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Going = Growing

“I’m getting so big” was the response almost every child had after checking their height and weight this week during our Going = Growing HEALTH WEEK. Using the Mother Goose Time curriculum for “Food and Fitness” we explored topics like

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Healthy = Happy

“Because it’s fun to run and jump and play catch and I can’t wait for the ice to melt so we can swim at the beach too!”  … When I overheard a 6 six year old student make this comment

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resolution revelation

How is your 2015 starting off? Holding true to those resolutions? Statistically the highest percent of resolutions are health based, but almost 90 percent of those goals will fail ~ many by the end of the first month of making

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Proactive and Preventative Parenting

We’ve been dissecting each of the Mi-Resolutions 1by1.  Have you been reading them? Taking the challenges? We are a fourth of the way through 2014 – are you reaching your goals? Our first resolution was to “Tell yourself that you

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healthy=happy

As we live and learn we discover what lessons are the most important …and for each person it’s a different answer.  For some it’s book knowledge, for others it’s life skills, for some it’s dealing with complex situations, for others

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5 NEW – New Year’s RESOLUTIONS:

Resolution #1 – Tell yourself that you DON’T haveta stick to your SCHEDULE: Mi Families programs encourage schedules and routines, BUT not at the expense of your anxiety level! Schedules and routines can help you predict what’s to come and

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