Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity in the young predisposes them to potential health risks such as... Read more >>

One of my earliest memories is of playing tag with neighborhood children just after we moved into the white clapboard house on Arch Street in Butler, New Jersey. I was the “new kid” in... Read more >>

Not all things sugary and sweet are easy to digest. As we perused the origins of the toys and characters that made up our childhood playtime, we were shocked when we found complex, adult themes... Read more >>

These sunny hot and humid summer days remind me of my childhood. I am so grateful for these wonderful memories and thinking about them makes me so happy.  We were... Read more >>

I’ve recently started thinking about things that I did last time—but not intentionally. I’m not talking about my last cigarette before quitting or the last man I had sex with before... Read more >>

Childhood obesity has become one of America’s biggest problems today. The number of obese children is increasing just as rapidly as their waist sizes, but who is to blame? Most people would jump... Read more >>

When I was four and a half, a tiny, three-inch-tall doll named Heidi came out. She had blond hair, wore a red and white dress, and little red shoes. Best of all, when you pushed a button in her... Read more >>

The sun shone down on us like a happy, kind grandmother watching her children’s children demonstrating all of the exuberant energy she once had when she was their age. The heavy, thick rope was... Read more >>

Spread-eagle on the lawn, creating creatures out of clouds, A youngster wonders what’s behind the sky … It seems forever backwards had to start somehow, But what’s beyond... Read more >>

We scavenged all day at the seashore, Just my five-year-old son and me. Left with sunburned nose, grit between the toes, And a priceless memory. His little hand in my hand, Our prints in the... Read more >>