November 3, 2020 by Emily Marrison Each November we take time to recognize National Diabetes Month and American Diabetes Month. In the last 20 years, the number of adults in the US diagnosed with diabetes has more than tripled, reaching 34.2 million people with diabetes (about 10.5 percent of the US population). Here in Ohio […]
March 23, 2020 by Emily Marrison The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented action in regard to temporary business restriction and closure. Within the last week, Governor DeWine has ordered the closure of all dining rooms of bars and restaurants; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, recreation centers and similar businesses; and the closure of barbershops […]
October 15, 2020 by Emily Marrison Do you ever wonder if you are giving your kids too much or doing too much for them? I thought maybe it would get easier to determine this as my children got older. Now I find myself with a teen and a tween, and I am discovering this question […]
January 27, 2020 by Emily Marrison For better and for worse, we all inherit particular characteristics from our parents. Maybe it’s our mother’s eyes, or maybe our father’s temper. Some of that is directly the result of the DNA we’ve received, and some of it comes from the influence they exerted in our environment. When […]
March 29, 2021 by Emily Marrison Spring is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. It is a good time to take inventory of our health, financial, and relationship habits to consider what personal spring cleaning may be in order. A few years ago, I came across the phrase “future self.” The concept is […]
If you are used to scanning the sweeteners on grocery store shelves, you may have noticed a new ingredient recently. Though it has been on the market here in the US since 2015, allulose is beginning to make an appearance in more foods for a wide variety of reasons. Allulose is often called a rare […]
Today’s topic is one that comes up often in discussions on screen time: are video games safe for my children to play? It is a complicated question with no easy answer, but I wanted to share some of the latest research. It is first helpful to define what we mean by a video game. Games […]
January 14, 2021 by Emily Marrison The beginning of a new year is an opportunity to consider those things you have been putting off. I heard last week that two of the greatest gifts you can give the next generation are organized, digitized photos and your advance care directives. If you are like 70 percent […]
April 30, 2024 by LittleJ April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but this spring also marks the launching of Know2Protect, an initiative of the Department of Homeland Security to help educate the public and prevent online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). According to a national youth survey, published in the Journal of the American […]
It can be challenging to understand the impact our food waste and diet have on our environment. From preserving our foods to planning out our meals there are many steps we can take to reduce our food waste. In honor of Food Waste Prevention Week, April 1- 7, lets dig in to yet another form […]
February 15, 2024 by shumaker68 In my house, “Do you have a plan for dinner?” is the dreaded question. If you have faced more than one evening drive home trying to remember what might be in the refrigerator and pantry at home to make a meal, you are not alone. Some days, it’s just all […]
April 4, 2024 by Caitlin Smith Spring is here, a time of revival and renewal, and many of us are gearing up for the total solar eclipse on April 8th! This is a very exciting time, as the eclipse will be visible across Ohio. Amongst our excitement, we mustn’t forget to consider safety for those […]
February 11, 2021 by Laura M. Stanton Last year, I transformed into a self-proclaimed bird nerd. The change started in the spring of 2020 when I started working from home because of COVID. I placed my desk next to a window and in April, I noticed a robin building a nest. Watching the robin sit […]
March 21, 2024 by kschlag My daughter has her Kindergarten screening coming up in a few weeks. She is very excited to be going to the “big kid school” next year, but I know that this will be a big transition for her. As we prepare for that transition, we have learned that being kindergarten […]