JAK CHAT

Heya! Written by Just Add Kids, Founder Paula Herrmann Got your attention? We've got a couple of announcements here that I am so sure many of you will be super-dee duper dee excited about. Who loves kid-oriented, family-friendly events? Who has come to our annual Just Add Kids EXPO!? Not only does JAK have one event to announce. We've got two! Read more...  It's been a long time a comin' and with a lot of inquiries as to when Just Add Kids would have another RESALE! event...it's baaaaack! Our last RESALE! drew 800 guests in the doors of Festival Hall in Racine in February of last year, with a line that had formed prior to the doors opening.  JAK is excited to produce its first event ever in Kenosha, with the event being held at the Kenosha YMCA. Registration for sellers of new/used baby equipment, children's clothing, toys/games, juvenile furniture, youth sports gear, etc. We also want to welcome crafters that create items for babies, kids, families, and ar...

Time Out for Mom... Yah, Right. Written by Just Add Kids, Founder Paula Herrmann   Prep work. That's the key phrase for the day. As I'm preparing to write this week's entry here, I'm looking for an appropriate image to accompany and hopefully grab your attention. My oldest daughter, looking over my shoulder curious as to what I'm looking at, snarls with disgust, "You're not going to post THAT on Facebook or anything, are you?!"   Let me be honest with you peeps, I actually have fond memories of a colonoscopy from years gone by. Call me nuts, but (no pun intended) hey, I'm trying to make light of an oh so common procedure, and she, well, she's a teen, and is just completely grossed out! Like I'm not? as I gulp down another 8oz of this delicious Nu-Lytely solution. Read more...   It was 2002, I had three kids, a 7 year old, a 5 year old and an infant of 6 months old.  If you have more than 2 kids, you can probably relate to the exponential w...

Playing a Variety of Sports is the Best Medicine Sponsored by Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare All Saints With the superstardom of professional athletes, it’s no wonder our children are obsessed with the sports. For most youth athletes, dedicating their life to one sport in the hope of becoming the next big leaguer is just a dream. It is also has negative consequences on a developing young body.   Studies show youth athletes who train intensely for one sport have a significantly increased risk for severe overuse injuries such as stress fractures and tendonitis. Read more...   “Many overuse injuries come from athletes involved in long competition seasons, starting sports early in life, and from year-round training. In these cases, muscles and joints are not allowed to rest and heal,” says David R. Ross, MD, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. “We are seeing more chronic sports injuries in younger people now than ever before.”   While we don’t want to take the aspiration out of an...

  Let's Lick to Kick Child Abuse & Neglect Written by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann Just Add Kids is excited to partner up with and support once again the Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) program of Lutheran Social Services in bringing to the community the coolest event in town SCAN's Cones for Kids.   Here’s the scoop...come sample mini-cones from Racine’s best ice cream/gelato/custard shops. Guests taste and vote for their favorite to win the SCAN’s Golden Scoop Award. Competing this year are Caesar's, Culver's, Divino Gelato, Georgie Porgie's, Oberweiss, and Sugar Shack. Sound sweet so far? Read more...   The event is taking place next Wednesday, July 16th from 6-8pm at the Racine Masonic Center, located at 1012 Main Street. Event tickets are on sale now:  $5 for advance tickets, $6 for tickets purchased at the door, and children under 3 are free.   Entertainment this year will once again be provided by the Big Balloon Tycoon. And joining us for t...

What is a Family Wellness Chiropractor?                Sponsored by Sozo Chiropractic   Typically when someone mentions "chiropractic" it brings to mind thoughts of back or neck pain, perhaps the result of an auto accident or a work-related injury; but there is so much more to chiropractic care. Thomas Edison once said, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease," and this truly sums up the goal of wellness chiropractic care. Not to be "anti-medicine," but to assist patients in living a lifestyle that will rarely, if ever, require it. Read more... What is Chiropractic? Based on the Greek word “Chiropraktikos”, the word chiropractic can be broken down to the root word chiro, which means “hand”, and the word praktikos, which translates to “practical science”. So, chiropractic, in its most basic form is “to practice scientific work by hand”. ...