Asthma! According to the American Lung Association, Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness in children in the US and to add insult to injury: asthma causes 10.5 million missed school days annually! The moral of the story here is that if your child has Asthma, then consider checking in with your physician and get [...]
Today my kids return back to school, begrudgingly at that! I share their sentiment. I enjoyed sitting by the fireplace each night reading together, talking or putting my daughter’s Calico Critters to bed. Pure bliss. Alas, reality is back along with the need for fresh lunch ideas (yes, during an evening talk it came out [...]
Yesterday I enjoyed 15 minutes of a good time teaching a group of 4th grade kids about food allergies and what that means to them. The kids were great and the session was a success! We discussed the Be A P.A.L. program, shared stories and then sampled what Sunbutter, Fuji apple slices and chocolate chips. [...]
Have you heard of either of these before?? Hailing from California, all schools are required to keep an emergency Earthquake kit for each student. I’ve always provided extra items in case my son or daughter forgot their lunch or if there were a shelter in place and the kids were stuck at school for emergency [...]
The internet is buzzing with this new piece of news: Mylan is offering 4 free Epi Pens for Qualifying schools Program! This is good news since they cost roughly $225 per two pack (they are not sold in singles). The questionable news is that what does qualifying actually mean? My son is about to attend [...]
