Horse Sense – How to Choose a Riding Instructor
In Lexington, the self-proclaimed horse capital of the world, many children will ask at some point to ride a horse.
Reading to Your Child Creates Lifelong Bonds
Reading to Your Child Creates Lifelong Bonds
Childhood literacy is a popular topic in education largely because of the proven benefits: better communication skills, improved vocabulary, more sophisticated problem-solving skills and greater earning potential.
Zika Virus a Threat to Most of U.S.
Zika Virus a Threat to Most of U.S.
Brazil, host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, is in the midst of an outbreak of the Zika virus.
Added Benefit: V.T. Improves Behavior
Added Benefit: V.T. Improves Behavior
Kari Mullins of Lexington received an added bonus after she took her son to Dr. Rick Graebe for Vision Therapy.
News from the YMCA of Central KY
Bike Rental at North YMCA The North Lexington Family YMCA, located at the beginning of the bike/run/walk Legacy Trail, is offering bike rentals now through the end of October. Twenty bikes are available in a range of sizes suitable for all ages. Individual Y members can pay a one-time seasonal fee of $15 while families […]
When to Start Baby on Solid Foods
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. For those who cannot or choose not to do this, infants can be given formula. Around six months of age, most babies are ready for solid foods. Babies show signs that they are ready to try solids. […]
Want to Read Better? Go Outside and Play
If you are looking for ways to help your children learn, Dr. Rick Graebe of the Children’s Vision and Learning Center in Versailles offers some simple advice: “Send them out to play.”
Three Ways to Help Hospice
Many people ask what they can do to help Hospice of the Bluegrass. There are many ways! Here are three opportunities.
Letting kids Fail Can lead to Lifelong Success
Letting kids Fail Can lead to Lifelong Success
Caregivers Rank Hospice of the Bluegrass as One of Nation’s Best
Hospice of the Bluegrass was named a 2016 Hospice Honors recipient at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Management and Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
In Praise of My Mother-in-Law
There may not be many women who can say this, but I can with unrestrained conviction: My mother-in-law is a treasure… and she lives with our family!
Non-Candy Treats Foster Healthy Habits
A couple of months ago as my daughter’s ninth birthday approached, I thought of what treat I could make to bring to school.
Treatment Throughout Whole Life Span
Dr. Rick Graebe, an optometrist in Versailles, specializes in Vision Therapy, a kind of physical therapy for the eyes, brain and body that has a high success rate for children struggling in school.
Childhood Irritant: Hay Fever
Allergic rhinitis is probably the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting approximately 15-25% of American children.
Letters of Thanks
Hospice Regularly Receives Notes of Gratitude
ALLOWANCES: What are the Rules and Why?
In order to learn to manage money, you have to have money to manage. This is a good reason to give a child an allowance – with no strings attached.
Why Boys Are More Prone to Disease
Boys exist because they get a Y chromosome from their fathers instead of an X chromosome like they get from their mothers.
Volunteers Make Hospice Work
April is National Volunteer Month, and organizations across the country are celebrating the gifts of time and talent that individuals selflessly give to help others.
Boy With Dyslexia Turns Things Around
Ben Burgess of Georgetown is a bright, healthy, well-coordinated 14-year-old who loves to be outdoors.
Books, not so much. At least that was the old Ben, the Ben of a year ago.
First Year Milestones
The first year of your baby’s life will see huge leaps in physical development. So what can you do to help him reach those milestones of mobility? Read on for some tips. Head Control: It all begins with head control. Your newborn will probably have a very wobbly head, and developing the neck muscles is […]