Contributors

The writers behind FamilyResource.com.

• Rachel Paxton

  Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com/.

• Rachel Webb

  Author Rachel Webb designs large write-on/wipe-off Fridge Calendars that are entirely Magnetic - Guaranteed not to slide off when the kids slam the fridge door!

• Rae Pica

  Rae Pica has been a children's movement specialist for 24 years. A former adjunct instructor with the University of New Hampshire, she is the author of 14 books, including the text Experiences in Movement, the Moving & Learning Series, and Your Active Child, written for the parents of children birth to eight. Rae is nationally known for her workshops and keynotes and has shared her expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, and a number of state health departments throughout the country. Rae served on the task force of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) that created Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years. She is also the author of "Kids in Action," a booklet of movement activities parents can do at home with their children, sponsored by Kellogg, NASPE, and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Visit Rae at www.movingandlearning.com.

• Rallie McAllister, MD

  Rallie McAllister, MD, the author of The Busy Couples Guide to Great Sex: The Medically Proven Program to Boost Low Libido (LifeLine Press, September 2003), and Healthy Lunchbox: The Working Mom's Guide to Keeping You and Your Kids Trim (LifeLine Press, September 2003), runs a family practice specializing in nutrition, wellness, and weight loss called Healthy Solutions, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Dr. McAllister is the creator and popular host of Rallie On Health, a health magazine TV show with over 1 million viewers in the five-state area of eastern Tennessee. Millions across the country also know her for her weekly nationally syndicated column called "Your Health by Dr. Rallie McAllister." Dr. McAllister lives with her husband and three children in Kingsport, Tennessee. Visit Rallie at www.rallieonhealth.com.

• Reality Check

  Reality Check is a public education initiative developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to educate teens and adults who influence teens about the health risks of marijuana use. The Reality Check Web site is designed to provide parents and caregivers with the drug information they should be providing their teens, and it works as a companion to the ForReal Web site which provides marijuana information to teens directly. Please visit www.ForReal.org for articles targeting teens.

• Rebecca D. Williams

  Rebecca D. Williams is a writer in Oak Ridge, Tenn.