Car Seat Safety

Did you know that 5 out of 6 car seats are improperly installed? Watch this short clip to make sure your car seat isn't one of them. 

 

Community Health Connect

Community Health Connect works to help low-income and uninsured adults and children access medical and dental care.  They accomplish this goal by networking with doctors and dentists who agree to provided discounted or free services.  Services include ophthalmology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, neurology, ENT, plastic surgery, pediatrics, dentistry, dermatology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, dentistry and optometrist who can give adults and children free eye glasses.  Call 801-818-3015 to find out what other services they offer!

Learn more by visiting www.communityhealthconnect.org

Food Problems

I don't know about you but growing up in a house full of six kids dinner time was always a hassle. There was the picky eater, the over eater, and the "sweets" eater. If you are having food problems with your kids you are not alone. 

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Here are a few tips to make your dinnertime more enjoyable:

Tip #1- No feeding between meals. If the child wants a snack, it should be as regular and predictable as meals are.

Tip #2- No eating in front of the television or computers. 

Tip #3- Let the answering machine get phone messages during meals; these are times for the family to be together without being interruption. 

Tip #4- Each child is given a smaller amount of each item than she may want; she can always ask for a second helping. 

Tip #5- If a child has strong feelings about a few items, these can be eliminated, but make no substitutions, because they open the doors to struggles. 

What has worked for you and your kids? Please share any advice or tips that you may have! 

Day of Caring

United Way of Utah County had 1,200 volunteers come out and help with this year's Day of Caring. Help Me Grow held the family event at Mountainland Head Start in Provo. Here are some great pictures from the event!

 

 

 

Pregnancy Resource Center

ARE YOU PREGNANT?  HAVE QUESTIONS?  

WHO DOESN'T?!  

The Pregnancy Resources Center is here to answer your questions for free!  Receive a free pregnancy test and then meet one on one with a counselor in a private and confidential setting. You can learn more about abortion, adoption, STDs, abstinence, marriage, helping a pregnant teen, or just general pregnancy questions.  You can even earn diapers, baby clothes and other items by simply meeting with a counselor!

You can also call 1-800-395-HELP (4357), a 24 hour help line, with pregnancy questions!  The Pregnancy Resource Center is also always willing to do presentation for health classes, schools or other groups.