Parenting

Adjusting to daylight savings time can be difficult for young children … and their parents. As a parent, you have to convince your child to go to bed earlier, often when it’s still light outside. In this video, Dr. Jennifer Foersterling provides some tips and tricks for parents of young kids. Learn the best ways

I worried that driving from coast to coast with three littles (including a six-month old) might be a mistake. Here are all the tips and tricks you’ll need to survive. When we left Vancouver Island for the Maritimes, every inch of our SUV was packed solid. We had to stack clothes around the kids so

We’re proud of our hometown team, the St. Louis Blues and their awesome Stanley Cup victory this year! Our patients and their families got to join in the celebration firsthand as the Cup was brought in to our playroom! #LGB #PlayGloria #GuardiansOfChildhood

Some of the world’s most important pediatric breakthroughs are ONLY happening at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Because this is the ONLY place where Washington University Physicians have gathered from across the globe to discover and develop life-changing treatments for kids.

As an abortion care provider in Canada, I know anti-abortion politics in the U.S. can cause fear and confusion here, often resulting in delays and barriers to care. Unlike in the U.S., access to abortion in Canada has improved significantly in recent years. Abortion was completely decriminalized in 1988 and is publicly funded as a regular

As a registered nurse in the Heart Center, Kayla reflects on what it means to her to be a guardian of childhood with a story about a baby she was able to take care of for only a few days. She describes the ways that the staff at St. Louis Children’s Hospital go the extra

ONLY Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s could give Weston’s family hope, using a new immune therapy developed here in St. Louis by Washington University Physicians. Find out more about Weston’s story. https://www.stlouischildrens.org/giving/impact/weston

Meet Weston and learn how St. Louis Children’s gives kids like Weston the chance to fight – and win.

Whether you made it in your own kitchen or bought it at the grocery store, do you know how to properly store baby food? Here are some tips to consider. Visit Children’s MomDocs (a blog by mom physicians at St Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine): http://bit.ly/2k3V2W2 Learn more about St. Louis

Organic! Homemade! Unprocessed! We as moms are inundated every day with messages of what we should be feeding our kids. But when it comes to a baby’s first foods, what’s really important? Do we need to be spending hours in the kitchen, or is something out of the jar just as healthy? Like us on

It’s time to rally! Our kids are sending good vibes to the St. Louis Blues – and a message to the Boston Bruins!

Kids’ clothes have traditionally fallen into gendered buckets, with pink things and tutus in the girl’s section and blue pieces with trucks and dinosaurs in the boy’s section. But now that we’ve stopped thinking of gender as binary, it’s about time the clothes followed suit. Thankfully, not only are popular retailers creating unisex collections, but

What to do when you feel like a terrible Mom or Dad? Mommy-guilt can get the better of all of us but it’s destructive powers do not help us parent better! #peacefulparenting VLOG, BOOK & TOY RECOMMENDATIONS HERE: www.theparentingjunkie.com F A C E B O O K: (Cuz I post inspiring, uplifting things there!) http://www.facebook.com/theparentingjunkie

The St. Louis Children’s Hospital advocacy and outreach programs transform the hospital’s mission to “Do What is Right for Kids” into actionable plans involving constituents, employees, medical staff, donors and families. Reaching beyond the hospital setting, the Child Health Advocacy and Outreach department delivers health-related resources and education to families and communities throughout the St.

Many of the ways St. Louis Children’s delivers nationally-ranked care are ONLY possible thanks to your donations. Give today so we can continue to provide the best care for kids in St. Louis and around the world. Give today: https://support.stlouischildrens.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1763&1763.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T

Drama, romance, unattainably beautiful backdrops—these series are perfect summer watches. Summer is here, and there’s no shortage of shows that are perfect for those lazy days where you just want to unwind. From returning romance-filled favourites to hilarious new series, these shows will keep you busy all season long—or for as long as it takes