June 12, 2017

Reading, it‰Ûªs something we do every day. There are street signs, recipes, ingredients on packages, directions, letters and much more ‰ÛÒ each of which we read every day. While some children may love to pick up a book and float into another realm, there are also children ‰ÛÒ mine included ‰ÛÒ who struggle with reading

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June 12, 2017

MP3 players and iPod‰Ûªs are in nearly every child‰Ûªs backpack. While music is a great way to relieve stress and get the feet moving, how youth listen to their music can make a difference as to the hearing issues they could have down the road. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, leading authorities predict a

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June 12, 2017

When my son was about 1 å_ years old I told him to pick up a piece of paper and throw it in the garbage. To my amazement, he did that. It was one of my first wake up calls that children, even young toddlers, understand way more than we give them credit for. ‰ÛÏYou

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June 12, 2017

You know children shouldn‰Ûªt spend the day watching TV. But did you ever stop to realize that computer time, hand-held game time and TV time all fall under ‰ÛÏscreen time?‰Û Screen time constitutes any time a child is in front of an illuminated screen of any size. As a parent, it‰Ûªs our job to limit

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June 12, 2017

It‰Ûªs never too early to begin teaching children about money,‰Û said Matt Wegner, certified financial counselor (www.financialexcellence.net). ‰ÛÏAs early as three or four years old, kids are able to learn some basic concepts that will prepare them for the life skills needed to survive as adults. The learning process continues through young adulthood and even

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