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The school year is winding down and it’s time to start planning your picture perfect Santa Barbara summer. Take the opportunity to combine some health-minded and family-oriented activities

Beautiful beaches and stunning weather are two reasons why Santa Barbara is paradise. Safely enjoying the sunshine is important for all ages, but especially for our youngest beach

Number two, pinching a loaf, sinkers and floaters are some colorful euphemisms for a bowel movement. For some kids, though, this normal bodily function can be anything but

 The child sitting next to yours is hacking up a lung. Is it just a cold or could it be something worse? SInce pertussis, also known as whooping

PCoughs and runny noses are everywhere.  Kleenex and cough syrup are flying off the shelves. An optimistic teacher-friend recently mentioned that her classroom was half-full.Aside from good hand

Your baby wakes up screaming in the middle of the night with teething pain or a high fever. You look in the medicine cabinet for your acetaminophen (generic

It’s only 44 days until one of my favorite days of the year.  On Feb 19th, pitchers and catchers will report to their major league teams to mark

Starting January 1st, 2012, all children in California must be secured in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9

Welcoming a new baby is challenging enough, but bringing home a newborn to a house already filled with kids is a whole different ballgame.Older siblings may adore their