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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-02-12
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Friday, February 17, 2006. Caring for Your Baby's Umbilical Cord. You can describe most bellybuttons as little nubs or crinkly indentations but not at first. Your baby's bellybutton starts out as a purplish-blue umbilical cord stump about an inch long. It's not pretty, but it's amazing all the same. Until the stump dries out and falls off, keep it clean and dry. Why Your Baby has a Stump. Taking Care of the Stump. Keep the stump clean. Parents were once instructed to swab th...
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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-02-05
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Saturday, February 11, 2006. Understanding Night Terrors in Young Children. Wakened by a blood-curdling scream. You race to your child's room to find her sitting bolt upright in bed, howling, her eyes wide open and filled with terror. You call her name but she stares right through you, as if you aren't there. She may begin thrashing and striking out. She may even try to get out of bed. Then as suddenly as it began, the. Spell' is over and she's sound asleep. How to Help Stru...
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Health Revolution • A Health Revolution for Mind and Body
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A Revolution of Health for Mind and Body: March 2006. A Revolution of Health for Mind and Body. Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Friday, March 31, 2006. Doing the Vitamin Balancing Act. Of course, you eat a balanced diet. That's why you're sure you get all the nutrients you need. In April 2005, these new guidelines replaced the old food pyramid requirements. To see the new food pyramid and new dietary recommendations, visit www.mypyramid.gov .). Vitamin A- helps immune function. As is whether it can help pr...
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A Revolution of Health for Mind and Body: April 2006. A Revolution of Health for Mind and Body. Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Tuesday, April 25, 2006. 10 Tips to Eating Healthy and Physical Activity. Start your day with breakfast. Snacks are a great way to refuel. Choose snacks from different food groups - a glass of low-fat milk and a few graham crackers, an apple or celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins, or some dry cereal. If you eat smart at other meals, cookies, chips and candy are OK...Vigor...
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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-03-19
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Making your own Baby Food is Easy and Nutritious. When you think of the freshest, most nutritious food in a grocery store, what comes to mind? Probably not meats and vegetables in bottles, cans and jars. Oddly, while shopping the fresh produce and meat aisles for themselves, most parents don't think and didn't occur to this parent at first to pick up a few items for baby too. Give up precious time to make baby chow? But as the American Academy of P...
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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-04-16
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Friday, April 21, 2006. Youth Program Opens Dialogue for Parents and Teens About 'Growing Pains'. By Amanda J. Mantone. Arents and teens in Medfield can get a glimpse into the trials of adolescence in a "Coming Full Circle" roundtable hosted by the town’s youth outreach office and high school peer leaders this May. Alcott said the roundtable started last year when the parents of a high school junior decided to address rampant teen substance abuse through multigenerational co...
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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-03-26
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Friday, March 31, 2006. Earth Day Activities For Kids. Things to discuss when it comes to saving resources. Is when you find a use for an existing item - like decorating a bag and using it as a gift bag instead of buying wrapping paper; putting leftovers into a clean container from some other food; turning a used box into storage; decorating a can to hold pencils; saving packing peanuts and boxes and using them the next time you need to ship something or give a gift. I teach...
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Reinventing Parenthood: 2006-04-09
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Brought to you by Wellfx.com. Friday, April 14, 2006. The United States currently has a C-section rate of 29.1 percent, with some hospitals unnecessarily cutting as many as half of their pregnant patients. The state of Colorado has a slightly lower rate, yet is still significantly above the 10 percent to 15 percent recommendation by the World Health Organization. Know your rights. You do not have to consent to interventions or to a C-section. Some of these ideas may seem scary or controversial. Yet, ...
