Health and Wellness – Page 2

Beyond Stranger Danger: Cults and Social Isolation

We start teaching our kids about stranger danger when they are toddler so most know they shouldn’t get in a car with a stranger or take candy from one. If your “little one” is now a black belt with some serious unarmed self-defense skills or a 200-pound linebacker, you may have stopped worrying about stranger […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Getting Started Hiking as a Family

The Wise Dad and I both used to be active, but we’ve become more sedentary over the years. We both want to be more active and healthy (and lose weight), and we want our kids to be active and healthy so we’re trying to get more active, including hiking as a family. Going to the […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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The Problem with Vaccines Today

Originally published on The Moderate Mom. Doctors and Trust My kids have had all their vaccines on the standard schedule, except for Gardisal (not taken), Rotavirus (hunted down so my child could have it), and flu vaccines (they have them, but not every year). I am not going to discuss the autism-vaccine link because it […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Being Prepared for The Flu

Four weeks. FOUR WEEKS. *FOUR @#$@# WEEKS.* That’s how long one or more people in this house had the flu this year, and it was four continuous weeks. The flu shot didn’t help. There were relapses. Thankfully, there wasn’t a lot of diarrhea, puking, or other messes to clean up, but the exhaustion was overwhelming […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Finding Purpose and Working Toward It

Everyone, no matter how little, has things they haven’t done that they want to do–goals. As we grow up, our goals become more complex and longer term. They advance from grabbing our toes to walking to making people understand us to school and sports goals and eventually getting into college and getting a good job. […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Staying Safe Away From Home

Simply being aware of where you are and how to get to safety in an emergency is an incredibly important, but overlooked, life skill for adults and kids. The most basic advice is also the simplest: Put down the electronics and observe where you are wherever you are traveling. Again, to be clear, turn off the […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Learning to Set Goals

Sit down and either decide on a goal you have or work with your child to set a goal for them to achieve. Write it down. If you have several, put them in order and note if they are for personal, school, family/home, sports, faith, etc. Here are some examples: Personal: I will write a […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Explaining Grandparents to Kids

My kids are lucky. They have three grandparents who love them and are part of their lives. On one side, they have my mom, a woman who became a certified yoga instructor at 60, and my dad, who practically has to be tied down to stop him from working in the yard and around the house. […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Family Featured Health and Wellness Lists

Gift Guide: Buying Essential Oils

Based on my non-scientific observations, if you are a man and are buying essential oils (eos), there is a good chance they are a gift. Most of the available information is about how to use them. This is about what to look for when you are buying eos, especially as a gift, not how to use them. There […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 9, 2022

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What to Do When Your Kid is Sick

I’m pretty sure we’re not the only family where Mom goes to all the pediatrician appointments. I’m sure there are also families where dad goes and Mom doesn’t. Either way, if you aren’t the parent who usually helps the sick kids, here is a short guide to what to do when your kid is sick. There’s […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022