Past Talks

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  Nov.02.2010 12:00pm EST

  Top Tips for Caring for Babies with Colic ... And Their Parents!

  Join us for a live conversation where we will share our top tips for caring for babies with colic ... and their parents. Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg (known to her patients as Dr. Jen) will lead the conversation. She is a pediatrician, nationally recognized parenting expert, and author of "The Smart Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Kids Through Checkups, Illnesses and Accidents: Expert Answers to the Questions Parents Ask Most." Dr. Jen was paid by Philips AVENT to provide her opinion on topics related to pediatrics and child care, based on her background and personal experience. Her opinions and recommendations are her own. Join us for what is sure to be an important, helpful, insightful conversation!

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  Oct.25.2010 1:00pm EST

  Getting Ready for Flu Season

  Let's talk about what we're doing to protect ourselves and our families from getting the flu. This Talk is sponsored by Walgreens and we will randomly choose participants in the Talk to receive free Walgreens flu shots. Join us, share your tips and what you and your family are doing to stay healthy this Fall and Winter!

• The Forum

  ONE Mom Can Make a Difference

  TheMotherhood has partnered with the ONE Campaign to support the amazing advocacy work they do in developing countries, especially their efforts on behalf of mothers and children in Africa.  From July 23-30, 2011, Emily and Cooper will be in Kenya with ONE and 8 other social media moms. Be a part of the journey – sign up here for updates: http://one.org/us/actnow/moms/ and help shine a blazing spotlight on extreme poverty and disease, and in the process make change!  Here's a link to their schedule in Kenya, with daily actions you can take: http://www.themotherhood.com/post/show/id/492228 and here are links to ways you can follow along and see pictures, too: http://www.themotherhood.com/post/show/id/492230

  LATEST POSTED BY: Emily

  When Cooper and I started blogging in 2004, we had no idea what was coming.
  Seriously, who could have imagined the mind-blowingly creative ways that we would all would use the web to make our lives better?!
  Down the road, I have no doubt we’ll look back on these days and say, “That’s when it all changed.”
  I was thinking about that idea – that we’re living in this incredible time in history when our lives are changing in so many ways for the good - when ONE asked me to blog about their 12 Days of Change Campaign and to focus in particular on Living Proof.
  Here’s the connection. We never imagined our lives could change so much so quickly, and across the ocean, vast improvements are happening in Africa that would have been inconceivable a decade ago.
  Just this week, the cover story in the Economist is “Africa Rising: The Hopeful Continent.”
  Africa … The Hopeful Continent.
  Not many people (aside from the ONE Campaign) would have said that about Africa ten years ago.
  Yet, “in eight of the past ten years, Africa has grown faster than East Asia, including Japan,” according to the Economist. “Africa now has the fastest growing middle class in the world.”
  The health of millions has improved.
  In a Living Proof video, Melinda Gates says that 3 million people are now receiving antiretroviral drugs to control HIV/AIDS. That includes a lot of moms who are staying alive and can now raise their children and do all the things that moms do to make things better for their families and neighbors.
  We really might see a healthy, prosperous Africa in our lifetimes.
  And that’s what the Living Proof Project is showing us - the stories of the incredible progress being made by some of the world’s poorest people.
  In the spirit of the holidays, join us today to share and marvel at what’s been made possible in our lives and in the lives of Africans.
  Today’s 12 Days of Change action is super easy: Share Living Proof with your friends!!!
  Use Facebook, Twitter and the blogs to talk about Living Proof and share a video, a ONE PSA, a story or fact about smart and effective aid that is working in Africa.
  Here’s a tweet if you’d like:
  It's 12 Days of Change & @EmilyMcKhann says to spread the word on the @OneCampaign’s great Living Proof project: http://bit.ly/e4L2hW
  Thank you and happy holidays!!
  The ONE 12 Days of Change Project: http://bit.ly/vgpia6
  Living Proof: http://bit.ly/e4L2hW
  Amy Oztan's post on the 12 Days of Change: http://bit.ly/uutUI8

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  December.7th.2011

  

  69 Posts

  Caring for Babies with Colic ... And Their Parents!

  We're sharing our best tips for caring for babies with colic. Please share your tips and best solutions, and share how you are doing if your baby has colic. We're here to support you!

  LATEST POSTED BY: MyFourMonkeys

  My Four Monkeys' readers had some great questions for Dr. Jen: - I've heard "gripe water" is helpful for babies with colic. Do you know if this is true? - What is the best way to recognize colic? - I have a Question! Luckilymy daughter wasn't colicky but my cousins son was. Her mom did something called Flipping? I guess you Flip the baby around and it helps? I personally wouldn't do it, what's the Dr.'s thought on this method?

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  October.31st.2010

  

  15 Posts

  Walgreens Acts of Wellness

  This time of year, many of us will get flu shots, but some people aren't so lucky. We’ve armed 10 amazing bloggers with five Walgreens flu shot gift cards each to give to people in their community who need them. It’s a gift of good health to offer anyone - from local families in need to the elderly - who might be vulnerable to illness this year. We're sharing our Random Acts of Wellness missions here and look forward to hearing your acts of wellness during flu season, too!

  LATEST POSTED BY: Erin O

  Do you get flu shots every year? __ Time for flu shots, and some may get a tiny needle WASHINGTON – It's flu vaccine time again — and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk. The first flu shot that works with a less-scary skin prick instead of an inch-long needle is hitting the market this fall. Sorry kids, this option so far is just for adults, and it's so brand-new that it will take some searching to find a dose. But there are plenty of the other varieties — standard shots, a special high-dose shot for seniors and the needle-free squirt-in-the-nose option — to go around. At least 166 million doses of flu vaccine are expected to be produced this year. The big question is whether people will get it. Usually each year's flu vaccine varies from the previous versions as different influenza strains emerge. This year, the vaccine's a duplicate because the three flu strains that sickened people last winter still are circulating. Scientific studies aren't clear about how much a person's immunity wanes over a year, although it varies by age and overall health. But federal health officials and the American Academy of Pediatrics weighed the evidence and say don't skip this year's vaccination — it's the only way to be sure your immune system remains revved enough for the best protection. "You're not going to be able to count on that vaccine protecting you throughout a second season," says Dr. Lisa Grohskopf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A yearly vaccination now is recommended for virtually everyone, except babies younger than 6 months and people with severe allergies to the eggs used to make it. Last year, 49 percent of children and 41 percent of adults were vaccinated. Read more: http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011-09-06/Time-for-flu-shots-and-some-may-get-a-tiny-needle/50276472/1?loc=interstitialskip

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  September.6th.2011

  

  28 Posts

  The Hand Drying Song!

  Brought to you by the new Kleenex Hand Towels, the Kleenex Hand Drying song is an awesome way to teach kids the importance of drying your hands well (it is just as important as the washing part!) with a single-use towel. Join us as 20 fabulous mom bloggers find fun ways to share the Kleenex Hand Towels Hand Drying song! http://www.kleenex.com/handtowels/song.aspx

  LATEST POSTED BY: kdc521

  Here's our group video :-)

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  June.15th.2010

  

  30 Posts

  Spring Into Action

  The Motherhood and our AWESOME blogger team are so pleased to be working with Aller-Ease again, this time on spring allergies, spring cleaning and "Spring into Action!" Check back often, we'll be posting the best spring cleaning tips of all time right here!

  LATEST POSTED BY: Deborah

  i am having so much fun or how i channel my inner suzy homemaker or tom sawyer.... http://applesinwonderland.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-am-having-so-much-fun-or-how-i.html

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  March.16th.2011

  

  90 Posts

  Flip for Fall

  Learn about indoor and seasonal allergies and the Flip for Fall Challenge sponsored by Aller-Ease, makers of allergen filtration bedding. TheMotherhood and Aller-Ease have asked a handful of bloggers to Flip their house for Fall, and videotape how they prepare their home for allergies and the change of seasons. Check back to see what they do. We need your help, too! If you have a great tip or a "tried and true" method when you Flip for Fall, tell us and your tip could be included in the Ultimate Flip for Fall Checklist – a guide created by moms, for moms. Share your tip and leave your name, email and blog and we will contact you if your tip is included in the Ultimate Flip for Fall Checklist. (If your tip is chosen, it will be used in media outreach by the American Textile Company on behalf of the Aller-Ease brand. All media outreach will cite TheMotherhood as the source. If your tip is chosen as one of 10 and you provide proper contact information, you will receive a thank-you package of Aller-Ease product.)

  LATEST POSTED BY: Cooper

  Many dubious remedies exist, but immunotherapy and careful cleaning to remove allergens and immunotherapy may be the best options. (Click link to read.) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/health/06patient.html

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  March.5th.2010

  

  184 Posts