Health + Safety

Oh how I hate cold and flu season! No matter how hard I try to stay healthy I still seem to catch everything my little ones bring home. While most of the time I can take something over the...

Moms are notorious for multi-tasking and being short on time. So I love to do anything that accomplishes multiple purposes at once. A few years ago I led 'mom and me' workouts on nearby playgrounds. I loved the idea...

Summer for my family means fun, vacations and, many trips to the pool! We all want our kids to have a safe and happy experience around water, so if you haven't started thinking about swim lessons now is the...

Choosing a doctor is more difficult than I once thought.  Why?  Because not every doctor thinks alike.  For that matter, not every mother thinks alike.  In the end, we all care about our health and children but everybody's views...

Anyone with kids in childcare knows this sentence: "Sick children need to stay home until symptom-free for 24 hours." I have 3 kids. Sometimes one runs a fever for 2 hours and is fine for the rest of the day....

Despite the cold weather we have been experiencing, Spring is quickly approaching and approximately 2 months away. This means more time around pools, lakes, and even oceans for many families. In order to prepare you and your children to...

Self-care has become a buzzword for women. Women spend so much time taking care of others, that we tend to get run-down a bit and not take the time to care for ourselves. As we know, but don't always...

  I sensed her before I saw her. The gas nozzle chugged noisily beside me as I squinted in the sunlight, trying to make out the figure approaching me. “This is so embarrassing,” she laughed, and I knew instantly I was...

Before 2014, I knew little about breast cancer.  Though most people I knew had someone in their life touched by breast cancer, my awareness of the disease did not go far beyond the pink ribbons or the occasional dollar donated in the checkout...

I gave my kids their first cell phones when they were in 3rd grade. I'm "that" mom, the one who starts the battle cry with your kids, "But everyone has a phone." I justified it, because their father and I are...

I am not a runner. This thought goes through my mind every time I lace up my running shoes. In fact, when I'm running with other people I hope and pray they don't know I'm just a poser, pretending to...

By: Lori Traweek, AGA, Senior Vice President & COO Safety is the top priority for the American Gas Association (AGA) and our more than 200 natural gas utility members across the country. It is the very reason AGA co-founded the...