Too much sugar
The winter was rotten for weather (and school attendance) here in central Illinois, and the gloom was compounded by some not-so-sweet news published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Sugar, that seductive temptress, is more dangerous to our health than previously recognized. Research published online in JAMA suggests that “consuming too much…
Real-life heroes
Abraham Lincoln is on bookstore new release racks again, this time in Brad Meltzer’s fresh new look at history and heroism “Ordinary People Change the World,” illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. First in the children’s picture book series, I Am Abraham Lincoln, is both quirky, for the cartoon illustrations and anachronistic references, and earnest, as young…
Circumcise? Or leave him intact?
The United States is the only country in the world that performs routine circumcision on its infants. In a state like Illinois, where nearly three-quarters of infants are circumcised, it may come as a surprise to learn that, globally, only approximately 30 percent of men are. In the United States circumcisions have become culturally…
A decade of Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run gives girls in grades 3-8 the tools to break out of the girl box. Adolescents enter the girl box when they begin to morph into what they think they should be instead of who they really are. The 10-week program is open to all girls and is designed to educate and…
Babywearing 101
I am a working mom. Though that means lots of different things, it mostly means that I constantly feel pressed for time. Putting in a full day at the office leaves me with few precious hours at night to connect with my family and tend to the list of household tasks. The routine that my…
