Special Care for All Kids
When Lexington mom Rania Burke sought a preschool for her two children, she wanted them exposed to as much variety as possible.
Family Health
Advice and wisdom from health professionals
Hospice Offers Camps to Help Children Grieve
The loss of a loved one is particularly hard on children.
“Grieving children often feel very alone,” says Vicki Merrill, LCSW, ACHP-SW from Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Dr. Graebe’s Inter-Disciplinary Way
Always looking for kindred spirits in the medical world, behavioral optometrist Rick Graebe of Versailles reaches out to colleagues from different disciplines because, well, that’s the condition of the human body – interdisciplinary.
How to Keep Summer Safe
In the summers when I was a kid, we would play a game called “jarts.” The actual “jarts” were heavy metal spikes with plastic wings that we would toss toward a small hula hoop so many yards away.
Treatment Helps UK Student Rescue Her Academic Career
Ever since UK student Ashley Glass of Georgetown suffered a concussion as a junior in high school, schoolwork became a struggle. The 21-year-old from Georgetown was homeschooled until the ninth grade and graduated from Somerset Christian School before enrolling at UK as an agriculture business major. (She will switch to business management in the fall.) […]
Kids Eat Here Offers Free Summer Meals for Local Children
Kids Eat Here, a local initiative to promote the federal Summer Food Service Program, aims to ensure that all students have enough to eat during summer break.
Vision: More Than the Eye Chart
Is your child clumsy, has trouble reading, gets anxious or is generally underperforming in school?
The source of these problems could be one in the same – the visual system.
The Dangers of Too Much Sun
Sunlight is important. It allows us to manufacture vitamin D in our skin. It helps brighten our mood. Without it, we would not exist on this planet. But other aspects of sunlight are not so benign. Ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun can damage our skin and cause sunburn. Over time, UV light can cause […]
Thirdhand Smoke: At Home or in Daycare, Is Your Child Safe From This Health Hazard?
By Angela Brumley-Shelton The health risks of secondhand smoke – especially to children – are well known. But fewer people know about thirdhand smoke. Thirdhand smoke refers to residue that remains on surfaces in areas where people have smoked a tobacco product after it has been extinguished. Thirdhand smoke is dangerous. Cigarettes contain more than […]
Breastfeeding Resources: Local & Beyond
Breastfeeding may be simple and natural, but every expecting or new family needs straight information and accurate help to get started. With books, videos, baby clubs and Internet websites, blogs and listservs, families have many sources to turn to on breastfeeding.