Winter vacation is quickly approaching! It’s a great chance to spend lots of time together as a family

I watched with nostalgia as a group of teenage girls passed me by while I was drinking my delicious latte at a table in the food court the other day. It was like watching myself as a young girl with my peers fifteen years ago. They were all dressed similarly to each other (in clothes probably acquired in group shopping sprees, likely paid for by mom), and their hair was styled almost exactly the same (probably done in the same bathroom with the same brushes and hair products). They even

“Mommy, it hurts to swallow”, your child says as she looks up at you with a sad face and holds her throat. Sore throats have many possible root causes. It can sometimes be hard to decide when your child’s sore throat will get better on its own or when you need to take your child in to be seen by a doctor. Read on for some common causes of a sore throat, when to have your child seen by a doctor, and what you can do to help her feel