Even well-meaning parents can teach the wrong lessons to children. When students at a middle-school in North Miami Beach were asked what they could do to improve their country, they focused on what they understood – bullying, violence and racism." Those problems are all rooted in the same issues," … [Read more...]
May 7th is Melanoma Monday
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As the sun starts to heat up on us here in Florida, this is a life-saving hot topic! Today is Melanoma Monday and kicks off Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. A recent survey shows that people still don't know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and that early … [Read more...]
Partners for Life Run this Sunday
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This Sunday, join Lorraine Yaslowitz as she honors the life of her husband Jeff and the other St. Petersburg police officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2011. There is a 10K, 5K and 1 mi fun walk through downtown St. Petersburg. You can even be a virtual participant to support her foundation … [Read more...]
Drop Off Your Unused Rx Meds
April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You wouldn't leave a loaded gun around your house. So don't leave prescription medicines around either. They can be deadly to a toddler who finds a pill case in grandma's purse. And as unbelievable as it sounds, kids as young as 12 are swiping medicine bottles from medicine cabinets and having pill popping … [Read more...]
Kid Power Operation Lunch Line
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Largo Cultural Center will offer a live educational performance, Kid Power Operation Lunch Line, a highly interactive musical show designed to teach children the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. The performance will take place on Saturday, May 5 at 11am. Using spectacular visual … [Read more...]
Caroline Brown Wins Award from JWB
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
KidsFirst Award The Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) Children's Services Council of Pinellas County announced that Caroline Brown is the winner of the 18th Annual Cooperman-Bogue KidsFirst Award. She is a program coordinator and youth worker at the High Point Neighborhood Family Center. The Cooperman-Bougue … [Read more...]
Support for grandparents raising grandkids
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Parenting a Second Time Around. Today more than ever, grandparents are raising their grandkids in a parents' role. There are many causes for this, and drug abuse is a big one. Rather than have their granchildren go into the foster care system, grandparents are stepping up to parent a second time around. Whatever … [Read more...]
New Autism Guide
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
First comprehensive guide to evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders will be published this summer and it will be available at no cost. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates one in 88 children in the U.S. has been identified … [Read more...]
Today is World Down Syndrome Day
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on the 21st day of the third month of the year to symbolize a third copy of the 21st chromosome in Down Syndrome. This year is especially exciting as is it the first year that the date is officially recognized by the United Nations! People all over the world will … [Read more...]
Bullying Special on Cartoon Network Sunday
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SPEAK UP ABOUT BULLYING: The Cartoon Network is asking kids to SPEAK UP about bullying as part of the network’s first original documentary. Stop Bullying: Speak Up Premieres Sunday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. with an encore at 8 p.m. This is a commercial-free telecast where viewers can have their … [Read more...]
