Diet

Before talking to children about war, parents should take time to think about the issue themselves and consider what it means to their family. Each family is unique, with its own special history and past experiences about loss, trauma and war. Let children know in language they can understand that...

Folic acid (also called folate and Vitamin B9) is needed by your body to make red blood cells and some necessary chemicals for the nervous system (seratonin and norepinephrine). Folic acid helps normalize brain function and the synthesis of DNA. It is a critical part of spinal fluid. Getting...

Assuming the introduction period has gone well, you can sooner or later expect to find yourself in your own home, with your new child or children. Alone. Panic! Why won’t she stop crying? Where’s his teddy gone? They let you watch what on TV?! Where’s the social worker? I’ve lost the foster...

Taken from Growing Concerns -- A childrearing question-and-answer column with Dr. Martha Erickson Question: My mother-in-law takes care of our three-year-old daughter while we are at work, which is a great help to my husband and me. The problem is that she seems to equate food with love. She...