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Several months ago I received a call on my cell from a number I didn’t recognize. Usually I let such calls go to voice mail but for some reason I picked it…

How’s that for a title? ‘Our fear of perverts is damaging children more than the perverts themselves’. The word ‘perverts’ is one I rarely use. But since it…

A Reader Asks Dr. Feder: I'm 3 months pregnant and my doctor is encouraging me to get the flu shot. Is this safe for the baby? Although we have…

Part One of a Three Part Series Read Part Two, Prematurity, Caesarean Delivery and Sensory Integration, Here There is a stunning juxtaposition occurring in…

I have a folding plastic chair that I keep near the horse paddock, home to a small family of six horses. Many times a week, I hoist the chair over the railing,…

The Facts: - Facebook Manipulated 689,003 Users’ Emotions for a Week for Questionable “Science” Research - 42% of new mothers and 26% of new fathers…

SHOP for Growing Your Own Food Products in Kindred's Market Place FIND the Best Organic Gardening Books in Kindred's Book Store By Brett Janes …

On June 18th, 1999, while on a camping trip, Bob and I were hiking through Asticou Terraces on Northeast Harbor in Maine. We’d had a series of thunder and…

Mountain climbers prepare for the strains of challenging mountains. Wise parenting also takes preparation. I examine the parallels, from practice and focus to…

There’s been a major onslaught from the media in the past few weeks linking the recent cases of measles in the U.S. and the fact that a minority of American…