Keeping Your Family Safe in the Spring

We are just getting over a nasty flu and cold season. Strep has been running rampant in my children's schools. Everyone I know has a lingering cough. We just need winter to end, and all our ails will be cured, yes? No.

Have Germs, Will Travel

We are sharing intimate quarters with hundreds of other people, many of whom are snotty kids, some of whom are ill, some of whom will become ill within the next 48 hours, and therefore, are at their most contagious. It is the frenzied equivalent of a bacterial and viral rave ...

Gifts From Your Grandparents You CAN’T Return

Turns out, there is a lot we didn't know, a lot we still don't know. Maybe DNA did, in fact, contribute to the genesis of her illness. Maybe it didn't. Does family history matter? YES!

Traditions Are Worth It — Both Old and New

The traditions I've passed on from my parents and those I've started on my own, further my kids' sense of stability, security and family. They give them something to look forward to and something to look back on.

Why Do They Look Just Like HIM?

It isn't so much I want mini-me's, as it is the principle of the thing. Why does he get the genetic dominance when all he had to contribute was a few bottles of wine, a couple back rubs and ...

Valley Offers Tips for Those Who Lose Sleep Over Daylight Saving Time

Helpful tips on how to combat sleep disruption due to time changes.

Can You Guess Who is in These Prom Photos?

Even famous people have embarrassing prom photos! Check some of them out here.