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Category Archives: Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe
Do as I Say NOT as I Do while driving
The day I turned 16, I pestered my mother until she drove me to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle) office in my parents’ only car, a sky blue Chrysler Newport. I walked… no I merrily skipped into the office … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens
Tagged distracted driving, drive safely, driving, Mental Health, parents, Physical Health, role model, smart phone, teaching, teens, texting, texting and driving
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Chickenpox: I thought you knew!
Something happens to you (or at least it happens to me) when you’ve been in health care for over 20 years. You sometimes assume that everybody knows at least the basics about certain illnesses. But every now and then, a … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged chickenpox, chickenpox facts, chickenpox info for parents, chickenpox vaccine, I think my kid has chickenpox, my kid has chickenpox, Physical Health, school health, vaccine myths, varicella, varicella vaccine
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What immunizations are needed to attend school? It’s changing. Be in the know!
Even though speaking of vaccinations can stir a wide variety of talk, it really is simple: Vaccines prevent illnesses & the majority of parents do vaccinate their children. Well changes are coming… and if you’re like me you want to be … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged amy purdy, changes, chicken pox, immunization, meningitis, Mental Health, needle, pertussis, Physical Health, school, school act, school act immunization, school health, Services, vaccine, vaccine preventable disease, varicella
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Party! Party! Paarttyyyy! Help I’ve got teens!
O.k. We all remember being a teenager and the quest for independence. But NOW we are on the other side of the coin. WE are the parents… (Deep breath… in & out). Now I can so relate to my own … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged alcohol, Binge drinking, drinking, driving, drugs, help, Mental Health, parenting teens, parents, party, Physical Health, school, school health, Smoking, teen
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I vaccinate my kids!
I’m a registered nurse. My focus is on preconception, pregnancy, newborns and infants. I’ve done my fair share of reading about the risks and benefits of vaccinations. I would never willingly do anything or recommend anything that I thought was … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged anti-vaccine, baby, children, immunization, immunize, Physical Health, school health, vaccinate, vaccination
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