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Parenting 101
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Did
you know that cooking with your child can:
Teach your child to "follow directions"
and promote reading.
Provide sensory awareness - sweet, salty, spicy, loud, tart
Help your child learn simple math - how big, what comes next, half,
whole
Help your child learn increase their vocabulary "measure,
ingredients, temperature"
Develop cognitive skills - hot/cold, in/out, fast/slow
Find out more about cooking with your child.
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Looking for Quality Childcare?
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Wesley House Resource and Referral Specialist
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Mommy-to-be
Tool Kit
PLAN YOUR PREGNANCY
Click Here for
a helpful guide that provides information for you and your baby.
Did you know?
Mercury is a metal that can harm your child's brain even before it
is conceived?
Find health and wellness information at the National Women's
Health Information Center.
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Text4Baby
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 CLICK HERE
- The
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition announces
text4baby, a free mobile information service that provides
pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care
for their health and give their babies the best possible start
in life
- Women
who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE
for Spanish) will receive free text messages each week, timed to
their due date or baby's date of birth.
- The
messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and
child health, including birth defects prevention, immunization,
nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health and safe
sleep.
- Text4baby
messages also connect women to prenatal and
infant care services and other resources. Pregnant women
are encouraged to check with their cellular provider about
accessing this free service.
- For
more information, call the Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition
or contact Monroe County Health Department at (305) 809-5654.
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families! Please use the links on our home page to
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Coalition News
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HAPPENINGS AND
EVENTS....
- In
your community now~A Touch of Wellness Kiosk is available
for your use in various locations throughout the county.
With the touch of a button you can locate providers of
healthcare for issues that are individualized for your specific
needs. A printed report is provided with your
information. Look for them at: Womankind, Florida
Keys Community College Library, Wesley House Truman Ave Office,
Vineyard Community Church on Big Pine Key
Join
us for Bunko for Babies, this fun game of dice is guaranteed
to provide lots of laughs and a great time
- 1st
Wednesday of the month 6-8pm Grand Key Doubletree Resort
- 2nd
Wednesday of the month, 6-8pm Sugarloaf Lodge
FAMILY
FUN EVENTS....
April
24
- Young
Musicians' Concert - A Free Community Concert Band Concert!
Come
to Founders Park at mile marker 87 in Islamorada and enjoy this
wonderful Free "Pops in The Park" concert at 4:00 PM. Bring
a blanket or lawn chair and relax and enjoy the show with your
friends or family. New Band members are always welcome! Just bring
your instrument!
Contact: go to www.keyscommunityconcertband.org or call 305-853-729 - WeeCycle
- Holiday Isle, Islamorada -
May 1 & 2
Babar's Exhibit Key West Custom House- click here
Can you help? WE would love to share events and happenings
for families in our County.
Please email us with upcoming family fun days or activities for us to
share in our newsletter.
Send them to: liaison@keyshealthystart.org
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Cook's
Corner
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 Easy
Breakfast Bars
2 cups granola
2 eggs beaten
dash of vanilla
Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees. Combine ingredients in a bowl and
then spread into a 9"X9" baking pan. Bake for 15
minutes. Serve with peanut butter, honey or jam.
Your child may like this served with bananas too!
This is a good time to teach safety tips "oven is hot".
Enjoy your special time together!!!
Do you have a
favorite recipe to share with us? Your contribution may be sent
to liaison@keyshealthystart.org to be featured
in our newsletter and added to our Family Cookbook.
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baby safe?
KHSC: We do support the use
of slings, moby's, kangaroo care and skin-to-skin contact with your
baby. Please read safety warnings and be aware of how to use
these items properly for the safety of your little one.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents and caregivers
to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four
months of age. In researching incident reports from the past 20
years, CPSC identified and is investigating at least 14 deaths
associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009.
Twelve of the deaths involved babies younger than four months of age.
Slings can pose two different types
of suffocation hazards to babies. In the first few months of life,
babies cannot control their heads because of weak neck muscles. The
sling's fabric can press against an infant's nose and mouth, blocking
the baby's breathing and rapidly suffocating a baby within a minute
or two. Additionally, where a sling keeps the infant in a curled
position bending the chin toward the chest, the airways can be
restricted, limiting the oxygen supply. The baby will not be able to
cry for help and can slowly suffocate.
Many of the babies who died in
slings were either a low birth weight twin, were born prematurely, or
had breathing issues such as a cold. Therefore, CPSC urges parents of
preemies, twins, babies in fragile health and those with low weight
to use extra care and consult their pediatricians about using slings.
CPSC recommends that parents and
caregivers make sure the infant's face is not covered and is visible
at all times to the sling's wearer. If nursing the baby in a sling,
change the baby's position after feeding so the baby's head is facing
up and is clear of the sling and the mother's body. Parents and
caregivers should be vigilant about frequently checking their baby in
a sling.
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Sweet Anticipation......
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Pregnancy is an exciting time and a great opportunity to learn about child
growth and development. But with so much pregnancy information
available in books, in magazines, and on websites, how can you hope
to cover it all before giving birth? Click Here
. This site makes it easy for you to get all the pregnancy info
you need in one place. An illustrated pregnancy calendar is a
detailed guide to all the changes taking place in your baby - and in
you! Each week of pregnancy includes a description of your baby's
development, as well as an explanation of the changes taking place in
your body. You'll also find important medical info that will help
keep you and your baby healthy.
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Florida Keys Healthy Start
Coalition
PO Box 6166
1100 Simonton Street
Key West FL 33040
305-293-8424
305-293-8542 fax
www.keyshealthystart.org
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