Back-to-school time has already arrived for many of our families and as a parent I try to give my child the best start to the new school year as possible. There are supplies to purchase, forms to fill out, and lots of “talking it up” beforehand to prepare for this time. There is now a…

One thing I quickly learned when I was dignosed with diabetes is that a diabetic not only has to watch their sugar intake but they must also cut back on carbs because carbs are processed by the body into sugar. Needless to say, cutting back on carbs and sugar is tough because most of the…

My son loves watching DVDs. His attention span for watching them isn’t very long at this age (which is totally healthy and normal), but we finally found the perfect set of educational DVDs that he enjoys watching and captures his attention while encouraging him to be an active participant and not just a couch potatoe….