Lip Licker’s Dermatitis: Rash Around the Lips
Now that the holidays are here and it’s time for the kids to smile for the camera you notice that unsightly rash around or under their lip. This rash is commonly known as lip licker’s dermatitis....
View ArticleA Stye in My Eye and Other Eye Irritations
It can be miserable for all parties when your kid has itchy, red, irritated or swollen eyes. Kids want to itch and rub their eyes which generally makes the problem worse. These symptoms are usually...
View ArticleSurvival Guide for Parents of Picky Eaters
If you’re reading this post I’m guessing you’re frustrated or worried about your child’s picky eating habits. Maybe they used to love their peas and carrots, but now they’re turning up their nose!...
View ArticleHoliday Survival Guide for Parents of Extremely Picky Eaters
How do parents of extremely picky kids survive the holidays, birthday parties, restaurants and other special occasions? The judgment from others is enough to make us want to skip the event and stay...
View ArticleKeeping Kids Healthy this Holiday
These are some great reminders of ways to keep you and your kids healthy through the holidays.
View ArticleKids Health Tips, Acupressure Pictures and Instructional Videos from A to Z...
My Kids + Love + Acupuncture blog is going to new heights in 2013. Over the course of the next year I will be posting weekly on relevant and important kids health topics from A to Z. However, being...
View ArticlePediatric Tuina Massage Guide for Parents
By Robin Green, L.Ac., MTCM The most powerful tools parents can use to keep their children healthy and treat the symptoms of illness are pedatric tuina massage and acupressure. Both methods involve...
View ArticleCan Staying Warm Keep Your Kids Healthy?
Those are words of wisdom, but can staying warm in the winter really keep you healthy? Since I don’t have any double-blind research studies to give you a definitive answer, let’s look at why staying...
View ArticlePediatric Tuina Massage for Cough
There are five basic tuina massage techniques you can use to treat your child’s cough, no matter what kind they have: wet, dry, hacking, barking, whooping or tickley. Pediatric tuina massage is 100%...
View Article7 Ways to Calm a Cough Your Pediatrician Won’t Tell You About
Every cold and flu season many children come down with a head cold that results in a cough. Coughing can be uncomfortable and downright irritating if it’s strong and persistent or keeping everyone up...
View ArticlePediatric Tuina Massage for Constipation
There are seven basic tuina massage techniques you can use to treat your child’s constipation. Whether it’s from acute illness and fever or more chronic bowel issues these techniques can help. Tuina...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Kid’s Poo Telling You? Part 1 Constipation
Everything that goes in must come out. So, it’s time to talk poo! If you’re a parent I’m sure you have a funny or gross poo story (usually both), but what I’m talking about is what poo can tell us...
View ArticleJanuary Link Love
January 2013 has been an unofficial relaunch of my Kids+Love+Acupuncture blog! I started it over a year and a half ago after I had a Kids Love Acupuncture Party at my office. The party was such a hit...
View ArticleMonthly Giveaway: 2 Books Every Parent Needs to Have!
This is my first ever giveaway and I wanted to give you two books that I have found SUPER valuable over the years. I refer to them all the time in my practice and at home when my kids are sick. I’ve...
View Article“Flu Proof” Your Kid: 5 Ways to Do It Naturally
With all the media coverage exploding over the flu epidemic that’s sweeping the nation, it got me asking “What can we do to “flu proof” our kids?” It’s impossible to keep our kids away from germs....
View ArticlePediatric Tuina Massage for Wellness
Pediatric tuina massage, or Chinese infant massage, has been used for thousands of years in the East to keep kids healthy and treat illness. This type of massage is largely unknown and it is my...
View ArticleBeautiful Babies: A Book Review
Every customer who pre-orders a copy of Kristen Michaelis’ book Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breast-feeding, and Baby’s First Foods on or before March 18th will ALSO receive a...
View ArticleMommy Guilt: It’s Time to Let it Go
You’ve joined the mommy club and gone through a labor of love. Now you have this precious angel to care for. A person in your life that you love more than you could have expected. There are no words...
View ArticleFebruary Link Love
Time just seems to be flying by and it’s already the end of another month! I’m excited for spring to get here because that means more yummy seasonal veggies! Have you started preparing your garden yet?...
View ArticleKids with Asthma Breathe Easier with Acupuncture
Asthma is a serious problem in the United States and around the world. Today 9 million children in the U.S. suffer from asthma — that’s a 75% increase since 1980! Many parents are looking for ways to...
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