Tag: health

Laurie Strongin: Mom of the Month [December 2025]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...