Kids

Help Save Allergic Children’s Lives in Schools

January 25, 2012

Food and nut allergies are killing our kids When I was growing up, I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Every. Day. So did pretty much everyone else who carried their lunch to school. No one that I knew had a peanut allergy back then.  But things have changed… MANY children are now [...]

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Young Actors Theatre Camp – Original and Organic

November 30, 2011

What I did last summer Yes, I realize we just had Thanksgiving, and I know you’re busy with holiday planning, etc., but life simply got in the way of me editing all the fab footage I shot of the great time I had this past July as an instructor at the famed Young Actors Theatre [...]

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Chaos in the School Cafeteria: How to Find the Calm

November 7, 2011

  As a feeding therapist who works with children who have difficulty eating in various environments, I often visit kids in their school cafeterias – otherwise known as the school CAFÉ-FEARIA, according to one 7 year old client of mine. Have you ever visited a café-fearia? IMAGINE being a brand new kindergartner, toting your sparkly [...]

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Is a Fresh Lunch More Expensive Than Packaged?

November 1, 2011

MYTH:    Organic, fresh, wholesome, homemade school lunches are more expensive. TRUTH:    Convenient, packaged lunches cost more. I used to think that all organic food was more expensive. My perception of buying organic was that only rich people did that and those who couldn’t afford had to settle for less expensive (read lower quality) ingredients. Who [...]

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Stay Safe and Aware This Halloween

October 27, 2011

Stay Aware: The Halloween “Trick” that will “Treat” you and your family to safety all year long The above pic is from when we all used to Trick-or-Treat together. But this year, Jenny is away in college (I’m leaving next week to visit her for the first time!) Lily will go to a friend’s party [...]

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Childhood Obesity and one Pediatrician’s Pledge to Make a Difference

October 12, 2011

I read a lot of blogs. A great number of them have to do with kid-food, school lunches, and nutrition. SO often I read posts and comments bemoaning the state of school lunch programs and reminding us that these meals are often the only “nutrition” many children are receiving. Sadly, in many cases, this is [...]

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Is Time Out A Waste of Time? – FREE Parenting Webinar

October 7, 2011

Parenting expert, Amy McCready, will be with us again on October 11th!  My good friend and fave parenting expert Amy McCready’s FREE Parenting webinars always “sell out”, so reserve your space with us now so you don’t miss out. Who Should Attend: Frustrated parents of kids ages 2-15 Is Time Out a Waste of Your [...]

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The Philosophy of Lunch Box Packing

October 4, 2011

“Here’s the real news: Lunch-packing isn’t about food groups and how much of which items the kids eat. Lunch-packing is about providing OPPORTUNITY.” -Brianne DeRosa I’ve decided lately that I have a small talent for curating information, ideas, and people, and bringing them together here via my EasyLunchbox Blog. I share other peoples’ words of wisdom [...]

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The 3 New “R’s” of Back-To-School Success

September 30, 2011

Amy McCready is the founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time…The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling. You can read my recent review of her book HERE.  I’m excited that Amy will be joining me here LIVE on [...]

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Nut Free and Other Food Allergy Resources for Parents

September 21, 2011

al·ler·gy Noun/ˈalərjē/  A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, esp. pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.   My kids are allergic to some kinds of grass. If they sit on the lawn in our yard with shorts on, they get red marks on their skin and [...]

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