When it comes to exercising, sometimes we need a little motivation…like someONE or someTHING to help us GET UP and GET MOVING!! Well, what if I told you that your exercise routine could help benefit children who are battling cancer? Would that motivate you?

How often do we, as parents, say, “Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite,” or “Good night, sweet dreams” as we tuck our children into bed? Unfortunately, many kids experience sleep disturbances and aren’t able to get a good, restful night’s sleep.

There are lots of great NEW things happening at the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire.

Many people believe that if they’re going to get cancer, then they’re going to get cancer…and there is nothing that they or anyone else can do about it. But on the contrary, Marcia Arneson, a Wellness Coordinator at the Center for Healthy Living at Sacred Heart Hospital, tells us how exercising and staying physically fit can actually decrease your risk for developing many types of cancers.

According to WebMD, gestational diabetes -- diabetes that develops during pregnancy -- is relatively common, affecting about 4% of all pregnant women.

There are exercises out there designed specifically to tone your abs, strengthen your biceps, and firm up your bottom! But what about those muscles that you CAN’T see?!

One local mom and her 7-year-old daughter are working together to help others in our community. Together they have started a small foundation called "Bella's Books" to donate books to children in homeless shelters in our area.

I bet most, if not all, of us moms have had a child who was sick with vomiting and or diarrhea at some point during their childhood. It’s no fun for anybody! But what specifically can we parents do to help our child through this kind of illness?

It important for you women to make healthy lifestyle choices to not only help reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but also because there are little sets of eyes watching every move you make!!

As a parent, sometimes it’s hard to know how to prepare your child for that very first visit to the dentist. What should you say or not say? And, of course, much of it will depend on the age of your child.

Nurse practitioners are becoming more and more common in hospitals and clinics throughout the country. Have you ever wondered what exactly they do? What medical conditions can they help you with?

Did you know, according to the web site StompOutBullying.Com, that “As many as 160,000 students stay home from school on any given day because they're afraid of being bullied?”

As we’ve talked about before, the number one killer of women in the United States is heart disease. And having high cholesterol just increases that risk even more.

Did you know, according to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 71.2% of high schoolers in Wisconsin have reported having had at least one drink of alcohol sometime during their lifetime…and 18.6% of those students reported that they had that first drink before the age of 13! And maybe even more surprising, 37.3% of high schoolers in Wisconsin have reported using marijuana one or two times during their lifetime.

When you see someone having a heart attack on TV or in the movies, many times you see him clutch his chest in severe pain. But the symptoms of a heart attack in women may be very different than that of men…and much more subtle and unclear. In fact, a woman may not even realize she is having a heart attack.

If you or your child develop a fever or an ache or a pain, have you ever gone into your medicine cabinet and seen bottles of both acetaminophen and ibuprofen and wondered which one to use? Does it depend on the symptoms?

I think many of us parents would agree that we want to raise our children to be responsible…and to grow up to be responsible, independent adults. But how exactly is the best way to do that?!

If you want to reduce the chance of your child getting cavities, then a couple of things you should consider are having them use fluoride and also having sealants put on their teeth.

I think many of us moms know that we need to brush our kids’ teeth after meals, take them to the dentist, and eliminate sweet, sugary foods to help eliminate tooth decay. But is there anything else we could be or SHOULD be doing to help reduce the probability of tooth decay in our children?

There is so much information out there about certain foods that can help prevent cancer, or certain foods that can help prevent heart disease, or certain foods that you should limit or even avoid completely! It’s hard to keep it all straight! And is it even accurate??

It's that time of year, when sniffles, sneezes, colds and sore throats are running rampant throughout the Chippewa Valley. If your child comes down with a sore throat, how do you know if it's just a sore throat related to the common cold...or strep throat?

If your child has ever developed a cavity on one or more of his teeth, have you ever thought to yourself…do I really need to have them fixed? They are just baby teeth and will fall out and be replaced with new ones, anyway. Why fix them? What will happen if I don’t?

According to KidsHealth.org, next to the common cold, ear infections are the most commonly diagnosed childhood illness in the United States. More than 3 out of 4 kids have had at least one ear infection by the time they reach 3 years of age

Sometimes, mothers are so busy taking care of their children, their households, and their careers that they forget to take care of themselves and their own well-being! The number one cause of death among women in the United States is heart disease. Pat LuCore, a registered nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital, tells moms how to make some important lifestyle changes to help prevent it.

A parent never wants to see his or her child sad, upset, or in pain. So if your child is faced with a traumatic situation, how do you as a parent help them get through that difficult time? How do you help ease their pain?