Bed Rest In Pregnancy: Does it Work?
Every year, for various reasons (ranging from premature rupture of membranes to placenta previa to shortened cervixes or carrying multiples), roughly 20% of pregnant… Read More
Category: Health
Chances Are: Evaluating Re-entry Risk for Young Families
A framework for deciding if and when to re-enter the world in-person in the age of coronavirus
Self-Care During a Pandemic
The term “self-care” has become so buzzy in recent years that it’s almost lost its meaning — but COVID is a brutal reminder that… Read More
Best At-Home Workouts
Many fitness studios and gyms are now open for business again, but one thing that’s come as a result of the pandemic is that… Read More
Exercise During Pregnancy: Don’t Sweat It
These days it seems like everyone has something to say about what you can/can’t, should/shouldn’t do when it comes to exercise during pregnancy (much… Read More
The Problem with the Mommy Wine Culture
In our holiday email, I joked that there‘s not enough spiked eggnog in the world to deal with toddler holiday tantrums. Afterward, I received… Read More
Children, Sleep, and the Pediatric Sleep Debt Crisis
Originally published Feb 2020 Sleep is very in vogue right now (literally, it’s in Vogue) — and we’ve been hearing all about how important… Read More
Five Love Languages for Kids and Parents
I’ve never been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day (all the hype about dinner and dating and cards and hearts is a little much… Read More
Staying Active Outside in the Winter… with Kids
Scandinavians have a saying: “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.” This philosophy is actually really important to the Scandinavian culture… Read More
Should Your Kids Send Thank You Notes?: The Joy/Job of Gratitude
My mom raised me and all three of my siblings to send thank you notes. Promptly. For everything. To everyone. Just like her mom… Read More
