I’m going back to work and not pumping enough milk. Help!
I'm going back to work and not pumping enough milk. Help! Recently, Mommy Medicine received a question from a new mama going back to work and trying to pump enough...
How Do I Make Chores a Part of Our Family Life?
How Do I Make Chores a Part of Our Family Life? Chores are an important part of raising responsible, independent children. It’s good for them the way vegetables are good...
How Do I Get my Toddler or Preschooler to Stay in Their Room Past 5 am?
How Do I Get my Toddler to Stay in Their Room Past 5 am? 5:30 am: The windows are dark and you’re staring into space with a cup of coffee...
What Are Some Great Spring Break Ideas for My Kids?
What Are Some Great Spring Break Ideas for My Kids? We adventured from Phoenix to Santa Fe for Spring Break. We are used to the 5-6 hour San Diego drive,...
How Do I Get My Kids to School on Time?
How Do I Get My Kids to School on Time? This morning I was woken up far too early, by my 10-year-old looking for her school uniform. Of course,...
Can I Potty Train my Child at 18 Months?
 Can I Potty Train my Child at 18 Months? Yes, yes, and yes! Those sphincter muscles are fully developed at around 18 months of age, which means your little one...
When Do I Start Potty Training my Child?
One way to ensure that your child is potty-trained by age 2 to start young-- very young. Younger than you would really even think is normal or accepted. In many...
How Do I Survive a Road Trip With my Kids?
How do I Survive a Road Trip with my Kids? I can barely remember the days when it was just me and my husband in my car. In those days...
A Good Night’s Sleep
Before I had kids I really was pretty harsh on the young parents in my life. They'd come in to work complaining about lack of sleep and I simply...
What is Mommy Medicine?
One night a few years ago...when I was having a rare and wonderfully deep sleep, I had a vivid dream. In my dream I was Mary Poppins. I wore the...