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Volume 11 · Issue 6
January 2012 |
A Healthy Start to the New Year
By: Patricia Zerra, M.D, pediatric resident at Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
As the new year begins, many people make resolutions to lose weight and take steps to improve their overall health. This is a great time to think about the types of foods your child is eating, and determine if your children are at a healthy weight. Read more |
Jack Frost Treats
By: Taylor Myers, Kaplan Early Learning Company.
What's better than real snowflakes? Edible ones! Create a scrumptious winter snack with this recipe from Mary Ann Kohl, a member of the Barnes and Noble Parents' Expert Circle and the author of Snacktivities. All it takes is a few, simple ingredients. The instructions are easy to follow, and your young ones can do most of the work. Read more |
Learning to Lose
By: Millie Acebal Rousseau for The Children's Trust.
Winning feels great... losing, not so much. But that's life. You win some, and lose some. Teach your children how to lose well, and you'll help set them up for a lifetime of success. Read more |
Early Literacy: Milestones for Language and Literacy
By: Bethany Sands, Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe.
Research indicates that early language and literacy experiences provide significant impacts on brain development in infants and toddlers. Read more |
OUR MISSIONTo ensure that all children in Miami-Dade County
have the community's attention, commitment and resources and,
hence, the chance to develop intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically so that they are ready and eager
to learn by the time they reach first grade.
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