Posts in category Family

We live in a society where helicopter parenting has increasingly become the norm. Parents try to make life as easy as possible for their little …

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 15 million people suffer from food allergies, and approximately six million of them (and …

Are you about to clean out your children’s closets?  Update your child’s wardrobe?  Do good while de-cluttering. The Brookline Commission for Women will hold its 7th Annual …

Sometimes guiding children in making healthy eating choices can feel challenging. Halloween can be a time when these challenges feel even more daunting. Between parties, …

Many would consider lessons about citizenship and civics to be a topic for middle and high school students.  The early school years, preschool and pre-K, …

The arrival of a new baby brings big changes.  When there are children in the family already, an entirely new set of challenges comes into …

Many parents are familiar with the “Cry It Out” method (or CIO) of sleep training their babies. This term originated in the 1985 book Solve …

It was a hard winter in Brookline, and we are all very glad to welcome the long, warm days of summer. While the snowbanks and …

There’s a quote from the late comedian George Carlin that goes, “Don’t just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. …

Unpleasant as it is, sibling rivalry is a normal part of childhood. The good news is that it is manageable.  Understanding the ‘why’ behind sibling …