I am eighty-nine years old and in the winter season of my life. Just as there are seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—in nature, there are seasons in the human life. Of course,... Read more >>

The Today Show aired a segment last week about obesity in children as young as nine months. As I sat and watched Matt Lauer barrage the doctor with questions, I found myself asking first, How can... Read more >>

Sneezing, scratchy throat, runny nose: everyone knows the first signs of a cold, probably the most common illness known. But it’s often difficult to determine whether the child has the common... Read more >>

I blame the tick. Because if it weren’t for the tick I found embedded in the my daughter’s shoulder during her bath last week, I never would have grabbed the bottle of rubbing alcohol,... Read more >>