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Category: Family Tips

Child Care During COVID.

July 13, 2020September 16, 2020 by Jody StephensonFamily Tips
Child Care During COVID.

What happens when your child catches a cold? Is there child care for sick children? Schools and daycares have ramped up safety — including extra precautions when it comes to run-of-the-mill sick policies. Thus, when your kid gets the sniffles, you’re faced with a daunting challenge of finding alternative child care. “If I had a dime

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Need to Go Back to Work . . . But What About the Kids?

May 20, 2020September 16, 2020 by SitterTreeFamily Tips
Need to Go Back to Work . . . But What About the Kids?

With schools, parks, and recreational facilities closed, your role of provider or home maker has been expanded to include teacher, gym coach, cafeteria lady, and—sadly—classmate. The mental and physical energy required to balance work and home has increased exponentially.

Read how you can relieve some of the stress and get back to work.

Quarantine or Motherhood

May 6, 2020September 16, 2020 by Careen StrangeFamily Tips
Quarantine or Motherhood

MOMS, THIS IS OUR TIME. Don’t look back months from now and realize we didn’t take advantage of getting to know our children better while normal activities have slowed down.

Talking Tips: At Home

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by SitterTreeFamily Tips
Talking Tips: At Home

Talking to your baby plays a key role in their development. Finding multiple ways throughout the day to talk, explain, and describe items to your baby can have significant positive effects on their language development. Talking to your baby while at home is an easy way to begin to build your baby’s vocabulary before s/he

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The Challenges of Parenting

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 by Careen StrangeFamily Tips
The Challenges of Parenting

Navigating Conflict and Fostering Forgiveness Parenting a household of boys provided me unique challenges. Every family is different and the way parents instill values and expectations in our children varies. My husband and I had two primary expectations from our sons: obedience and respect. Generally speaking, we operated that way.  We usually allowed the boys

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Winter Safety Tips for Every Babysitter

January 13, 2020May 15, 2021 by SitterTreeFamily Tips
Winter Safety Tips for Every Babysitter

From the moment you sign up, SitterTree is here to support you. Local SitterTree Coordinators are available to provide the highest quality of support when you need it. Whether you’re working with a SitterTree church, group or family, safety is our number one priority for all SitterTree members. Sitters may contact their Coordinator or SitterTree

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Baby signs strengthen baby minds

January 10, 2020January 11, 2020 by Dr. Randa Grob-Zakhary, MD Ph.D.Family Tips
Baby signs strengthen baby minds

Teaching babies to understand and make their own signs may give their brain a boost, as well as providing the means for their first early communications before they are capable of speech.   Tell Me More Imagine how your life would change if your baby could tell you what they wanted! It’s possible – with

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The first five years: critical to brain development

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 by Dr. Randa Grob-Zakhary, MD Ph.D.Family Tips
The first five years: critical to brain development

Unlike many other organs, our brains do not grow steadily over time, but rather, in growth spurts which are heavily concentrated during early childhood.  Tell Me More Incredibly, a baby’s brain reaches half of its adult size by 18 months, and 90% of its adult size by 4-5 years. Brain growth is achieved mostly by

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Holiday Family Fun

December 23, 2019December 19, 2019 by Careen StrangeFamily Tips
Holiday Family Fun

Just a few years ago I was a young mom with five little boys under 10. They were lively, loud, competitive, loving, and fun. My life was a mixture of noise and laughter and conflict and exhaustion. The holiday season became a time of emotional overload that was stressful, tiring, sad, and wonderful all at the

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Consequences of a visual world

December 6, 2019December 13, 2019 by Dr. Randa Grob-Zakhary, MD Ph.D.Family Tips
Consequences of a visual world

Our ever-more sophisticated technologies and culture have led us to become highly dependent on visual stimulation to maintain our attention. Tell Me More We are very fortunate to live in a highly visual world.  Our senses are constantly stimulated and bombarded with visual input.  As a result, we have become largely dependent on this input

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