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This blog is courtesy of Christine Carter, Ph.D., sociologist, author of the book “Raising Happiness” and former Go Confidently speaker. So how can you get more than a “fine” out of your kids when you ask them, “How was school?” Drawing on techniques from some of the most brilliant people I know — parenting expert…
What is your best memory of working at the children’s hospital? “It’s hard to pick any one memory as my favorite from my years of working in the emergency room. I’ve always found it to be rewarding when I go into a room and the child’s grandmother is there and she remembers me and how…
Moms and dads with children nearing puberty know exactly what you mean if you ask, “So have you had the talk yet?” Erin Berkley-Sizemore, APRN, spoke this week with WHAS11’s Rachel Platt about when puberty starts for girls and boys, and good ways to communicate with children about everything from body changes to truth vs….
If e-cigarettes weren’t bad enough, there’s a new method of using e-liquid that creates even more potent clouds of vapor: “dripping.” While regular electronic cigarettes produce vapor by gradually drawing liquid into a heating coil through an automatic wick, dripping involves placing drops of e-liquid directly onto the exposed heating coil of an e-cigarette and…
The first “big” holiday of the year is right around the corner — Valentine’s Day. And with that we are once again inundated with store shelves filled with candies and cookies and endless sugary treats. Did you know that 10 innocuous-looking “I luv u” hearts contain 120 calories? Not too terribly bad — if you…
Being a sport parent is tough. You want the best for your kid. You want to push them (gently) when they need it but also want them to have fun during their athletic endeavors. And you certainly want to help them avoid pitching injuries and ailments. Recently, Ryan J. Krupp, M.D., orthopedic and sports medicine specialist with Norton…
Every girl goes through puberty at her own pace, but it usually happens slowly over several years. It’s often hard to tell exactly when it begins or when to expect changes to happen. However, there are some outward signs you can watch for. “The age ranges in this graphic are average and every girl is…
If you have kids, you’re no stranger to sick days this time of year. The culprit? Many times an enterovirus. While it sounds scary, it’s usually just something that needs to run its course. Every year in the United States, millions of kids are infected with an enterovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease…
While planning the inaugural Christian Academy of Louisville Centurion Classic Field Hockey Tournament this year, the CAL field hockey family — players, coaches and parents — committed to giving a portion of the tournament’s profits to a local charity that holds special significance to the team. The team selected the emerging Adolescent and Young Adult…
Bones are the framework of a child’s growing body. Bone is living tissue that is always changing, with bits of old bone being replaced with new bone. During childhood and the teenage years, much more bone is made than replaced. Because up to 90 percent of peak bone mass is reached by age 18 in…
Anna-Maria Beck, a 17-year-old Sacred Heart Academy student with an inoperable brain tumor, led a delegation to Washington, D.C. Beck, along with a team from Norton Children’s Hospital, met with lawmakers to push new legislation, including the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 (ACE Kids Act), which would make it easier for children…