Colette Dziadul struggled for years to understand her daughter’s joint problems. Dana, who is now 14 years old, complained from toddlerhood that her knees and ankles hurt. The aches kept her up at night, made her wake her parents to ask for painkillers and forced her to sit out school sports.
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Feed SubscriptionYou’re not like the rest, and that is okay – Letter to My Young self
Most of my life, I’ve always felt like I don’t quite fit in. Not at home, not with any of my families, not at school. I sometimes joke that I was hatched from an egg
Read More »5 Simple Business Truths From Mom
Essential lessons about life turned out to be lessons for business. In my speaking engagements, I often get asked how I decided to focus on culture and employee engagement as the most important drivers for my business
Read More »Proteus: How Radiolarians Saved Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel around Christmas 1860, when he was 26, the year after he returned from Italy. Ernst Haeckel had spent an unhappy year practicing medicine when his parents finally consented to pay for a year of scientific study and travel in Italy. It was 1859, and he was 25
Read More »Family Gold Mining Poisons Children in Nigeria
Large numbers of infants and toddlers have died from lead poisoning in Nigerian villages where their parents process gold ore inside their family compounds, according to a report published Tuesday by an international team of researchers. [More]
Read More »Gen Y Is Entrepreneurial? Who Says?
Commentators are claiming that Gen Y-ers and Millennials are start-up naturals, and great salespeople.
Read More »Should you lie to your kids? Why one mom does
Blogger talks about reactions she receives from other parents about lies she tells her kids; Child psychologist weighs in
Read More »Generation Y Is Born To Startup
There’s a fundamental difference between the rebels of the past and today: Generation Y are born entrepreneurs. Every generation rebels against their parents. When parents approve, their offspring disapproves.
Read More »Novelty Neapolitan Neckwear
In the house where Vincenzo Ulturale grew up in Naples, Italy, his parents converted the family living room into a makeshift workshop where they sewed neckwear and taught their son to do the same.
Read More »Inc. 5000 Update: Surly Brewing
Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing had to fight the law to launch his craft brewery. A child of entrepreneurial parents , Omar Ansari knew what it was like to run a small business—in this case, an industrial abrasives manufacturer based outside Minneapolis.
Read More »Hidden Drivers of Childhood Obesity Operate Behind the Scenes
Anxiety around children's eating habits often peaks during sweets-laden holidays like Halloween, but the factors that contribute to excess weight in kids extend well beyond special occasions.
Read More »Happy Halloween? Not if dumb mistakes put you in ER
Candy from a stranger?
Read More »Halloween: 10 dumb ways to end up in the ER
Candy from a stranger? That's the least of worries for trick-or-treaters and their parents
Read More »Video: Pediatricians against TV for kids under 2
The leading group of American pediatricians has issued a policy stating that children under the age of 2 should not be watching any TV -- and their parents should cut back as well.
Read More »My First 60 Days
FamiliesGo! founder Eileen P. Gunn reflects on her initial ups and downs. I recently wrapped up FamiliesGo!’s second month.
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