Teaching Kids to Read From the Back of a Burro

From the CNN Heroes Series
Magdalena, Colombia (CNN) –
To the unaccustomed eye, a man toting 120 books while riding a stubborn donkey would seem nothing short of a circus spectacle. But for hundreds of children in the rural villages of Colombia, Luis Soriano is far from a clown. He is a man with a mission to [...]

For Your Child’s Health

Now, for the first time, a new study outlines three household routines that can reduce the risk of obesity in kids.

The Haiti Tragedy: Talking To Your Kids

Given the imagery and reports that children may see and hear, it is important to be able to know how to explain that they are seeing and hearing.
This article was recently published on the Forbes.com website by Joan Indiana Rigdon.
Photo Credit: JONATHAN TORGOVNIK/REPORTAGE FOR CNNHaiti is horrifying for any parent, for any person. I can’t [...]

Are You A Healthy Role Model For Your Child?

By setting good examples early and establishing habits of healthful eating and physical fitness, parents can give children the gift of health to carry them through adulthood.
With more than 108 million adults, or 61 percent of the adult U.S. population, either obese or overweight, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it’s [...]

Family Reading Partnership

The Family Reading Partnership is a non-profit community organization that promotes early literacy. We are a broad-based, locally grown coalition of individuals, businesses, schools, libraries and other organizations. We have joined forces to “create a culture of literacy” by promoting family reading practices throughout our community.
We know that literacy — the ability to read, write [...]

’tis the Season No One Likes

Now that we are in “flu season” mode, both with the H1N1 flu and the regular seasonal flu, it is a good time to review the Creative Years illness and medicine policy.
Creative Years requires that all children who have a fever, diarrhea, vomiting, severe cough or any combination of the symptoms just listed remain home [...]

Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu Liquicaps Recall

Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu Liquicaps Recalled by Procter & Gamble Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of [...]

Creative Years New Gym Update

After three months of construction the gym and new classroom are finally complete! The children are enjoying their new indoor play place. The gym provides a place for children to engage in gross motor activities. Tumbling mats, crawling mats for infants and toddlers, climbing mats and balance beams are a few of [...]

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

What is eastern equine encephalitis?
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is an uncommon but serious disease caused by EEE virus. EEE is an arbovirus (short for arthropod-borne, meaning spread by insects). The virus can be transmitted to horses, other animals, and, in rare cases, people.
How do people get eastern equine encephalitis?
The EEE virus grows in birds that [...]

Toddlers and Biting

Toddlers bite when they’re frustrated and don’t know how else to express it, when they’re interested in finding out more about someone, and when teething. These are some pieces of advice to convince toddlers to stop biting people.

How to Keep Your Toddler from Biting
from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Steps

Give [...]

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