Stay Alert to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
What is carbon monoxide and why is it so dangerous? Virginia Poison Center has strategies for keeping your family safe from carbon monoxide.
Improving Cancer Therapy Research
Decades ago, all cancer patients were treated with similar drugs. Scientists now understand that cancers which originate in various parts of the body are more affected by certain drugs than others. As we gained a better understanding about the biology…
Compassion-Powered Parenting
There I was, standing in the laundry room with my back against the door stuffing cookies in my mouth. Yes, I was hiding from my toddler. Eating a cookie in front of an almost three-year-old without offering him one is…
Kids Have New Phones? Strategies for Families
My twin 12-year-olds received phones for Christmas, and it’s clear that we need to establish some rules. Do you have general guidelines to help keep them from becoming addicted – like their parents and so many people already are? Before…
Table Talk That Makes Sense for Selective Eaters
Is your child a selective eater? Tips and strategies from parents and experts that will help expand your mealtime options.
Forward Foundation
Three years ago, Erica’s family of three became a family of two. As a newly single mom, providing for and parenting then nine-month-old Eris fell on Erica’s shoulders alone. The challenges of working full time, paying for child care, and…
Happy 2023, One and All!
And just like that, 2022 is in the rearview mirror, and a shiny new year has arrived, filled with possibilities. If I were to look back at all of my past RFM Publisher’s Notes from Januarys gone by, I’ll bet…
Valentine Time for Kids and Families!
Start with craft paint and paper bags, and create fun, colorful valentine cards and decorations. Paint your favorite colors and patterns on a paper bag canvas that can be cut up into hearts, letters, or any shapes you want to…
Travel Safety and Foul Weather
It was one year ago this January that many of us watched the local and national news in disbelief as vehicles of all makes and models were stuck in a backup that stretched from the outskirts of Richmond to Northern…
Accidental Parenting
Years ago, I read somewhere that it wasn’t a good idea to make the television the focal point of a room. “TVs are nothing more than ugly black boxes the majority of the time,” the article stated. “Why make one…
