Hey there,
I recorded this short video for you about how to prevent and treat bug bites in your little ones.
Enjoy!
Let me know if you need help. Feel free to book a free meet the doctor to chat more.
Whitney
Mommy Moods & Kids Long-Term Health
1 in 5 people will experience mental illness in any given year in Canada. This is truly an epidemic. It doesn’t only affect the person, their jobs, their health, it affects the people around them.
Sadly, it has a long-term negative effect on children. The ACEs study of Adverse Childhood Experiences found that children who grew up with the experience of a depressed family member in the household had an increased chance of long-term health consequences like chronic disease, mental illness, substance abuse and early death.
This is not great news. This is why it’s so important to address mom’s health when we’re talking about children’s health. They are part of the family unit. Everyone in the family affects the other.
This is why I’m passionate about working with moms.
Watch my short video about this and a small thing you can do TODAY to help both mom and child.
Talk soon,
Whitney
Supermoms Throw Out the Rules
The biggest lesson I’m learning as a mom is to let go of the strict rules and how I “should” parent, or should do this or that.
I’d ask everyone for feedback. What do you do? How do YOU handle this situation with your kids. What SHOULD I do about bedtimes, sleep routines, their diet, their grieving, their extracurricular activities.
We have so many decisions to make as parents and we put so much pressure on ourselves to “do it right.”
But what is right? Who says there is only 1 right way to raise a child? Who says there is only 1 right way or path for a child to be happy, healthy & hearty so they can ultimately be OK?
There isn’t any 1 path. It doesn’t exist. If someone tells you it does, then they are lying to themselves.
Each child is unique, each child has their own temperament they were born with. Each child responds differently to different things. Maybe your child is great at sports, maybe they like quiet artwork activities. Knowing our children is one of the keys to happiness as a mother. Not trying to fit them into the prescribed box of a “perfect child.”
Allowing them to be free, allows us to be free. Then we don’t have to follow any rules. We get to make up the rules!! How amazing is that?!?
Whitney
Want to be a better mom? Get the Supermom Survival Guide here.
Little People, Big Eaters
How do we get our kids to love food and be healthy eaters for life?
That’s one of my personal missions and part of raising healthy, happy & hearty kids.
I recently spoke at Food Revolution Barrie about kids and nutrition. Here is the presentation I did. I’d love to hear what your biggest health issues are when it comes to kids.
Talk soon,
Whitney
Meet our new intern
Do you have a friend or family member who would benefit from seeing a naturopath but has limited funds? Now is the perfect opportunity to become a patient and get an individualized plan.
Francesca is joining our clinic this week for the next couple months to complete her naturopathic studies.
Her super powers: She’s a brilliant mom of 3 and has a special interest in fertility, pregnancy and babies.
Francesca will be supervised by one of the naturopathic doctors at Rooted, so your friend or family member has the benefit of 2 people working on their plan.
Costs are reduced:
- First Visit $60
- Follow ups or Acupuncture $30
Contact the clinic or simply book online under “Student Intern”
See you soon!
I Found More Rope
This week has been a bit crazy.
My oldest has been home sick for a couple days with a fever and bad cough.
The night times have been rough. I’m sure you can relate – no matter what age your kids are now. There are just some of those nights.
At the end of 2016, I made a list of all my “wins” and accomplishments.
One of them was that I got up every night and night-time parented my kids. WIN!
I got up and comforted, cuddled and reassured either of them or both of them. Sometimes at the same time (those times are super hard!).
But there were times that it was really, really hard. There were times that I was at the end of my rope. That I felt like I didn’t have it in me.
Sometimes I would cry. Sometimes I would leave the room, let them cry while I took a time out to regroup and go back in and try again. Sometimes I needed some late night texts with my sister to get me through.
Somehow, I always found more rope.
I know we’ve all been there. When you’re exhausted and feel all alone and briefly hopeless. When you’re at the end of your rope, what do you do to find more rope?
The ability to bounce back….that’s called resilience.
And how do we build resilience in our children??
The #1 way is for those children to have one (or more) consistently supportive adult in their lives. A person who is their cheerleader and will be there no matter what.
So, if you’ve found more rope…and you keep on finding more rope when you’re at the end of it…you’re being that person to your child and building resilience in them.
Keep it going. One step, one night, one moment at a time. Sometimes those nights can be hard…but the cuddles are worth it.
Talk soon,
Whitney
p.s. join me over at Guiltless Grace on Facebook with some other supportive moms as we get through this together with grace and poise but without the mommy guilt.