“What are those signs with the crowns, Mama?” my five-year-old daughter asked as we drove to school the other day. I took a deep breath and paused the “K-Pop Demon Hunters” soundtrack we’ve had on repeat for the last six months (honestly, every song’s a bop). Then I answered as best I could. I gave […]
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I LOVE Valentine’s Day. Sure, some people say it’s just a holiday dreamed up by greeting card companies to sell more stuff, but honestly? I am happily buying in. The candy. The heart-shaped everything. A whole day dedicated to celebrating love. Sign. Me. Up. Valentine’s Day always takes me straight back to elementary school. Decorating
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Has your family ever had the pleasure of hand, foot and mouth disease? If so, I bet you know exactly where this is going. If not, I’ll spare you the clinical details and just say that it’s a MAJOR bummer and it keeps your kids out of school for what feels like forever… plus infinity.
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Jenna Hunsinger’s daughter was 6 months old when she had her first allergic reaction — to peanuts, in the Middlebury Hannaford parking lot. A harrowing trip to the ER, a prescription for an epinephrine injector, and many tough decisions later, Hunsinger and her husband are still struggling to navigate life with a kid, now 3,
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“I always think of the postpartum period as a period of isolation,” said Alison Underwood. Parents are adjusting. They’re not sleeping much, not gathering with friends the way they used to. They’re staying home to protect their baby’s fragile immune system. But the pandemic has complicated things, said Underwood, a licensed independent clinical social worker
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