Family Health and Wellness

Keep germs at bay! Good personal hygiene are your child’s first line of defense against sickness. Teaching kids about hygiene is how to start.

Standing all day to teach can take a toll! Invest in one (or more!) of the best shoes for teachers to keep your feet healthy and happy!

Self-care for teachers isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity and one that teachers often forego. Here’s why you need it and how to do it.

Your little child feels big emotions–no one needs to teach him that! But he does need help understanding how he feels, expressing those feelings in a safe way, and reading the emotions of others. Find out how to teach kids about emotions.

Thinking about introducing your children to yoga? Here are some benefits of yoga for kids and ways to get them started in their practice!

Looking for blue light blocking glasses for kids? Here are some of the best blue light glasses to help reduce eye strain and more! What are Blue Light Blocking Glasses? With distance and virtual learning in full swing, you may have noticed that your children are complaining more about their eyes being tired or hurting. …

What makes smart coffee smart anyway? Smart coffee. Happy coffee. Elevate coffee. No matter what you call it, this instant coffee in a tub promises to elevate your mood, help you lose weight, and give you more energy. So how does it really work – or is happy coffee a scam? Here’s my smart coffee review and …

There’s a lot of buzz about them, but what are essential oils really?! What are they made from? How are they made? And do essential oils really work the way people think they do? Let’s break it down! ​ What are Essential Oils? Simply put, essential oils are the distilled product of plants. From the leaves to …

Now that the kids are in school and exposed to a lot more germs, it’s going to be especially important to make sure they’re breathing freely. In fact, it’s the third week of school and the youngest already has a cold! That means it’s time to break out the DIY Respiratory Support Balm. Soothing Chest Rub …

Feeling tired in the morning? Here’s how to get more sleep at night! The kids are tucked in bed, the house is ready for the morning rush, and it’s time to close your eyes and rest. Annnnnnd as soon as your head hits the pillow, you’re wide awake. I’ve been there, done that more times …

I am not a playground kind of mom.  Now that my kids have gotten older, it’s not so much of an issue, but I have never liked taking the kids to the park. My anxiety ramps up to about a bazillion and the only thing I can think of is, “How soon is it until …

Want to get started with Young Living essential oils? Here’s how to order a Young Living Premium Starter Kit of your own! Congratulations on wanting to incorporate essential oils into your life! I am so excited for you! When I say they’ve changed my life, I mean they.have.changed.my.life. And I was the biggest skeptic around – just ask my …

Sometimes going with something unconventional can be the best decision for your family. Here’s more about our oily way of life. I was first introduced to essential oils when I was in school to become an esthetician. My instructor was amazing and very into holistic health alternatives. I learned a little, but never used them …

I’m not sure where 2016 went, but I swear it was just yesterday that I was picking out and praying over the word of the day for the year. If you haven’t heard of the concept, basically you pick a word that becomes your beacon or mantra for the year. In 2016, my word has …

We’re moving in about 6 weeks and, as anyone who has ever moved can tell you, the cost of moving is about 9 bazillion times higher than you ever anticipate. But we went, because the youngest had won gift cards – $50 in gift cards to be exact to a restaurant that my husband also …

We received six weeks of complimentary group lessons in exchange for our honest opinion about Goldfish Swim School in Fort Washington, PA. Little Miss fancies herself to be a strong swimmer, but as her mom, I know better. What she lacks in skills, she makes up for in enthusiasm. When we had the opportunity to …

She loves to swim, but she’s really hesitant about it. When we went to visit my family in the Caribbean in February, she was like a little fish just trying to swim. The noodle was her best friend in the ocean and she did swim out to the circle float in the middle of the swim area …

One of the favorite activities around here is to ride bikes. In fact, if they could ride them year round, my kids would be outside all day every day. As part of the Safety Kids series that I’m teaching on CurrClick LIVE this Spring, there is a Bicycle Safety class. In order to prepare my kids for …

Say goodbye to creepy crawlies and hello to healthy hair spray! When the youngest performed in the Nutcracker last week, I was immensely proud and unnaturally freaked out that she had shared someone’s brush and hair bands. I think it stems from the time I was little and tried on a hat at a department …

So you want to meet your step goal? Here’s how to walk 10,000 steps a day and meet your goal! Since this article first went live in the summer of 2012, I’ve managed to have two knee surgeries and gained much more weight than I am comfortable admitting – or carrying, for that matter.  I …