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RSV is short for Respiratory Syncytial Virus which is very common in infants and children up to two years of age. It is highly contagious and because of the shared environment of childcare, it is easily spread. Even if an infant or toddler isn’t in childcare, they may attend baby groups or have older siblings [...]
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Most kids I know spend a lot of time online. Even on websites specifically for them, there are ads that are quite tempting. Sooner or later, children want to click on those ads and buy something. Virtual Piggy has made online shopping for kids safe. The site is set up with safety in mind, for [...]
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My daughter, who has a diagnosis of anxiety, has returned to school. She was at home taking online classes and it was not working out. This is the start of an adventure for her and my family. Thankfully, Sammi decided on her own to go back to school. She happened to announce it one day [...]
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It’s been a little over 3 weeks since we started the Listerine Oral Care Challenge. And I’m happy to say that my daughter, Sammi has been doing a much better job of caring for her teeth. The Tools We Used The Reward Chart helped a lot because it held my daughter accountable. She could see [...]
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One of the goals of Brain Foggles is to offer parenting advice, especially for tweens. Instead of having to search for these posts, I gathered a list of them in one place for my readers. If you have any suggestions or questions about parenting, please leave a comment. I’ll do my best to help you [...]
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Parents who have tweens with anxiety want to help them cope with their symptoms so they can lead normal lives. Even if your child is in treatment, you can reinforce what they learn in therapy at home. Anxiety in tweens and teens is common. “Estimates show 10 to 15 percent of American children are affected [...]
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Fall family activities are one of the goals of Together Counts. This program focuses on families and schools becoming healthy through “energy balance”. The calories you eat can be lessened by the activity you take part in. Focus on a healthy active lifestyle and reap the benefits. In Florida we don’t have a real fall [...]
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I still haven’t figured out why my daughter avoids taking care of her teeth like the plague. I hope that taking part in the Listerine Smart Rinse Sweet Smart Oral Care Challenge will change things for the better because I’m doing something wrong. Even with the incentive of getting much needed and wanted braces, my [...]
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The weekend of October 5th, Dove is holding the finale of their Movement for Self-Esteem with a Walk the Talk Rally. The focus of the gathering is the fear that girls and young women have about their looks. Dove wants to inspire females of all ages to be confident about whom they are inside and [...]
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The Dove Movement for Self-Esteem moves on this month and tackles the issue of cyber-bullying especially during this back to school season. My tween daughter is taking virtual classes for school this year so she’s spending even more time online. She also has her first cell phone with texting. With both changes comes the increased [...]
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Here’s another addition of WEGO Health’s Advocating for Another Blog Carnival: Prompt: Today’s post theme is all about the reveal. What’s something people would be surprised to know about your life as a parent and/or about your child. Explore and elaborate upon it in stream-of-consciousness-style. I don’t write much about my older daughter’s life when [...]
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Prompt: Parenting isn’t all sunshine and ice cream – it’s hard. Write a post that delves into 3 challenges that you face as a parent. Please note that I am participating in the WEGO Health Advocating For Others blog carnival. I chose to write about my daughter, Sammi who has multiple health problems, anxiety and [...]
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