If you’re looking for an adrenaline rush after being stuck at home this past year, there are some great opportunities for rock-climbing, surfi…
Many parents consider their children’s fear of vaccinations a necessary evil – a short-lived, if traumatic, event for the greater good, both f…
With coronavirus restrictions, this may not be the year for a road trip across the country or European vacation, but you can still get away wi…
Before COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control estimated up to one in five children in the U.S. will experience a mental disorder in any giv…
As California and the nation haltingly roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many parents anxiously wonder when it will be their turn to receive the cov…
One way to be a positive role model to your kids is in the area of fitness. Staying fit is critical to our health and well-being – including o…
Try these fun and healthy recipes.
This year, instead of focusing on fad diet trends that overtake beginning-of-the-year headlines, we can look for ways to nourish ourselves and…
It may be too soon to know how the pandemic is affecting children mentally. But Santa Rosa psychiatrist Anish Shah, who worked with children w…
Here are some ways that parents can cope with burnout.
In her most recent book, Madeline Levine outlines how parents' concerns about their children's future in a rapidly changing economy and societ…
Mask-wearing, check-ups and other important health topics for starting the new school year.
A new digital therapy platform, based in San Francisco, aims to connect children to psychiatrists, therapists and coaches, and offers free onl…
Caring for a newborn has never been easy. In the midst of a pandemic, that job may be even more challenging. In the era of COVID-19, how do we…
Before many new parents bring their baby home, they are often warned by pediatric experts to never sleep in the same bed with their infant. Bu…
COVID-19 has forced many kids to spend more time on computers. Learn how to protect their vision.
Lisa and her husband were the 37th and 38th people to test positive for COVID-19 in Santa Cruz county. She shares her harrowing story.
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