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Elementary school kids

  • Gift Ideas by Ages as Well as Stages

      It’s gift-giving season. Yes, we could write a soppy post about how the best gifts in life are not material. Or that you should donate money to charity in a child’s…

  • Arsenic and your food

      A decade ago, we wondered if arsenic was in pressurized wood-containing playground equipment . Then we worried about the toxin turning up in apple juice . Now recent reports say arsenic…

  • Croup’s cropping up

    We can tell from this past week at the office that croup season has started. DON’T PANIC! Read on to learn what to look for and what to worry about. Please also…

  • Beth: a story of life and hope

      At this time of the Jewish High Holy Days, Dr. Kardos offers us a glimpse into lessons learned as a doctor in training. This is a true story she wrote years…

  • The building blocks of learning

    Often parents ask us how to encourage learning in their toddlers. Everyday experiences with parents and toys are more valuable than flashcards or television. To help understand how simple toys enrich toddler…

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