Other Healing Basics

The following is a guide to a healing blueprint for some of the key steps along the journey of healing your child from a chronic disorder. Take Away the Bad Stuff and Add Back in the Good Stuff Your child ... Read More

What Is Grounding Energy? Every once in a while we need to stop and just get connected to "mother earth" with grounding energy. Try hugging a big old well-rooted tree or taking a long walk on the dry sand or ... Read More

Learn about keeping children well in this informative page from Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, author of Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Food and Childhood Ailments. Keep an Eye Out for Symptoms My daughter’s friend came to ... Read More

Water is essential for all body systems to operate smoothly and should be the main source for hydration, but all water is not the same. There are ways to make healthier choices in the water that you drink. Avoid Lead ... Read More

In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains what the term nosology means and why diagnostic labels might not be helpful or useful. Nosology and Diagnoses What is nosology? According to Webster, it's the systematic classification of diseases. I first ... Read More

In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains why it's helpful to notice and adapt to changes in our children's health. Everything changes: winter to spring, summer to fall, youth to adolescence, health to illness. We expect, accept and adapt ... Read More

In this blog post, Patricia Lemer discusses why parents should treat needs instead of behaviors, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Mental health professionals and schools often depend on a behavioral model to address emotional and learning issues. Programs such ... Read More

This blog post about the powers of visualization was reprinted with permission from Efficient Vision, a newsletter of the Optometric Extension Program (OEP). What Is Visualization? When you recall a memory, daydream, or picture an event, you are using visualization ... Read More