Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Last year, the Florida State legislature attempted to gag pediatricians from discussing gun safety with families. That law, referred to as the docs n’ Glocks Law, was overturned by a Federal Judge this past September after strong rallying by the [...]
My high school daughter left for school the other day in her sneakers…with feet of snow and ice on the ground!
Did you catch Harry’s Law the other night? If not, you missed a fantastic episode on teen cyberbullying. The episode covered the complex social dynamic that typically leads to bullying and teen bullying: *socially awkward teens being taunted by the [...]
A child’s backpack is an amazing amalgam of fashion and function. As our kids get older, the look of the bag becomes as important as what is inside. As important, if not more, is the ultimate size of the bag when loaded!
Looking for some homework helpers for the new school year? Here’s a list in progress of sites that have helped my kids over the years.
“Hey mom”, my 15 year old said as she walked in the living room with that ‘I’ve been thinking about my life look’ that teens get once they enter high school. “How much homework did you have when you were my age?”
“This could potentially be a trap”, I thought. “Answer carefully”, I told myself.
“Well…,” I began cautiously, trying to read the look on her face – trying to see if she was just curious or about to have a HUGE stress out moment because of having too much homework that night.
My family has a tradition of getting all our back-to-school shopping completed just before our big end of the summer vacation. Lunch boxes used to be big ticket back to school items but since my girls are teens now, this ritual is, as Hillary Duff once sang, “so yesterday”!
With another school year around the corner, it’s time to dust off the cobwebs collecting on the backpacks and lunch boxes tossed in some closet last June and recognize that those “back to school” sales we see just about everywhere are not for “other people” any more but our own kids!
I can so relate to this Subaru video: This was me and my daughter today, two days after she received her driver’s license. She was embarking upon her maiden solo driver’s voyage with great excitement. To the shock of my [...]
With Spring around the corner and the sun getting stronger, the urge to tan will overwhelm millions around the globe…including our teens.
