Archive for Family
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Parenting Successful Kids
Information from Iowa State University Extension of Scott County We all want to be the parents or grandparents of successful children! Iowa State University Extension of Scott County with support from Scott County Kids, is sponsoring a parenting support and education program called Parenting Succ...
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Sex – Positive Parenting
Positive Parenting By Sarah Evans Family Support Worker Child Abuse Council “A sex-positive child is safe, protected, and knows about consent and boundaries. They have access to accurate and age-appropriate information about reproductive biology as well as the emotional and social realities...
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Holy Fire of Joy
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home My childhood home has a feature that seems to have become a little less commonplace in homes during recent years: a wood-burning fireplace. And, more often than not, it was usually crackling with a fire when we were in for the evening duri...
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Santa Goes Modern – Santa’s Internet Helpers
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Despite a combined total of close to 30 years in our lovely QCA environment, Santa’s magic book has us listed under, “Oklahoma, USA: Nice Girls.” That’s the way Santa used to roll back in Eisenhower years. Younger readers will be shocked to le...
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Entertaining for the Holidays
By Chef David Ridgecrest Village Meal preparation during the holidays, whether it be for a festive family dinner, or a small gathering of friends to celebrate the season, can be full of fun and creativity, while at the same time perhaps a stressful burden on the host. The goal of any gatheri...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Merry Christmas, Mom! Over the course of the past couple of years, I have often made reference to my mom, who is a resident in a nursing home in Northern Iowa. During my visit last month on her 83rd birthday, I took her ou...
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Tips for a Successful Trip with Children
By Debi Shady-Dahl Family Support Worker Child Abuse Council Traveling with children is not always easy! Before setting out on upcoming holiday travel, there are many things to consider for preparation. Whether it is a day trip, overnight trip, or long-term trip is to be determined. The ages...
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You Must Take Care of Yourself First – Plan for the Worst and Hope for the Best
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection: We Solve Long Term Care Problems Several decades ago when I was a green graduate nurse, I heard a doctor question his patient, “Why didn’t you have that cough checked out sooner?” This son had been so busy taking care of his ve...
