Are We Ready to Tackle Childhood Obesity?

More Extensive Steps Required to Battle Childhood Obesity A recent study by University of North Carolina researchers examined whether doctors informed parents that their children were overweight. More accurately, it…

First Orthodontist Visit 101

by Kerrie McLoughlin Just when you think you have everything down as a parent, I come along and tell you it might be time to take your child to his…

Getting Kids to Help with Chores

Coaching Kids Through Spring Cleaning Chores by Dr. Caron Goode On the surface, coaching kids to do chores seems like no more than getting children to pick up around the…

6 Tips on How to Create a Better Morning Routine with Kids

Do you have a child who is hard to wake up in the morning? Or a child who dawdles for what seems like hours? Or the child who scrambles to find her homework while you are already waiting in the car? Oops, forgot to brush her teeth, tie his shoes, can't find his... The list goes on and on. Mornings can be a big challenge for many families and even in our house, where most mornings go smoothly, there are certainly days where everything seems to fall apart and we are late getting out the door for school and work.