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4.30.25
| Parenting, Infants and Toddlers, School Age, Teen

Can Your Family Have Screen-Free Time?

Children spend more time sitting in front of electronic screens than doing any other activity besides sleeping. Do you think your family could go screen-free for a week.
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9.2.24
| Mind Matters, Parenting, Prevention and Wellness

The Nest Isn't Empty If You Are Still In It

You're officially an empty nester now that your last child has left the house. How do you feel? Are you ready to take on your newly changed parenting role? Or are you feeling a little down in the dumps?
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10.1.24
| Food and Fitness, Parenting

Not Eating Through the Holidays

The season of eating your way through Halloween to Valentine's Day or even Easter is coming upon us with maddening speed. So many celebrations with delicious treats everywhere you look! It's easy to lose track of your family's health goals. How can you stay in control? 

Healthy habits can be...

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5.5.25
| Mind Matters, Parenting

If You Don't Have a Family Meal Each Day...

...it's time to get out the plates. Table time yields benefits that go far beyond food. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) says that the more often children eat dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. The center compared...

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8.6.15
| Mind Matters, Parenting, Prevention and Wellness

The Joys of Family Gardening

Spring evokes many emotions for any gardener. All the plans made over a year need to be implemented in a burst of activity over just a few weeks. A lot needs to be done, and time is of essence. Looking forward to seeing some of the perennials come back with...

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4.28.25
| Mind Matters, Parenting, Prevention and Wellness

10 Ways to Find "You" Time to Celebrate Mother's Day All Year

Today's busy mothers would be the first to say the one thing they'd like more of is "me" time. In celebration of all moms who put others' needs before their own, here are 10 ways you can create precious time for yourself to celebrate your Mother's Day all year long...

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