Aug 25, 2014 09:00AM ● By John P. Sheehan, M.D.
Overloaded backpacks cause stress on the spine and shoulders, resulting in muscle fatigue and strain, claims the American Academy of Orthopa...
Aug 19, 2014 09:00AM ● By Bev Carlson
Little 5-year-old Emma already knows her ABCs. Well, most of them. And she can count to five. Sometimes all the way to seven.But is she re...
Feb 28, 2014 04:41PM ● By Heather L. Zimmerman M.D. - Boys Town Pediatrics
Often, parents are concerned about the number of vaccines an infant or child may be given at one time. Extensive studies have shown that eve...
Feb 16, 2014 02:00PM ● By Bev Carlson
Being a child in the foster care system can be lonely and confusing. Just ask Tabitha. Shuffled from one home to another, one town to anothe...
Feb 15, 2014 10:00AM ● By Katie Anderson
With the winter months upon us, families nestle in their homes trying to stay warm, spending time by the fireplace and preparing comfort foo...
Feb 10, 2014 01:40PM ● By Katie Anderson
The other day, I did the splits when stepping on my son’s sweatshirt. It should probably be noted that I’ve never done the splits before, so...
Dec 30, 2013 09:30AM ● By Katie Anderson
I don’t go out on New Year’s. I’m a mom, so the minivan and I prefer to stay home. About halfway through the Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ E...
Dec 20, 2013 04:20PM ● By Kim Carpenter
Way down on the Giggle Farm, the Guffaw family grows grinning laughing stalks and chuckleberries by the bushel full. Farmer Guffaw and his w...
Dec 17, 2013 09:20AM ● By Katie Anderson
As kids, we got to live the fantasy. But now, as adults, it’s up to us to create the fantasy of the man in the red suit and the wonderment o...
Dec 14, 2013 09:20AM ● By Bev Carlson
When I was a little girl, I knew my house was going to burn down. I didn’t just fear it. I knew it. I didn’t know when. I didn’t know how. B...
Nov 25, 2013 01:00PM ● By Katie Anderson
Grief is an unavoidable part of life. Everyone encounters it at some point, and it usually strikes when least expected. And though no one gr...
Nov 01, 2013 02:30PM ● By Bev Carlson
I’ve worked at Lutheran Family Services for well over three years now, and I can pinpoint my toughest day at work.It was the day I was inter...
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