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Autism awareness: Giving children a voice |
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By Andrea Sullivan
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 01:00 |
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Elaine League watches her two 4-year-old twin boys participate in baseball class at the Kosciusko County YMCA. James, a freckle-faced strawberry blond boy, eagerly waits for his turn at bat while chatting about his love of Batman with another team mate. His brother, John, also has blond hair and his mommy’s bright blue eyes. He stands quietly at a distance from the group, walking away while making flapping movements with his arms. John is autistic, while his fraternal twin brother, James,...
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French fries most popular vegetable |
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 |
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Work needs to be done to help parents build good eating habits for their growing children.
The recent Nestlé Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study shows that on a given day many toddlers and preschoolers aren’t eating a single serving of vegetables or fruit.
The Nestlé study is a dietary intake survey of a large, cross-sectional sample of parents and caregivers that provides a snapshot of the eating patterns and nutrient intakes on a given day of infants, toddlers and...
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FWCS Study Connection: Model volunteer program |
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 |
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Study Connection is an after-school tutoring program sponsored by Fort Wayne Community Schools and supported by a wide range of community organizations and businesses. Volunteers are matched one-to-one with students in grades 1 through 5 for a one-hour homework help session once a week.
The program took root in 1989, when Don Wolf, former CEO of Do it Best Corp., approached FWCS with the idea, the seed money, and the encouragement to nurture the program’s growth. Now, over 20 years...
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Symposium shares safe sleep insights |
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By Heather Puff
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 |
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In Indiana, safe infant sleep is a hot topic. In 2009, Indiana’s Department of Child Services reported that on average, one Indiana child dies each week as a result of unsafe sleep practices.
The Department of Child Services has launched a safe sleep campaign featuring a PSA depicting the death of an infant as a result of an unsafe sleep situation. Following the shocking images was the text, “Never sleep with an infant.”
The University of Notre Dame hosts the...
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I love her but I don’t like her very much |
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By Ace McKay
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 |
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I hear more times than not from couples that have hit that wall in their marriage, “I Love him/her but I don’t like them very much.” This is something that can sting to hear from your spouse and can be an eye opener for the person saying it because they allowed things in their marriage to get so bad that you don’t even really know where to begin. Especially since they are words coming from the person who is suppose to love you unconditionally.
The first thing to...
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