This month, North County esteemed pediatric dentist Dr. Breanne Reid shares pacifier advice for parents of babies and toddlers. Read on for helpful hows and wisdom-filled whys around lessening pacifier dependence. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Policy...
It’s that time of year again! New backpacks, fancy water bottles, and the excitement of a brand-new school year is all we can talk about. Are you or your kiddo starting school with some new hardware in your mouths? For students with braces, going back to...
Sara Shepard is best known as the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book series Pretty Little Liars, which was turned into a television series starring Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell. Recently, she has been writing a middle grade series,...
Anyone else dreading packing a lunch again as we head back to school? (Or if you’re homeschooling, making and serving yet another meal at home?) For inspiration, we turned Beau Coffron, the dad of three behind the @lunchboxdad Instagram account and lunchboxdad.com....
This story was contributed by Meredith Bodgas. My working parents participated in a single-digit number of school activities during work hours throughout my childhood. I truly don’t hold that against them. But I always thought it was so special and exciting when a...
Valerie Bolling was a longtime fifth grade teacher, spending 30 years working in schools as an educator, before publishing her first children’s book, Let’s Dance!, in 2020. Since then, she’s written and published a dozen books for kids of all ages, all of which...
