have already shared valuable information addressing ear infection myths, important ear […]
After I got married and had children, my strategy changed: Reach for the stars, but settle for the moon. I did not have the time or energy to keep working for the stars, but a collection of moons is not bad, now is it? Yup. I have a bag full of moons in my closet, […]
Keeping track of the medications that your child is taking can be confusing! If you have had a sick child, you know that physicians often write for more than one medication to treat the problem. Some medicines are only to be used for few weeks, while others are needed for a few months. And there there […]
Understanding Expectations for Pediatric Specialist Visits Specialists in a particular field of medicine have taken additional training to become really good at managing a special area of the body. If your child has been referred to a specialty physician, it means the problem your child is facing has not responded well to initial management by […]
The words you say to your children may not show their impact until much later in life. Choose your words carefully. I am a physician who was trained since medical school to have a dislike for lawyers because of the few who constantly look for ways to point out that physicians are not perfect. These […]
Defiance is described as an act of bold resistance and disobedience. More simply, an action that is done even though you know it is wrong, and you do it regardless of the consequences. These acts are clearly recognized in older children, and they smack you in the face with teenagers! Many Momma Addicts do […]
Eye Speak is a term I use to describe a mom’s ability to let her kids know that their actions are reaching a point where a new level of discipline is going to be needed. My previous post describes why I believe developing an Inner Dragon is an important tool for parenting. This dragon […]
I believe an Inner Dragon is a part of our personalities that many people never use. It is what I would consider the protector of our core values, possibly the gatekeeper for our “fight or flight “abilities. There is a level, some place deep inside of us, where we can go when we need to […]
Electronic device manners are vital to teach our kids. Adults and kids use these devices daily in personal and professional lives. Infants stare at iPads. Toddlers can change settings on iPhones. Teens have become so inseparable from their devices that many schools have changed their policy about allowing kids to use devices in classrooms. Look […]