Life is about perspective but so is motherhood. A point, Rupa Mehta underscores beautifully, in her new book, SOMEONE CALLS ME MOMMY. Rupa is the founder of The Nalini Method and Nalini kids, a classroom based fitness program that helps kids exercise their minds, their emotions and their bodies.

She’s a mother, a wife, and a daughter. All three perspectives, have influenced her motherhood journey and her journey to becoming a published poet.

To check out the Nalini Method and Nalini Kids: https://www.nalinimethod.com/

It is hard to escape the flood of heartbreaking and disturbing, images in Ukraine. The horrors of war, published on every conceivable news outlet and on social media. It’s tough for adults to digest. It’s tougher for kids. And just because your children aren’t talking to you about it, doesn’t mean they don’t know about it. This episode features Dr. Cynthia Martin, a psychologist with the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Martin breaks down how to explain the war in Ukraine to your children. What to say. When to say it. How far you should go in your explanation, without creating new problems along the way. Consider this episode your roadmap for the tough conversations, we are never quite ready to have.

It's one of the side effects of locking down an entire country and telling people to stay away from their doctors; they're listening..especially parents of young children.

In New York City alone, vaccination rates are down over 90% for kids over 2 years old.

And while keeping to a vaccination schedule is important, o​ne pediatrician believes the problem is far bigger than that.

Dr. Dyan Hes of Gramercy Pediatrics breaks down what you should look for as a parent and why it is as important as ever to bring your kid to his or her pediatrician.