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I am very fair skinned and so are both of my children. I grew up on Long Island so trips to the beach often meant me turning bright red and resembling a lobster. I was told by friends, family and doctors that skin cancer is as a result of skin damage done during childhood. So when I had children I immediately went out and picked up the highest SPF that I could find. I didn't look at any of the ingredients that were listed on the back of the box. Instead I only looked at the SPF number. But as ti… Continue

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I think that being a parent makes you a bit more paranoid about disease and infection. Most of us aren't worried about ourselves, rather we worry about our little ones coming down with something. A flu outbreak isn't supposed to be happening at this time… Continue

I am THAT mom at the birthday parties. You know the one that I am talking about. The one who doesn’t allow her kids to eat the cake and instead brings special treats for them. Most people assume that it is because my oldest is intolerant to wheat and because my youngest has issues with corn. And that’s true, but only part of the answer. The biggest reason is because I try desperately hard to feed my kids food with whole natural ingredients. Most cakes are filled with partially hydrogenated oils… Continue

I should have been making breakfast for my girls and excitedly talking to them about the day's upcoming festivities. After all it was the first Halloween that Kennedy was actually excited about. She had picked out her Cinderella costume and Dylan was going to be a pirate princess. But that wasn't how my morning was going. Instead I was sitting in an hospital room and listening to an anesthesiologist talk to me about the possible side effects of general anesthesia. I guess listening isn't an accu… Continue