By: Nicole Pelletiere The day has come.  It is the last and final day of your maternity leave which means it’s time to prepare to go back to the office.  It won’t be the easiest transition—you’ve been at home for weeks and the thought of leaving your little one can be simply unbearable. Co-founder of MyWorkButterfly.com [...]

Immunizations?  Check.  Hearing and vision tests?  Check.  After-school activities?  Check.  Diagnosis of a first-grader’s learning disability?   Not on most parents’ back-to-school lists. The reality is the first six weeks of the school year are the most critical to identifying potential learning challenges. Asking questions when you visit your pediatrician for that back-to-school check-up is a great place to start. The fact [...]

The kids are back to school, and preparing healthy snacks for after school is essential to their well-being.  School lunch can be as early as 10 a.m. or as late as 1 p.m.  Depending on your child’s lunch time, he or she could be starving by the timeschool’s out. For children with after-school activities, this scenario could leave them at the mercy of vending machines. [...]

At two, she only wears dresses because she’s a princess like the ones on TV. At six, she wants the trendiest, scantily clad doll because all her friends have it. At eight, she’s begging for makeup because she wants to be pretty like the teen superstars. Your daughter has every opportunity to be independent and confident — if only [...]

Parents of children with asthma can now breathe easier knowing their children are better protected with “Puffer,” the latest bright, fun, kid-friendly wristband in the AllerMates® collection of allergy and health alert products. Kids wear the wristbands, dog tags and stickers to alert the people around them – at school, on the playground, in daycare and at others’ [...]

Each year, a staggering six to 12 million children, between the ages of three and 12, are affected by head lice, which leads to discomfort, costly treatment and 12-24 million days missed from school. Because most cases occur during the first couple of months of the school year, Circle of Friends introduces the Lice Defense [...]

Does your child experience insomnia, nightmares or bedwetting? Is he or she anxious or depressed? Angry or aggressive? Do they lack self-confidence and self-esteem? Perhaps all they need is a good night’s sleep. DreamChild Adventures™ audio programs, by psychiatrist Dr. Tom Jackson, have helped countless children achieve deeper relaxation and sounder sleep, conquer a host [...]

uKnowKids, a leading child safety company announced today the release of  “Back to School Cyberbullying Statistics” the first of a series of infographics that addresses the rising number of cyberbullying cases during the 2011-2012 school year.  Community Outreach Manager Tyler O’Rourke stated, “97% of middle school children have been bullied online and only 10% reported the [...]

Every night millions of exhausted parents are awakened multiple times. They bounce their infants, pace the room, pull out their hair, and drive half-asleep to work the next day. Sleep deprivation can last for months – even years – wreaking havoc on this most precious time of life; pushing even the best parents to the [...]