Everything matters at NCH

June 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This Sunday, June 10, from 11 am to 4 pm, you and all our central Ohio neighbors have the opportunity to visit and tour the new Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus - one of the top pediatric healthcare institutions in the country. I highly recommend that you pack up the kids and make a morning or afternoon of it. I got to tour as part of a special preview for bloggers last Saturday, and I can't rave about it enough. This place is THAT amazing. Here are my top ten reasons why you and … [Read more...]

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Brush your baby’s teeth!

April 23, 2012 By 7 Comments
On our way home from Nationwide Children's

Like many other moms, I read with horror the recent article in The New York Times about toddlers undergoing general anesthesia for dental work due, in many cases, to neglectful parents. It seems some didn’t realize they should brush their little ones’ teeth for them, while others found it too challenging. I could never be those parents, I thought. I brushed Zoe’s teeth… err, well, I did sometimes. But guess what? Despite my best intentions – avoiding sweets until she was two and … [Read more...]

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