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Rise and Shine: Getting Enough Sleep Are you and your family getting enough sleep? When it is time to get up in the morning, do you hit the snooze button to get another 5 or 10 minutes of sleep? Do other family members need repeated prodding to get out of bed? Do the adults in your family rely on coffee, cola, or other forms of caffeine throughout the day to...
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Help for the Holidays As if working moms aren’t busy enough Holidays may be filled with glitter and joy, but the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day can also be a very chaotic, stressful time. The following tips will help you navigate the holiday whirlwind and keep you off the "naughty" list. Watch your spending With all the emphasis...
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Reducing Stress For a Healthier You and a Healthier Family What you need to know about stress Any challenge—or anything that seems like a challenge or a problem—can cause stress. Even wonderful events, such as a marriage or promotion, can cause stress. The body’s reaction to stress happens naturally, and can help us cope with a dangerous or...
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Healthy Eating for Families You need to drive the kids to ballet class and soccer practice, and you need to complete a report for your boss by 10:00 a.m. the next morning. And you still have to decide what’s for dinner. The key to healthy eating and healthy families is knowing what nutritious foods you want your family to eat, preparing food in advance...
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Choosing the right child care Three out of every five children under six-years-old are regularly cared for by people other than their parents—at a child care center, preschool, in their own homes, relatives’ homes, or in family run day care homes.* The quality of child care varies tremendously. How can you make the best choice for your child and your...
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Back to School: Getting off on the Right Foot While you probably are going to wait until August to do your back-to-school shopping in case your child grows two inches over the summer, you and your child can start making a list of what he or she will need as you organize last year’s stuff and get rid of clothes that have outlived their usefulness. Some schools...
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Kids, TV, and Video Games What does TV teach your children? Would you let a stranger come into your house and spend a few hours a day with your children without supervision? Wouldn’t you want to carefully check this person out first? Letting your children watch TV programs you are not familiar with can have the same impact as letting a stranger into your...
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