Health + Wellness

A weekday morning, typically greeted with the grunt of to dos, kids to school and the work leftover from the week prior... Thinking about how I would love nothing more than to get out on the dance floor, leaving nothing...

Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin OB/GYN has four new physicians who are transitioning their practices from their Milwaukee-area locations to Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Ozaukee Hospital. To celebrate this transition they are hosting a community event on Wednesday, July 20...

Knowing how to pick the right bike for you kid isn't easy. I often take for granted that I'm married to the owner of local bike shop, Tosa Bike Garage, who can answer all of my silly questions –...

Last month, our readers had an opportunity to submit questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children. We took those questions to our local experts at Children's Wisconsin and had the chance to connect with Dr. Kristin Bencik - a pediatrician at...

How much does your child’s homework dominate your weeknights? If you’re looking for a solution to this common challenge, I have a book suggestion for you: Visual Secrets for School Success: Read Faster, Write Better, Master Math and Spelling. Written...

I Know I Am is the book I wish I would have had growing up. So in order to make sure that this next generation of children have the information and resources in their hands, I wrote the book...

You may not be familiar with the medical term amblyopia, but the condition affects somewhere around 2 to 4 percent of children. What’s especially concerning about amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” as it’s more commonly called, is that it can...

Stitches at the kitchen table in the comfort of your own home?... A Wisconsin mom shares about her urges care house call experience with WI company Pivotal Health  Every parent dreads that call, but on this particular afternoon, Megan, mother of three in...

Rosie had always been a hardworking student. But as she got older, schoolwork got more difficult, especially reading. More specifically, Rosie didn’t seem to be understanding what she was reading. And the advice from teachers — slow down, ask...

As many parents know, an OB/GYN has the privilege of being uniquely positioned to provide compassionate health care at some of life's most monumental moments. From those first stages of pregnancy to the life-altering experience of birth and then...