Tag: health
Laurie Strongin: Mom of the Month [December 2025]
The Washington, DC area is full of amazing moms. There are working moms, stay-at-home moms, single moms, moms of multiples, foster moms, adoptive moms,...
Fall Favorite Recipe: Harira Soup
One of our family's favorite foods in the Fall, besides baked goods, is soup. Specifically, this Harira Soup. A nice warm bowl of soup along with...
PMDD: Awareness and Treatment
More than PMS
Every woman you know can likely empathize with the phrase: “I am PMS-ing.” For many of us, it’s as normal as saying...
The DC Area’s Best Orthodontists
My children's visits to the dentist have (luckily!) been pretty uneventful, but last time my oldest went in for her cleaning our dentist surprised...
Managing a Stomach Bug 101
Every parent dreads the e-mail with the classroom stomach bug outbreak announced. It fills your head and your home with worry, when will it...
What To Do If You’re Laid Off While Pregnant
Two months before I was due to give birth, I was pregnant and laid off from my company. It is tough to get laid...
5 Tips for (Re-)Starting Your Exercise Program
We are 22 days into the new year and people’s resolutions are falling by the wayside fast! According to Forbes, improved fitness is the...
Take Action: All DC Schools Don’t Have School Nurses
Did you know that all D.C. Schools don't have full-time school nurse? Each public and charter school in D.C. has a nursing suite, the...
Hospitalized with RSV
My 6-month-old was hospitalized with RSV. And it was scary. It was stressful. It was, frankly, a lot to deal with. But I also...
How to Take Halloween Candy off the Pedestal
Trigger warning: candy.
I'm only half joking – kids eating candy is a hot topic. I understand – the sugar levels, the hyperactivity, the teeth...
The Best Quick + Free Workouts for Busy Moms
Moms are busy. And I don't know about you, but when I find myself with some ever-rare free time, usually the last thing I...





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