Greenwich Moms Blog

We probably all feel some anxiety these days. But with a teenager, how can we assess the severity of the anxiety and how we can help our kids?

This article from Anxiety Institute provides an overview of anxiety disorders in teens, with an eye toward providing you with answers to these important questions.

Resilience is the ability to overcome serious stress or difficulty, and bounce back stronger than ever. With increasing pressures academically, athletically and socially on kids these days, being resilient is critical. In this series, Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts share keys to resilience, and how to help your child be resilient.

We have some exciting news to share here at Coastal Orthopedics – we have another accomplished specialist joining our team – Dr. Paulina Piekarska, DPM. Meet Dr. Piekarska, a foot & ankle specialist, surgeon, and podiatrist with expertise in both operative and non-operative treatments. She specializes in the treatment of a variety of lower extremity conditions commonly experienced by children including sports injuries, heel pain, and Sever’s disease!

Some vital tips to help determine if your aging parents may need more help and how to proceed!

If you’re sober-curious, read one Mom’s tips on not drinking for 30 days!

If you have young children, then you’re no stranger to the viral bugs, mostly cold, flu, and, now COVID, that can ground them for a couple of weeks every winter. But do you know about RSV? Here’s everything you need to know.