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    Dr. Mommy

  • What Kids Can Do to Help Survivors of the Japanese Tsunami

    \Whether or not you let your children watch television or browse the internet, most children will ask you questions about what happened when an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. How do you respond to the questions?

  • A Father's Love

    As I was sitting in the bare walled yet overflowing court room 7,000 miles away from my home in Colorado earlier this week, I was anxious with both the process of adoption in a foreign county and worried about the outcome. There were so many questions running through my mind. Would my son's birth fa

  • The No Excuses Workout!

    Whether you are a gym queen or an outdoor running goddess, at some point in time we are all faced with wanting to workout but with no place or way to do it. For those times when the best laid plans just do not work out (no pun intended), doing something is better than nothing. This "no running path,

  • Why Dieting is a Mind Game

    We all know the formula to weight loss: eat less, exercise more. However, there is one dieting secret that often sabotages even the most well intentioned healthy dieters: stress. Whether it is stress in your job, with your family, or even with the idea of dieting, the higher the stress level is in y

  • User post: How to Kiss and Make-up

    Someone once told me that you really aren't married until you think about where to hide the body. Marriage is not easy. When I hear people say that are married because it is "convenient," I look at them and wonder if they get their toenails pulled out because it is the easiest way to have a pedicure

  • Which diet works best?

    Which diet works best?

  • Lessons from my adopted son

    As we are getting ready to bring our second son (little W) home from Ethiopia, I have been thinking quite a bit about the type of children I want to raise and the type of parent I want to be. Even with a doctorate in Human Systems, my first son (big W) has had 4 years of trial and error parenting. I think of my first child, who has had the best medical care and anything he has ever needed (or wanted) since the day he was born, and wonder how our entire family can learn from my second son, who is still halfway across the globe.

  • Love your body: Why your post-baby body is the new sexy.

    Whether your children are six-months-old or sixteen, there is no shortage of articles and books telling you how to get your pre-baby body back. You can get advice from every personal trainer on how to get six-pack abs without crunches, how to fit cardio in between breastfeeding, and how to shed baby

  • Are you the perfect mom?

    Are you the perfect mom?

  • A Single Girl’s Advice on Parenting

    Remember when you were single and child-free? As a singleton, some of my biggest worries were what to wear and if I should call "him" or wait for him to pick up the phone. It's not that I was superficial, but when you have no one else to worry about, lipstick color can be very important! "Life chang

  • Kids in the Kitchen: 5 Weekday Meals for Little Chefs.

    There is nothing quite like making a meal with yours kids, so stop slaving in the kitchen solo or ordering the same old take-out. With a little preparation your kids can do the cooking, while you sit back and enjoy a healthy meal with plenty of laughs and memories. Here are 5 healthy "kid chef" reci

  • Procrastinators rejoice! 3 things to do tomorrow...

    Procrastinators rejoice! Even if you do not get to check off the last of your to do list, life keeps happening.

  • 5 Ways Your Kids Make You Healthier

    Most of us don't decide to become mothers because it is going to make our lives easier, richer, or more productive. Maybe child-free couples have more money, time, freedom, and sleep, but kids can have a surprisingly positive impact on your health. Yes, having kids can make us healthier people, and

  • Want to get healthy? Act like a 4-year-old.

    We all know being a kid is great for so many reasons, snow days, laughing at any knock-knock joke, and an unending storage of energy being just a few. But did you know that acting like a 4-year-old can actually make you a healthier person? Whether you are 4 or 40, start with these 4 simple ideas to

  • 5 Essential Daily Resolutions every Savvy Woman will follow in 2011

    Whether you are a resolution type of gal or not, starting 2011 off with goals and inspirations gives us hope for better things to come. Maybe dropping 5/10/15 pounds, getting a new job, or having a child are on your list for 2011, but don't forget that the small things sometimes make the biggest dif

  • How do you stop holiday parties from sabotaging your waistline? 7 tricks you need now!

    Sometime between Christmas Eve and New Years Day, cookies seem to be within easier reach, drinks taste even yummier, and joining family and friends for wonderful parties leave little time to squeeze in a workout. While it may not be realistic to improve your health over the holidays, you can do your best to make sure it does not go off track. Here are 7 things you can do to celebrate with outgoing overboard.

  • It is not too early to start thinking of New Year’s Resolutions! A heartfelt twist on traditional goal setting.

    How many of us have fallen into the pattern of setting New Year's Resolutions that seem to be more of a "to do list" than an opportunity to be happier and healthier? For as long as I could remember, every January I would write down "I want to lose 10/15/20 pounds", naïvely thinking this would make

  • It's not too late... 6 ways to teach your children about the true the meaning of the holidays.

    How do you teach your children about the true the meaning of the holidays?

  • 5 ways to make a "sick" Christmas memorable

    How do you make Christmas special when your children are sick?

  • User Post: If Santa could bring you any one health and fitness wish this holiday season, what would it be?

    If you can have any one health and fitness wish this holiday season, what would it be?