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Summer Camp - Parents are you ready?
Schools and homework are winding down and camps are gearing up. Sorry, my dear parents, your summer vacation from parenting never really happens. In reality, there’s never a vacation from parenting. But you already know that. It’s…

Mosquitoes Bugs and Yucky Things: Keeping them at bay and your children safe
Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP
It’s confirmed. The number of people infected with diseases which have been transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has tripled in the United States over the last decade.
The study, conducted…

Yes, you should send your kids to camp!
I think every child should go to summer camp. And most experts agree with me. Child development professionals recognize the camp experience – whether it’s day camp or overnight camp – as valuable in helping children to mature socially,…