(The first in a series of articles on the health and wellness of children.) Does your baby have a persistent diaper rash with excoriated skin that just won’t heal, even with prescription diaper creams? Does your child get chronic ear infections, mucus, or coughing? Does she have premature or uncontrollable acne, psoriasis, or eczema? Or […]
Identifying and Treating Food Sensitivities in Children (Part 1) Read More »
Well… who hasn’t is probably a better question. “Getting Children to Eat Well” is the next workshop in the Healthy Children, Happy Families! It’s being held Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30. Click on the event below for details: Getting Children to Eat Well: Healthy Children, Happy Families
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It’s the time of year when those of us in Vermont wonder: Just what time of year IS it? Since March 20, my children have awoken each morning to observe with confusion: “It’s spring, but there’s still snow on the ground!” Is it winter? Spring? Mud season? Any and all, depending on the day. But
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If a picture paints a thousand words, than a picture by Jason Chin paints a million. Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed books Gravity, Island: A Story of the Galapagos, Redwoods and Coral Reefs and he illustrated Water is Water, by Miranda Paul. He lives in Vermont with his wife, also
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Last month, I asked you to help support this corner of the internet and I’m beyond pumped to tell you that my call to action was answered. Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the man – gasp – that will eventually be filling my space here. Jason is a event planning wizard with a
In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, dog wrangler, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The goal is to highlight items or activities
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” —Dr. Seuss Those lines are from one of Dr. Seuss’ well-known books, Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Many of you will get, or have gotten, that book as a graduation present, and it is just
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Hands up if your ear piercing story involved a mall, an disgruntled teen and an infected ear ? Two hands up if it involved an ice cube, a sewing needle and your best friend ?? Turns out there is a better way. But what is it? Amy from Weybridge offered to share her ear piercing story with us, you’ll likely
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Our Favorite Things : Popsicle Sticks Hello, MiniBury! This is the first in a series of monthly columns that I’ll be writing for this site, called “Our Favorite Things.” The goal of this series: To share with your families some of our family’s favorite things. As much as possible, I hope to highlight things that
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