Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
It’s a Thursday afternoon. I fight the Baton Rouge traffic and travel down to Trader Joe’s. I gather up my two blonde boys and march jubilantly into my good food haven. Happily we meander down the aisles, inspecting labels and throwing yummy items in our cart. Shopping at Trader Joe’s or stores like it enables me to feel I am providing my family with healthy and affordable options. Though we may get home much later in the afternoon, it is worth it.
Upon arrival at our house, I celebrate each item as I pull it out of the lovely brown paper bags. My husband helps, commenting on our goodies. I lovingly find the proper places for each item. Then, because...
Protecting your child's teeth from cavities can be as easy as following a few simple recommendations. If we're successful at instilling good behavior early in life, those habits will provide them with a healthy mouth that will keep them smiling indefinitely.
Dental caries (cavities) is a chronic, infectious, transmissible disease resulting from tooth-adherent specific bacteria, primarily Mutans Streptococci (MS), that metabolizes sugars to produce acid which demineralizes tooth structure over time. The disease of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the presence of one or more decayed, missing, or filled tooth surface in any primary (baby) tooth in a child under the age of 6. According to the CDC, this is the most common chronic childhood disease. It’s 5 times more...
Do you know how to perform CPR on your infant or child? You should! If something goes wrong, the time between when you dialed 911 and when EMS arrives is a critical window. Those three to five minutes can be the difference between life and death. Bystander CPR can double and even triple someone’s chance for survival. That is why Red Stick Moms Blog, The American Heart Association, and Baton Rouge General Medical Center are ready to help you learn those lifesaving skills at “Mom School”.
This FREE “mom friendly” event will teach you how to perform infant and child CPR. We know moms are busy, so as a special treat we have something just for you. Baton Rouge General...
Mental illness is such a tough topic to discuss- so much so that I'm not even exactly sure how to start this post. When people experience a physical ailment like diabetes or ALS, they are encouraged to share about their experiences openly and generally we flood them with support and understanding and encouragement. But struggles with mental illness are typically kept under wraps often because people are scared about how they will be perceived. The problem with the silence surrounding mental health is that it leaves our understanding of mental illness limited to images from dramatic Lifetime movies or news reports of mass shooters. But that's not what most mental illness looks like.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 25% of the...
I grew up in a family full of strong, opinionated, southern women of all shapes and sizes. As a family, we all loved to gather together for holidays or special occasions over an abundant feast of deliciously prepared food, and then the next day all the ladies would begin their diets all over again only to avoid getting "fat." As a child, I always questioned the true definition of "fat." Throughout my formative years, I attended my fair share of Weight Watchers meetings with my mother (who has never been "fat" a day in her life) who taught me from a tender age how to count points. Looking back, I'm pretty sure that through every season of my life, there have been times where I...
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