Teens Loving Babies
Yesterday I took my younger girls (5, 9, 13) to a baby shower for a family friend, one who is like an older sister to all my girls. A...
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- Nov 12
- 4 min
What's in Boys Health Classes?
Though I have 6 younger brothers and 2 decades of experience teaching boys, I hesitated to teach a Boys Health Class. It would be better,...
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- Aug 17
- 2 min
The Things Families Do
A friend told me that her daughter had asked to deep clean the bathrooms on Saturday morning for a bit of “initiative pay.” Apparently my...
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- Aug 7
- 4 min
Literature Needs Hope
Last week I read all 3 books in the Hunger Games series, since I had the time and my 12-year-old was going through them. Dystopian sci-fi...
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- May 7
- 5 min
New Moms and Postpartum
She called me because she was exhausted after exercise and wasn't sure why... Every month or so I hear from a new mother who loves her...
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- May 1
- 3 min
Mother's Day Thanks
Everyone remembers meeting my mom, even just once. She has a huge laugh, recorded on the video of every school play. She would jump in...
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- Mar 5
- 3 min
Why are my periods irregular?
Since this is the most common question from high school and college girls, here are some questions to help sort it out. #1 Are you in...
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- Feb 20
- 4 min
Girl Athletes and Calories
It happens regularly in each section of High School Health classes that an athletic girl mentions having infrequent or absent periods,...
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- Feb 18
- 3 min
Healthy Eating but no Period?
A few months ago a mother contacted me for her 17-year-old whose cycles had not settled into a regular pattern - she only had a few per...
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
For College Students: Drinking, Smoking, and Relationships
This is a conversation that no one had with me before I went to college, and would have made some experiences clearer, more quickly. This...
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- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
Dreams and Premonitions
Every section of Health Class is a bit different. In the class on Sleep we always start by talking about sleep stages and the role of...
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- Dec 4, 2021
- 3 min
Comparing Middle and High School Health Classes
Moms often want to know the different levels of detail and content between the Middle and High School Course. The short answer is: the...
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
That restless kid may need a job
From having kids and knowing kids, it's clear that many teens and pre-teens need a job and exercise to feel good about life. They need to...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Frozen Pizza Again
Sometimes we eat frozen pizza 3 nights in a week. We all like the current brand of 'meat lovers', and if it's an afternoon of hosting...
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
A Fool for a Patient
Sir William Osler famously wrote: "The doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient". I first heard this phrase used when studying...
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- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
Please teach your kids to say Hi
This probably dates me, but I was trained as a kid that it was rude not to introduce yourself to a new person, particularly a new person...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Building Helpful Habits
Aristotle pointed out that repeated actions create a habit, and habits make doing those actions easy. Habits are automatic, done without...
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- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Building Better Relationships
We aren’t locked into our habitual roles if we examine them. The challenge is that so much of life is automatic, especially in busier...
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- Oct 12, 2021
- 7 min
A Quick Cycle Overview
Every month or so, from teenage years until your 40s or 50s, you’ll have a period, unless you’re pregnant, nursing, or have a health...
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- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Nothing gets better with Gossip
The short answer is just don’t do it, because nobody wins. Communities are built on respect, affection and trust. If you feel confident...
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