September is baby safety month. Here are top 10 tips!

 

Anxiety is a normal part of life. Adults experience anxiety when moving or finishing a project with an upcoming deadline. Similarly, children might experience anxious feelings around grades, school presentations, or sports. However, when children experience too much anxiety, it can be distressing and interfere with their everyday functioning. In fact, clinical anxiety is the most prevalent emotional disorder in childhood.    

 

School is coming and pretty soon you'll be packing school lunches. If you're looking for some unique ideas to fill your child up and give him the energy he needs to get through the school day, we've assembled a few for you.

 

While no one looks forward to getting shots, making sure children are up-to-date on vaccinations is a vital part of the back-to-school ritual. School is a special situation for health care because of the group setting created by the close proximity of teachers and students. For this reason, all states, including Massachusetts, have stat- mandated immunization laws in place for school entry.

 

Summer is the best time of year for many of us, ripe with opportunities for fun experiences. One idea is to enroll your dog in a basic or advanced training course. These classes can be exciting adventures that surely involve the entire family. When your children become a part of the training, your dog learns to respect them as well. Training also models to kids one aspect of responsible pet ownership. Even a four or five year old child can regularly rehearse with a dog “sit” and “down,” under your supervision.  

urning three is a milestone for every child. Three marks the end of the toddler era, and as the round cheeks and belly thin out and toddling turns to walking, to running, to climbing, parents watch their baby turn into an independent preschooler.  

For children with special needs, three is an extra-significant birthday, because it marks a change in the way a child receives services and ushers in an era of venturing out into the world of school.

 

Summer is the perfect time for healthy lifestyle habits. The days are longer and brighter, allowing families to spend more active time together outdoors. And at no time during the year is the variety of fruits and vegetables more abundant. Whether you’re looking for ways to hone the healthy habits you’ve already established, or find ways to create new ones, read on…

 

It’s a hot summer day and Franklin resident Patty Dillon has filled her morning with exercise and errands. She may be in “summer mode” but her mind is never far from her life’s passion – serving as a third-grade teacher at Memorial Elementary School in Medway.

 
 

Here are a few simple ways you can do your part to save the planet!

 

A few months ago, an anonymous flyer was placed under the door of every house on our street. It was a print out from the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board’s Web site, warning neighbors that a convicted sex offender had moved next door.

As a mother, I admit I appreciated the information—after all, I have three little boys to protect. But as a lawyer, the flyer made me cringe. Was it in violation of personal privacy rights?