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The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall

You’ve heard of the Food Network’s hit show “30 Minute Meals,” well, what about “45 Minute Falls”? It’s not the title of a new reality show, but it could be. Unfortunately, for some families reality has hit a bit too close to home. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a child is rushed to the hospital every 45 minutes due to TVs falling on top of them. The nightmare gets worse when you realize that most of these kids are not simply suffering a broken arm or leg due to TV tipping; rather, safety experts say many children die … Continue reading →

Rehabilitating Murphy

Wednesday morning Murph and I had what’s become our ritual two week check up with the vet who operated on his paw. (Since the beginning of October, every two weeks we go in for a progress check.) I thought since the one last time, which I thought was going to be Cast Off Day but didn’t quite turn out that way, was a little more involved than normal we’d have a quick in and out trip this Wednesday. I also thought the soft cast would come off and Murph would be done with all that. Wrong! The vet did take … Continue reading →

Is Your Favorite Sport Putting You at Risk for Injury?

Health experts (as well as government officials) are constantly trying to motivate people to get moving. They want couch potatoes to get up and walk, run, enroll in an aerobics class, join a bowling league, play tennis, etc. However, doctors are now saying that if the right precautions are not taken, the amateur sports that experts want people to participate in can have unexpected long-term health risks. A new study conducted by a leading occupational therapist found that when leisure activities are not done properly they can have negative effects on the musculoskeletal system. According to the study, in the … Continue reading →

Fall Sports and Your Child

Now that school is back in session the number of sports related injuries is on the rise. Pediatricians say they are seeing a ton of ankle injuries among young athletes now that football and soccer season has gotten underway. Most include sprains and broken bones, and in most cases, doctors say the injuries could have been prevented. If your child is an avid athlete doctors recommend reviewing the following tips in an effort to avoid unwanted trips to the emergency room: BE PROACTIVE Shoes. Doctors recommend purchasing the proper shoe for the specific sport your child is participating in. Different … Continue reading →

Coming Back to Hurt Pets After Vacation

When Wayne and I went on our vacation to Alaska, we boarded Murphy in a “pet resort.” A neighbor watched the cats for us. (She graciously offered to watch Murph, too, but we didn’t want to overwhelm her. She has four kids, school had only started the week before so they were still getting back in that groove, plus she has two dogs –one of which is a new puppy with potty training problems– and a cat of her own. We didn’t want to add having to walk Murph four times a day to her To Do list.) Separation Anxiety … Continue reading →

Cheerleading – America’s Dangerous Sport

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Let me preface this article with the fact that my daughter takes cheerleading classes, not cheerleading like you see at high school events or even in the movie: Bring It On. Her cheerleading is more of the cute variety where she swings her arms, stomps her feet, says a quick cheer and maybe does a cartwheel or two. Yet, a couple of months ago there was an article in the New York Times that stated cheerleading had become the most perilous of high school and collegiate sports. According to the article, female high school and collegiate athletes sustained 104 catastrophic … Continue reading →

Useful Websites: Child Safety

No matter how hard you try to prevent it, your children are inevitably going to get hurt at some point in their lives. Whether it’s falling off their bike and scratching their knees, getting stung by a bee, or even breaking a bone, knowing what to do when your child gets hurt can make you and your child feel much better. I know when I was a child I seemed to be accident prone. To this day I have scars on my knees because I fell on them so many times. In my left calf I also have a piece … Continue reading →

When Baby Falls – Trust Your Instincts

It’s a pretty safe bet to say that every baby and/or toddler falls at least once within the first few years of life. It’s likely also a safe bet to say that most fall much more than once. When my first child (my son) began standing, he fell occasionally. Once, he fell into the leg of our kitchen table and cut his upper lip. Once he even managed to wriggle to standing in his high chair at the age of two and fell out of it…in a matter of seconds. My daughter once fell and hit the front of her … Continue reading →