Physical Exercise and Children
In today’s world, only 1 in 3 children are active on a daily basis. Kids and teens spend more than 7 hours a day on electronic devices like computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
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Make a Family Plan for Kindergarten Readiness
By Katherine R. Harrison, CPNP Kindergarten readiness is simply the next step to school readiness which will eventually lead to career and life readiness. No wonder parents put themselves under so much pressure! The reality is that readiness has less to do with facts and figures and more to do with active engagement and attitudes
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How Vaccines Can Save Your Child’s Life
World Immunization Week is the last week of April, and it’s the perfect time to talk about the importance of immunization. In the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than a billion people and made life better for everyone by preventing more illnesses and disabilities than we can count. Before vaccines, illnesses like polio,
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Four Dangers of Teen Vaping
In recent months, the US Surgeon General has named teen vaping an epidemic, citing the 11% of high school seniors that admit to vaping. It can be unsettling to find out that your own teen has tried vaping, but do you really know the dangers of vaping? Here’s a quick guide to refer to so
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Straight Talk on Car Seats
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in children ages 3 to 18. Properly used child safety seats (car seats and booster seats) as well as seat belts have been shown to reduce that risk dramatically. While there are laws in all 50 states dictating child safety seat (CSS) use, the laws aren’t
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8 Ways to Protect Your Family From the Common Cold
Does the thought of winter bring visions of sick days to your mind? The common cold can last for 7-10 days and can quickly spread to other members of the family. When this happens, it can take weeks for the entire family to be healthy again. Avoiding the cold virus is the best thing you
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ANNUAL PUMPKIN CONTEST – 2018
It’s that time of year again! Teams from PAF have created fun pumpkins to welcome the fall season. We want to know which pumpkin is your favorite! Starting now until October 30th, you can vote for your favorite pumpkin. You can vote on our Facebook page by clicking ‘LIKE’ on the picture of your favorite pumpkin. The
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Helping Kids Make Friends
It’s back-to-school season again, which means making new friends and adjusting to a different class environment. Whether your child is moving up with the same group of friends, joining a brand new class, or transferring schools this year, making friends can be difficult. To effectively help your child make friends at school requires a bit
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Let’s live healthier, Tennessee
HealtherTN.com is focused on helping Tennessee families make healthy lifestyle changes. Healthier Tennessee is a movement of people from all walks of life all across this great state banding together to improve our health. Healthier TN created Small Starts, offering free tools for a healthier you. Small Starts are simple, healthy actions you can turn
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Tick Encounters
The TickEncounter Resource Center promotes tick-bite protection and tickborne disease prevention by engaging, educating, and empowering people to take action. TERC resources to help you learn and promote the most up-to-date, effective, tick-bite prevention techniques. TERC Resources: How to remove a tick Tick testing Tick Identification For more information, FAQs and resources, visit the TERS website
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