By Sara Chana, IBCLC, RH (AHG) The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and there is a feeling of fun in the air. Everyone is beginning to think about barbeques and picnics except for the allergy sufferer who is thinking about itchy eyes, a stuffy nose, and constant sneezing. It is bad enough for [...]
Sara Chana is an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), classical homeopath, herbalist RH (AHG), businesswoman, wife and mother of seven children. Sara Chana can help you navigate the challenging worlds of the working mom, the stay home mom, or the breastfeeding mom, revealing the secrets to taking charge of your own health for the well [...]
On the day we send our children off to preschool, we struggle with the reality that they are still so young, yet this is their first step toward independence. Yet, they are still little and rely on us for so much. In fact, our children started this move toward independence long before preschool. At Parenting [...]
You get home from a long day at work. You are exhausted. Your kids want your attention. They want to tell you about their day. They want to play with you. …But dinner time is approaching. The family must be fed and dinner simply isn’t going to make itself–though I’m sure we all wish it [...]
I am staring at my oldest child’s blank kindergarten registration form. The pen is in my hand, I know all the answers; birth date, address, language spoken at home…it isn’t like I need to look these things up. “Just fill it out,” I say to myself. But I don’t. Instead my thoughts roll to a [...]
When I went searching for photos of myself during my first pregnancy I struggled to find more than a handful. I was horrified by my body, which was obese to start with, and only ballooned during pregnancy. Irrespective of my stature (I’m 5’10) or build (think muscular and statuesque), I was mortified by my appearance. [...]
They come at you from left field! Just when you thought that everything was going smoothly, your daughter is in tears or screaming at you about something you can’t understand – because she is screaming! As a parent, it is so hard to know how to react to these feelings. Sometimes, your child can tell [...]
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” ~WILL ROGERS The above is an obscure but interesting quote I came across recently on the Internet that struck a chord with me and how I interact with my children. Clearly I haven’t [...]
Julie Freedman Smith and Gail Bell founded Parenting Power in 2002. With a combined 30 years experience in the education sector, Julie and Gail knew they had a unique perspective on parenting; the decision to launch a business helping parents face everyday challenges was an easy one. Growing Parenting Power into a successful business has [...]
