Weight-Loss Moms Transform Their Lives
Was Lexington Family Magazine’s Fit Family Challenge a success? Just ask Shelley Hopps, who has lost 40 pounds since January and is now a size 4.
Family Health
Advice and wisdom from health professionals
Remain Calm During Child’s Night Terrors
A parent is awakened by screaming coming from her child’s bedroom.
When Mom runs in, her child looks like he is awake. His eyes are wide open and his pupils are dilated.
Dr. Graebe – ‘I Was Skeptical Too’
Vision Therapy is like physical therapy for the eyes and brain and treats many common problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision, eye-hand coordination issues, and reading and learning disabilities
It’s Never Too Late To…Read To Your Children
It builds oral language skills by strengthening vocabulary and by providing exposure to the sound, structure and cadence of language.
Autism: How Vision Therapy Can Help
Most parents looking for help for an autistic child probably wouldn’t think of scheduling a visit with an eye doctor.
But perhaps they should, according to Dr. Rick Graebe of the Children’s Vision and Learning Center of Versailles.
Teen Smoking: Still A Major Health Concern
According to the CDC’s High School Risk Behavior survey, 59.2% of Kentucky high-schoolers have tried cigarettes at least once.
ADHD: What Works Beyond Meds
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions of childhood.
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control show that 12% of adolescents at some point in their lives have been diagnosed with ADHD.
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Therapy Improves Life of Child With Autism
Eight-year-old Chris Case, a third grader at Arlington Elementary, has been through multiple therapies following a diagnosis of autism.
He received occupational and speech therapy at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, which recommended that Harold and Rebecca Case consider eye therapy for their son.
Swallowed Objects: The Most Dangerous Ones
Children are naturally curious so we expect them to place discovered objects in their mouths.