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Jamie Martin of Miss Jamie's Farm

YouTube Kidfluencers Educate Families About Healthy Living

Aug 31, 2021 ● By Anna Marie Imbordino

Parenting has never been so digital, especially post-pandemic, as families navigate safety boundaries. Kid-friendly content creators are responding to the unique needs and trends of millennial, and now Generation Z, parents whose own online scrolling habits are inspiring them to see YouTube as a resource for safe and healthy entertainment.

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Creative Kids: How to Nurture Imagination

Aug 31, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

How parents can provide children an environment that encourages curiosity and exploration to help build the creative skills critical to personal and planetary survival.

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Managing School Anxiety Starts with a Healthy Gut

Jul 30, 2021 ● By Carrie Jackson

Going back to school can be anxiety-provoking under normal circumstances, and the challenges of the past year may bring additional stress. Dr. Meena Malhotra, MD is the medical director at Heal n Cure, an integrative facility in Glenview that specializes in functional medicine. She says that holistically reducing anxiety and promoting happiness starts with a healthy gut, and people of all ages can benefit from proactively optimizing their gut function to manage stress.

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Back-to-School Wellness: Tips to Keep Kids Healthy

Jul 30, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Parents can ensure children’s health and well-being as they go back to school with these tips for kid's healthy food, family communication, adequate sleep and more.

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Pet Happy: How Animals Help Kids Thrive

Jun 30, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

With studies showing the profound effects that pets can have on children's health, character development and well-being, here are reasons why parents should consider getting a family pet.

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Relaxed Kids: Simple Ways to Calm Anxious Children

May 28, 2021 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Expose kids to relaxation practices through fun activities, yoga poses, mindfulness exercises, meditation and other techniques to naturally calm childhood anxiety.

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Healthy pregnant woman lying in bed holding belly

Natural Mama: Holistic Approaches to a Healthy Pregnancy

Apr 30, 2021 ● By Julie Peterson

Eating organic, detoxing the house, practicing meditation or yoga and other holistic approaches for expectant mothers to follow during pregnancy for delivering a healthy baby.

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Kids playing outside in the woods, climbing trees and enjoying nature

Nature to the Rescue: Kids Come Alive Outdoors

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Take the entire family exploring outdoors with these fun ideas to get children actively involved with nature in ways that open their senses while also moving their bodies.

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Modern Farmer and Big Green Launch Million Gardens Movement to Mobilize Millions to Grow Food at Home

Mar 22, 2021

The Million Gardens Movement aspires to give everyone the opportunity to grow their own food, whether it is on a windowsill or in a backyard, to create a healthier, happier, more sustainable world.

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Mom and Dad playing with their young daughter

Mindful Co-Parenting Tips

Feb 26, 2021 ● By Leah D. Setzen

For separated or divorced parents that want their children to be well-adjusted, there are several important ways to successfully co-parent. Leah D. Setzen of Grunyk Family Law in Naperville offers several tips for healthy co-parenting and healthy kids.

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Woman pregnant through natural fertility

Getting Pregnant: Lifestyle Strategies to Boost Fertility

Feb 26, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Natural approaches such as healthier diets, supplements, detoxed living, herbs, acupuncture and other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) tips for boosting fertility to achieve pregnancy.

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Tricks to get kids to eat more vegetables

Veggie Tricks: How to Get Kids to Eat Better

Jan 29, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Parenting bloggers and nutritionists share effective ways to get even the pickiest of children to eat more vegetables.

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Holistic pediatrician caring for child

Healing the Whole Child: Holistic Pediatricians Go Beyond Meds

Dec 30, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

Holistic pediatricians apply evidence-informed, natural, integrative approaches to healing children, emphasizing healthy lifestyle behaviors for overall well-being.

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Meaningful holiday gift idea

Reinvent the Holidays: More Meaning, Less Stuff

Nov 27, 2020 ● By Ronica O’Hara

The pandemic is shifting this year’s holidays, motivating parents to seek out affordable, meaningful, sustainable and non-material gift ideas for kids, saving money and creating memories.

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Self-Care Tips For Parents in a Pandemic

Oct 30, 2020 ● By Julie M. Gentile

Take care with these self-care tips from yoga teacher and wellness author Julie Gentile using the CALM strategy, and be ready for the holiday season and beyond.

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