Jessie Shepherd, MA, AMCHC With trauma in children, there are no hard and fast rules for how traumatizing an event will be. There is no system to gauge the severity, such as a DEFCON 4 or code orange traumatic event. […]
Posted by Ileana Alamo, Digital Media Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service, on September 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM The following guest blog highlights the important work of our partner the American Public Health Association (APHA). The association is a tireless […]
Sen. Boozman: Kids across Arkansas are back at school and many are getting much-needed help to ensure they are receiving proper nourishment through programs that provide free and reduced cost lunches. These programs are especially important to Arkansas given that […]
Vivian Spears was thrust into the world of bullying as a concerned grandmother who is speaking up after her granddaughter was bullied and choked by another student in an Alabama school. Nearly every student nationwide has either been bullied or […]
As Baldwin Borough police handed out citations this week for car seats that weren’t properly installed or children who weren’t buckled in, they tried to educate parents. Officers handed out information and used a check-list to indicate for how the […]
Every year, increasing numbers of children eat or inhale the contents of brightly colored packets of laundry detergent that they mistake for candy or teething toys. On Tuesday, the first safety standard for packaging and labeling so-called laundry pods was […]
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Two children had to be rescued from hot cars in New Jersey and Oklahoma this week after being left inside by a parent. They are stories we are hearing too much of lately. So how can […]
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) When you leave for work or maybe on that special date night with your significant other you usually leave your children in someone else’s care. The Grand Strand Medical Center is helping young babysitters learn the skills […]
Parents in Northeast Florida have a couple of resources to help make the process easier. Finding a good child care center — one that engages children in learning development and positive social activity — is an important part of building […]
Over the past 30 years, toxic chemicals, like Teflon, plastics, and formaldehyde have increasingly invaded our homes. We used to think these substances were harmless, but a rising tide of evidence has turned the spotlight on chemical exposures as a […]
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