It starts out innocently enough. Your child has a bad dream and wants to snuggle with you in the middle of the night. Since you want to offer your kiddo comfort (and you’re too tired to resist), you open up the covers and usher your child into your bed. And that’s where it all begins — bad sleep for both of you. But teaching your toddler to sleep alone m[...]

You go to the pumpkin farm (or if you’re running out of time, your local supermarket), pick up a pumpkin, and take it home. After scooping out the insides and carving it with your kiddos, you dump all the guts and seeds into the garbage. But wait! If you’re not snacking the seeds, you’re missing out on a very important nutritional component. Because the [...]